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BREEDS OF SWINE 



they are smaller than the Large \^^iitcs, have a shorter side, 

 shorter leg, finer Ijone, and a heavier neck and jowl. They 

 usually have a shorter snout than the Large White, and have 

 more dish in snont and face. They belong to the fat type of 

 hog. (Figs. :i8, 31), and dU.) 



Origin. — The Middle "White originated from a cross be- 



FiG. :ix.— Middle White sow. A txpical specimen (,f tlie breed 



tween the Large and Small White breeds. Even at the present, 

 pigs may appear in Largo "WTiite litters Avliich are classed by 

 their breeders as Middle AVhite's, so that it sometimes happens 

 that Large Wiites and ]\riddle AAliitcs may come from the 

 same litter, especially in those herds where Middle White 

 lilood is occasionally used to refine the Large "Wliite. Some- 

 times ]Mid<lle WTiites arc produced by one cross of Snuill 



