92 BREEDS OP SWINE 



information regarding the various steps taken in improving 

 the breed. Careful selection in the hands of skilful breeders 

 has done much to improve the breed within recent years. 



Though " Large White " hogs have been brought into the 

 United States at various times during the past century, the 

 first importation of the improved type of Large Yorkshire v?as 

 made in 1892. 



Distribution. — The headquarters for the breed is Minnesota, 

 though representatives are to be found in nearly all the states 

 of the Union. Outside of Minnesota, the states of JSTorth 

 Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, ISTew York, Ohio, Michigan, 

 Wisconsin, Virginia, and Massachusetts are probably the most 

 important centres for the breed. 



In Canada the breed has made greater progress than in 

 the United States, and is largely represented in every province, 

 especially in Ontario. The fact that Canada has been making 

 a specialty of export bacon is responsible, in a large measure, 

 for the prominence which the breed has attained. 



Large Yorkshires also occupy a very important place in 

 Denmark, and there are comparatively few countries of any 

 importance from a live-stock stand-point where the breed is 

 not represented. 



Types. — Large Yorkshires are inclined to vary more or 

 less in type, and it requires skill in selection to keep them 

 true to the best type. It used to be quite common to find 

 short, tumed-up snouts among representatives of the breed, 

 but, since this style of snout is commonly associated with a 

 heavy jowl, neck, and shoulder, the best breeders are striving 

 to eliminate it. Another type sometimes met with has a long, 

 scrawny neck, narrow chest, and long, coarse-boned legs. This 

 type generally has plenty of length and a smooth shoulder, but 

 it is apt to be a slow feeder, and possesses too much bone 



