346 JUDGING SWINE 



Disqualifications. 



Color. — Spotted or more than two-thirds white. 



Form. — Any radical deformity, ears very large or drooping over eyes, 



crooked or weak legs or broken-down feet. 

 Condition. — Seriously impaired or diseased, excessive grossness, 



barrenness in animals over two years of age, chuffy or squabby fat. 

 Size. — Not two-thirds standard weight. 

 Pedigree. — Not eligible to record. 



Middle Yorkshire. — ^The Middle Yorkshire is a smaller and 

 fatter type of animal than the Large Yorkshire, which is a 

 strictly bacon breed. The color is white and the size ranks 

 between the large and small types of the breed. This is not 

 a recognized breed in the same sense as the Large or Small 

 Yorkshire. In many instances it is the result of a cross 

 between the Large and Small Yorkshire breeds, which class in 

 the bacon and fat type respectively. Although bred in this 

 way the Middle Yorkshire is more of a fat type of hog, thus 

 more nearly meeting the American ideal in respect to form 

 and finish than the Large or Small Yorkshire, the latter 

 being too small when matured to be an economic producer. 

 The Large Yorkshire is the only type of this breed of impor- 

 tance in this country. Knowledge of Middle Yorkshire char- 

 acteristics is therefore more important from an authoritative 

 than from a practical standpoint. Middle Yorkshires are 

 recognized as a breed in their original home. Compared 

 with the Large Yorkshire, this breed is smaller, having 

 greater fat-producing qualifications and more refinement 

 in form and finish. 



Small Yorkshire. — The Small Yorkshire belongs to the fat 

 type, although it is not important, as a breed, in this 

 country. The size is small, ranking as one of the lightest 

 breeds of swine produced. The weight ranges on the aver- 

 age from 175 to 200 pounds at maturity. In a general 

 way it is comparable in form to the Essex. The color is 

 solid white the same as the large type of the breed. Black 

 spots may occur on the skin. The form is rather square and 

 compact, specimens of the breed being easily fattened at 

 almost any stage of natural maturity. The head is short, 

 the neck full and firm, the jowl compact, the body com- 

 parati\'ely short, although quite deep and symmetrical. 



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