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and thickness of skin, though these defects were noticeable" 

 in only a small proportion of the carcasses. 



The Tamworths generally had a light shoulder and a very 

 uniform layer of fat along the back ; but, as a rule, they did 

 not quite equal the Yorkshire in length of side, thickness of 

 loin and belly, and development of ham. In many of them 

 there was a marked lack of flesh over the loin, accompanied 

 by a thinness of belly and a decided lightness of ham. They 

 easily stood second to the Yorkshires, however, in the matter 

 of suitability for the Canadian export trade. In fact, the 

 Yorkshires and Tamworths were the only two breeds which 

 showed marked suitability for the manufacture of Wiltshire 

 sides. 



The strong point of the Berkshire carcasses was their 

 large muscular development, giving a fleshy carcass. The 

 ham was well developed, but, in many cases, it carried 

 too much fat and required considerable trimming. The 

 main faults were the shortness of side and heavy shoulder 

 and neck, with the fat running very thick over the shoulder 

 top. There was, moreover, a marked lack of uniformity 

 in the Berkshire carcasses, some of them making very good 

 Wiltshire sides, while others were entirely unsuitable. The 

 Yorkshire carcasses, on the other hand, were specially noted 

 for their uniformity. 



The Chester White, Poland China, and Duroc Jersey 

 carcasses were very similar in character. Occasionally a 

 good Wiltshire side was found among them, but it was a 

 noteworthy exception. Shortness of side, a superabundance 

 of fat, and a lack of lean meat, were generally characteristic 

 of the group. While these breeds are eminently well 

 adapted to the production of the lard hog, they are entirely 

 unsuitable for the Canadian export trade. 



In the Iowa experiments, the hogs were not compared on 

 the basis of suitability for making Wiltshire sides. From the 

 report upon the carcasses, it is evident that the hogs were 

 fattened to a much higher ■ degree than would be desirable 

 for the Canadian export trade, and consequently the Iowa 



