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hair, and light bone. This cross was still further improved by 
breeding the largest and best young sows to Small Yorkshire boars 
that possessed great fattening capacity. Joseph Tuley of Keighley 
was the foremost of these early improvers. His herd of Large 
Whites was very popular, and his animals commanded a high price. 
It is not too much to say that the Small White, with its fine bone 
and easily fattening tendencies, produced a very marked improve- 
ment in the old Yorkshire, which has been still further improved 
and brought up to its present high standard of excellence by judi- 
cious selection in the hands of skillful breeders. 
437. Description of the Large Yorkshire. — This is one of the 
largest breeds of swine. The conformation is typical of bacon- 
hogs in general; that is, upstanding, comparatively narrow, deep 
and long, with light shoulders and, hams. The color is white. 
The head is of medium length and the face dished, the ears of 
medium size and carried erect, although with age they are inclined 
to droop, and the body is long and deep, but lacks breadth. 
In the production of bacon, the Large Yorkshire ranks second 
to none. In Denmark, England, Ireland, and Canada, where 
bacon is an important industry, the Large Yorkshire and its 
crosses is the most common blood used (Fig. 113). 
438. Tamworth bacon-hog.— This breed was developed in 
central England, notably in Stafford and near-by counties. The 
origin is uncertain. As first known, it was a long-legged, narrow- 
backed, and late-maturing type. Whether improvement was 
brought about solely by selection, or whether cross-breeding was 
resorted to, is not known. The improvement followed the con- 
version of England into cultivated lands, as the farmers needed a 
less active type of swine. The statements that crosses were made 
with White and Neapolitan strains meet with disfavor. F. C. 
Fidgeon, who had known the breed for over sixty years, is inclined 
to the opinion that the Tamworth owes its present excellence 
solely to selection and better care. 
439. Tamworth compared with Large Yorkshire. — These two 
