. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE TAMWORTH 793 A generation ago [he says] they were a lean pig, of a very dark red color, which never varied in shade and were provided with a very long snout. Of late the color has altered in shade, having become a sandy or lighter red, a point which is apparently growing in favor, although I question very much whether this color is as pure as the original dark red, for I believe it has been obtained by a not very distant cross with a white pig. Spencer has also suggested the white cross and Neapolitan cross. For years the breed was almost unno
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. THE TAMWORTH 793 A generation ago [he says] they were a lean pig, of a very dark red color, which never varied in shade and were provided with a very long snout. Of late the color has altered in shade, having become a sandy or lighter red, a point which is apparently growing in favor, although I question very much whether this color is as pure as the original dark red, for I believe it has been obtained by a not very distant cross with a white pig. Spencer has also suggested the white cross and Neapolitan cross. For years the breed was almost unnoticed. In comparatively recent years it has received renewed attention for its bacon Fig. 364. A Tamworth boar, winner of first prize in class at the 1904 show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Exhibited by Robert Ibbotson. From photograph, by courtesy of William Cooper & Nephews, Berkhampstead, England In 1847 a Tamworth sow won first honors at the show of the Royal Agricultural Society of England, but the breed was not given a special class recognition until 1885. At the 1914 Royal Show there were entered 42 exhibits of Tamworths, as compared with 132 of Large Yorkshires. The introduction of the Tamworth to America is generally credited to Mr. Thomas Bennett of Rossville, Illinois, who im- ported some pure-bred pigs in 1882. Professor Shaw states that since 1888 large numbers have been introduced into Canada. Most of the importations to the United States have been from Canada. Characteristics of the Tamworth. The color is red, varying in shade from light to dark, " a golden red hair on a flesh-colored j5 Digitized by Microsoft®. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. Boston, New York, Ginn
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