. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 784 SWINE At this time Yorkshire was credited with being in the first rank as a pig-breeding county, having the largest white breed in England and the largest hogs in the world. The early improvers of the Large Yorkshire may perhaps date from Mr. Tuley, as has been indicated. From a sow Matchless and a boar Sampson of his breeding came some of his best stock. Mr. W. B. Wainman of Carhead, Yorkshire, used hogs of Tuley blood and added to the merits of the breed, for he produced stock. Fig. 360. Roger (7203), first-prize and champion Large Yorkshire
. Types and breeds of farm animals. Livestock. 784 SWINE At this time Yorkshire was credited with being in the first rank as a pig-breeding county, having the largest white breed in England and the largest hogs in the world. The early improvers of the Large Yorkshire may perhaps date from Mr. Tuley, as has been indicated. From a sow Matchless and a boar Sampson of his breeding came some of his best stock. Mr. W. B. Wainman of Carhead, Yorkshire, used hogs of Tuley blood and added to the merits of the breed, for he produced stock. Fig. 360. Roger (7203), first-prize and champion Large Yorkshire boar and winner of the Berkshire Society gold medal at the Royal Agricultural Society of England Show, 1904. Owned by the Earl of EUesmere. From photograph, by courtesy of WilUam Cooper & Nephews, Berkhampstead, England of much quality and sent them to various parts of the world. In his herd selected pigs by careful feeding would attain a weight of about five hundred pounds in twelve months. Besides Tuley and Wainman numerous others have long bred and improved this breed, notably Sanders Spencer of St. Ives, Huntingdon County, who for a half century was a most distinguished breeder. The introduction of the Large Yorkshire to the United States occurred prior to 1840, and in 1841 a pair was imported by A. B. Allen and brought to Ohio. Undoubtedly specimens of this breed have been brought to America from time to time for over a century. In 1893 Wilcox and Liggett of Minnesota im- ported some of the more modern type, and from this and Canadian 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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