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in 1855, tlie second boar and first sow in 1856, the first and 
second boars and first sow in 1858, the first and third boars and 
the second sow in 1859. Of the small Yorkshire breed, the 
second prize was awarded for a boar and a sow in 1854 ; for the 
first boar in 1855 ; second prize to a boar in 1856 ; the first and 
second for boars, first sow, and best pen of three sows in 1857, 
and the same in 1858 ; and lastly, first prize boar, York-Cumber- 
land (Windsor), in 1859 ; from which it will be seen that our 
large breed is as fortunate as any of its competitors, and that the 
success of the small breed is complete. There is also a breed 
called the Yorkshire middle breed ; they are about the same size 
as the Berkshire, but have smaller heads and are much lighter 
in bone. 
The principal breeders reside in the West Riding, but very 
excellent stock is found in the other ridings. " Yorkshire stands 
in the first rank," says a competent authority,* " as a pig-breeding 
county, possessing the largest Avhite breed in England, as well 
as an excellent medium and small breed all white, the last of 
which, transplanted into the south, has figured and won prizes, 
under the names of divers noblemen and gentlemen, more than in 
our county ; the Yorkshire are closely allied with the Cumber- 
land breeds, and have been so much intermixed that, with the 
exception of the very largest breeds, it is difficult to tell where 
the Cumberland begins and where the Yorkshire ends. These 
improved large \ orkshires are principally bred in the valley of 
the Aire and in the neighbourhood of Leeds, Keighley, and 
Skipton." 
To the mechanic and working man the pig has an importance 
beyond its value in good bacon, for he is " the family savings- 
bank, the family investment, and the family speculation." To 
tlieir inclination for pig-fancying the county is indebted for the 
reputation she has won. 
Poultry. — The poultry fever, which a few years ago .reached 
its climax, having subsided, the management of the poultry-yard 
is now more soberly carried on ; the movement, however, was 
productive of good, an improved breed being almost universal. 
We were much struck with this in many parts of the West 
Riding, where the cottagers rear some of the very best sorts, and 
bestow much attention on them. The clever report on the 
rearing and management of poultry, which appeared in this 
Journal (vol. xii., p. 161), threw much new light on the subject, 
and the emulation excited by exhibiting at the county shows has 
effected further improvement. The recommendations contained 
* ' Youatt oil the Pig,' enlarged and rewritten by Sydney ; published by Eout- 
ledge. London, IStiU. 
