. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 540 THE PIG In 1901 several sows of the breed were exhibited at the Inter- national Live Stock Exposition, which weighed over 1000 pounds each. Mr. Spencer, in reply to a letter from Professor Long, says : The Large Whites reach, in the heaviest animals, 12 stone (168 pounds) at six months old ; at nine months, 20 stone to 25 stone (280-350 pounds) ; at 12 months, 30 stone (420 pounds); and at i8 months, 45 stone (630 pounds). . Sampson VI, a boar bred and exhibited by myself, and winner at the Royal two years in succession, weighed, alive, 9} hu
. Types and breeds of farm animals . Livestock. 540 THE PIG In 1901 several sows of the breed were exhibited at the Inter- national Live Stock Exposition, which weighed over 1000 pounds each. Mr. Spencer, in reply to a letter from Professor Long, says : The Large Whites reach, in the heaviest animals, 12 stone (168 pounds) at six months old ; at nine months, 20 stone to 25 stone (280-350 pounds) ; at 12 months, 30 stone (420 pounds); and at i8 months, 45 stone (630 pounds). . Sampson VI, a boar bred and exhibited by myself, and winner at the Royal two years in succession, weighed, alive, 9} hundredweight (1092 pounds) at 23 months, and was light in bone and carried but little offal. The modern market demand, however, is for a smaller pig, and Yorkshire breeders are producing a smaller Large Yorkshire type, but few of the big pigs appearing before the public. The early-maturing character of the Large Yorkshire is not pro- nounced. Feeders in the corn belt, used to pigs that will finish off in eight months, find this breed slow to mature. The Yorkshire grows very well but does not fatten as early as the American breeds. At six months of age the Yorkshire lacks the fattened condition possessed by other breeds not of the bacon type. In fact, it never will, as a matter of inheritance, carry so much fat, for it is a leaner sort. Large Yorkshire cross-breds are a very superior type. The Yorkshire boar bred to either Poland-China or Berkshire sows produces most excellent feeders. In experiments conducted by the author with this combination the pigs grew rapidly, fed extremely well, finished off smoothly, and produced the best sort of meat. In numerous cross-breds examined the interesting fact has been brought out that the white color of the Yorkshire is almost invariably predominant. This demonstrates the prepo- tency and fixity'of character of the breed. The use of Large Yorkshire boars on our typical American sows should not only. Fig. J49. Holywell Czaiina, a Large Yorks
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