. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. SWINE SWINE 677 type of hog, but it has been greatly improved dur- ing the past thirty years. Whether this improve- ment was wrought solely by selection, or whether cross-breeding was resorted to, is uncertain. Pro- fessor Long favors the theory that the Tamworth was crossed with some white breed, but apparently no proof exists as to the correctness or incorrect- ness of this claim. Although it is one of the oldest. Fig. 676. Tamworth sow. English breeds, it was not given a separate class at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. SWINE SWINE 677 type of hog, but it has been greatly improved dur- ing the past thirty years. Whether this improve- ment was wrought solely by selection, or whether cross-breeding was resorted to, is uncertain. Pro- fessor Long favors the theory that the Tamworth was crossed with some white breed, but apparently no proof exists as to the correctness or incorrect- ness of this claim. Although it is one of the oldest. Fig. 676. Tamworth sow. English breeds, it was not given a separate class at the Royal Agricultural Society's Show until 1885. In America.—Representatives of the Tamworth breed were brought to the United States nearly thirty years ago, but the breed does not make rapid progress. The long snout tends to prejudice the average farmer, and the fact that the produc- tion of bacon hogs receives little or no encourage- ment in the United States also tends to work against the general adoption of the breed. Like the Large Yorkshire, the Tamworth was brought to Canada by the packers some twenty years ago, with a view to improving the bacon qualities of Canadian hogs, and large numbers have been imported by Canadian breeders during the past twenty years. The Tamworth has not attained the degree of popularity in Canada that is enjoyed by the Yorkshire, although it is always well repre- sented at the leading Canadian fairs. Distribution. As already stated, the Tamworth has not made rapid progress in the United States, although rep- resentatives are to be found in Illinois, Kentucky, Iowa, Kansas, Texas, Wisconsin and Ohio. In Canada, it is more numerous in Ontario than in any other province, but it is to be found in practically every province. England and Canada are the two leading countries in the production of this breed. The Tamworth is especially adapted to the pro- duction of bacon. Its light shoulder, neck and head, its good length of side, and its tendency to produce a large proportion of lean
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