THE LARGE YORKSHIRE BREED 



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and too thick a skin, together witli a hick in quantity and 

 quality of flesh. The best tyjDe of Large Yorkshire has suth- 

 cient length to make a good Wiltshire side, and has constitution 

 and quality to such a marked degree that it is unexcelled from 

 a feeder's stand-point. Generally speaking, American hreeilers 

 incline towards a rather shorter and thicker type than is 

 popular with Canadian hreeders. (Fig. 2(1.) 



Utility. — Tlie Large Yorkshire is highly valnetl for hacon 

 production, where a long side abounding in lean meat, and a 



Fig. 26. — Champion and reserve champion Larere Yorl<shire sows at the Louisiana Pur- 

 chase Exposition. 



light shoulder and neck, arc especially desirable. For qmality 

 of bacon, it is rivalled only by the Tamworth. The large 

 proportion of lean to fat, the thick, fleshy belly, and great 

 length of side render the breed peciiliarly desirable from the 

 bacon-curer's and the consumer's stand-point. At the Ontario 

 Provincial Winter Fair, held annually at Guelph, Canada, 

 Large Yorkshires and their grades always take a prominent 

 place in the bacon carcass competition, and carrj- off a large 

 share of the prizes. 



