THREE MINOR BREEDS 123 



MIDDLE WHITE (miDDLE TOEKSHIEe). 



Description. — Tlio Middle ^^^lito, as the iiaiue implies, is 

 intermediate in size between the Large W^iite and the Small 

 ^Vliite. It is recognized in England as a distinct breed, hnt 

 it is a difficult breed to describe on account of its variations. 



FlQ. 37. — Large Black boar, a Show winner 



Some representatives of the breed might easily pass as Large 

 ^Miites, and from this extreme they shade down nearly all 

 the wav to the Small White tv^je. There is little doubt that 

 many so-called Large AVliite pigs carry some iliddle \A']iite 

 blood, and that many Middle Whites, or pigs containing a 

 large percentage of Middle White blood, have been brought 

 to America and passed as Large Whites. Generally speaking, 



