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breed is characterized by a white band of hair 4 to 12 
inches in width encircling the body and including the 
front legs. The rest of the body is black. The head is 
HAMPSHIRES 
small, broad back of rather striking uniformity and fairly 
heavy bones. The legs are rather long. The breed is 
still in process of development, the tendency being to 
change what once was a hog of bacon tendency into one 
more nearly of the lard type. The hogs are esteemed as 
grazers, and feed out well, but are a bit lacking in early 
maturing qualities. Mature 
boars weigh up to 500 
pounds and mature sows 
up to 350 pounds. 
12. Tamworth.— This 
breed is of extreme bacon 
type and of English origin. 
In color the hogs are red, in 
light and dark shades. They are raised especially for 
bacon and do not fatten rapidly. They do attain good 
TAMWORTH Sow 
