THE LARGE YORKSHIRE 



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view of the great increase in the use of bacon, it is surprising that 

 more people have not taken up the Large Yorlcshire for its produc- 

 tion. If good-sized hogs of the right type were selected, no doubt 

 the breed would steadily grow in popular favor, as, indeed, it should. 

 It may be classed as one of the world's great breeds of swine. 



The distribution of the Large Yorkshire is very widespread. It 

 is the leading breed of England, Scotland, Ireland, Canada, and 

 Denmark, and has had a wide distribution in continental Europe. 

 Sanders Spencer has exported them from England to forty-six 

 different countries, embracing Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and 

 North and South America. In the United States, Yorkshires are 

 bred to a limited extent in Ohio, Minnesota, Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, 

 New York, and elsewhere. In recent years important herds have 

 been established in Ohio. 



The American Yorkshire Club was organized in 1893 for the 

 promotion of the breed. The official headquarters have long 

 been in Minnesota. Up to January i, 1920, five herdbooks had 

 been published, in which were also registered a small number of 

 Middle and Small Yorkshires, these being grouped as Class A 

 and the Large Yorkshires as Class B. In Canada these pigs are 

 recorded in the Canadian Swine Breeders' Record, published by 

 the government. In Volume XXIX, for 1918, the registration of 

 Large Yorkshires concludes with the grand-total number 62747. 

 In England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Yorkshires are recorded 

 by the National Pig Breeders' Association. 



Middle "Whites, as they are known in Great Britain, represent 

 a special type of Y'orkshire. They have a shorter, wider, and more 

 dished face, a broader back, heavier shoulders and hams, and com- 

 monly carry more fat or condition than does the true type of Large 

 Yorkshire. Middle Whites may come from Large Yorkshire litters, 

 being selections of the correct form, or they may result from cross- 

 ing the small type of Yorkshire boars on large sows. The Middle 

 White is recognized as a breed in Britain though not in America. 

 A distinct tendency exists among Yorkshire breeders in the United 

 States to breed along the Middle White type, and without doubt 

 many such pigs are registered in the American herdbook. With 

 no other breed of swine exhibited at American shows is it so essen- 

 tial for the judge to draw a sharp line of discrimination on type. 

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