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back. Their sides are deep and smooth, ideal in this 
respect for bacon. They have good strong legs are ex- 
cellent rustlers, very hardy and prolific. They do not 
mature as early as the Poland-China or the Duroc- 
Jersey. They graze 
well and develop the 
carcass to cut out 
much bacon of the 
richest and best 
quality. Their bacon 
qualities and great 
prolificacy have 
given this breed 
chief place among all breeds throughout the world. 
. 9, Small Yorkshire—As the name indicates, this breed 
is of the same original breeding, but, due to different 
crossing and different ideals, a smaller size has resulted. 
At the same time these hogs are finer in quality than the 
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LaRCE YORKSHIRE SOW AND BOAR 
large Yorkshire, present greater symmetry and more 
compactness. They mature early and give a small car- 
cass, fat and round. At maturity they seldom go above 
225 pounds in weight. At the present time this breed 
is not popular and few herds remain in this country. 
