458 THE BREEDS OF LIVE-STOCK 
deal of this prejudice is due to the appearance of the 
animal, and the man who is used to the short, thick, fine- 
boned type of hog, finds difficulty in reconciling himself 
to a hog of Tamworth type. Experiments show, how- 
ever, that the Tamworth is capable of making good use 
of the food it consumes, and that it compares very favor- 
ably with other breeds in this respect. Like the York- 
shire, it is rather better adapted to pen feeding than to 
pasture. It has been impossible to secure much informa- 
tion regarding its ability to stand exclusive corn-feeding. 
Available information indicates that the breed is not par- 
ticularly well adapted to this purpose. 
It is asserted by some persons that Tamworths produce 
higher class bacon than any other breed, but this is too 
sweeping an assertion, and when they have come together 
in dressed-carcass competitions, the Large Yorkshire has 
won the largest share of prizes. There is no question, 
however, that the Tamworth produces excellent bacon, 
which is well mixed with lean of fine quality. The Large 
Yorkshire and Tamworth are the only strictly bacon 
breeds with which we are familiar in America. 
Tamworth sows are prolific and are good mothers. The 
boars are prepotent, but perhaps scarcely equal to the 
Large Yorkshire in this respect. According to Shaw, the 
Tamworth as compared with the Chester-White shows 
greater adaptability, is more active as a grazer, more 
hardy, and produces a superior quality of bacon. The 
Chester-White is heavier at maturity and ready for slaugh- 
ter at an earlier age. 
582. Distribution. — As already stated, the Tamworth 
has not made rapid progress in the United States, although 
representatives are to be found in Illinois, Kentucky, 
Towa, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio. In Canada, 
