Breeds of Swine 271 
PURE BACON BREEDS OF SWINE 
Namg, Native Home, Revative Size, Position or Ear, AND CoLoR oF 
Eacu or THE Purse Bacon BREEDS or SWINE 
Name or BREED | Native Home Size Posirion or Ear CoLor 
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Large Yorkshire England Large Erect White 
Tamworth . . England Large Erect Red 
436. Large Yorkshire bacon-hog. — This breed was developed 
in Yorkshire county, England, where it is known as Large White. 
The early origin is obscure, but the breed undoubtedly descended 
from a race of large, coarse-boned, leggy, white hogs that was com- 
mon in Yorkshire and adjacent counties over a century ago. 
Fiq. 113.— The Large Yorkshire. Bacon type. 
Marked improvement began about the middle of the nineteenth 
century, by using the White Leicesters on old Yorkshires. These 
Leicesters are described as large, with small heads, erect ears, fine 
