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The Large Yorkshire as a prolific breed stands in the front 

 rank. The females from very early days have been noted for pro- 

 ducing large litters. Long refers to a sow of Wainman breeding 

 that reared 153 pigs in 13 litters, while one of her daughters 

 raised 33 pigs in 3 litters. Richard Gibson, formerly a prominent 

 Canadian breeder, owned an imported sow that produced 96 pigs 

 in three years without the least apparent injury to her constitution. 

 James Howard, long an English Yorkshire breeder of prominence, 

 prefers sows of this breed to have twelve teats and emphasizes the 



Fig. 363. Holywell Rosador, a Middle White boar, first prize in 1899 at the Royal 

 Counties Show and at the Highland and Agricultural Society of Scotland Show. 

 Bred and exhibited by Saunders Spencer, St. Ives, England. From photograph 



by the author 



importance of her being a good milker. In the herd of the Ohio 

 State University 17 sows in 38 litters farrowed 436 pigs, an aver- 

 age of 11.47 to the litter. There were but 6 litters of less than 

 10 each, while the largest litter in the 38 was 18. 



The popularity of the Large Yorkshire in the United States is 

 quite restricted, and the breed during the years has not grown 

 much in favor. Among those breeding Large Yorkshires are very 

 few who have given much publicity to their operations. Without 

 question this is a breed of distinct merit in bacon production and 

 in farrowing large litters. Its slow fattening character, its usual 

 lean, long, narrow, leggy type, and its white color furnish more or 

 less of the objection of the Western pork producer. However, in 



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