LESSER KNOWN BREEDS OF SWINE 463 
mainly to the southern part of the country. Some years 
ago, representatives of the breed were brought to the 
Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, Canada, but did 
not prove very satisfactory. At present, the breed is 
practically not represented on the American continent. 
The main claims for the Large Black are its bacon 
qualities, its fecundity and its value as a scavenger. — Its 
bacon is highly esteemed in England, containing, as it 
does, a large percentage of lean. It is worthy of note, 
however, that at Ottawa the bacon of the Large Black 
was not equal to that of the Large Yorkshire or the Tam- 
worth. The sows are excellent nurses, and the breed is 
regarded as a first-class farmer’s breed in England. 
The interests of the breed in England are looked after 
by “The Large Black Pig Society of Great Britain.” 
This organization publishes the only herd-book for the 
breed. 
590. Middle White or Middle Yorkshire swine (Plate 
XVI. Fig. 98). — The Middle White, as the name im- 
plies, is intermediate in type 
between the Large White ‘ 
and the Small White. Itis ~¥ ~~ , 
recognized in England as a ee ee 
distinct breed, but it is a 
difficult breed to describe, 
because of its variations. ; 
Some representatives of the Fic. 98.— Middle White boar. 
breed might easily pass as 
Large Whites, and from this extreme they shade down 
nearly all the way to the Small White type. There is 
little doubt that many so-called Large White pigs carry 
some Middle White blood, and that many Middle Whites, 
or pigs containing a large percentage of Middle White 
