. Livestock on the farm. Livestock. SWINE 207 to be disappearing. The principal breeds in the United States today which may be considered as standard arc as foHows: Tamworth, Large Yorlvsliire, Berlvsliii-e, Chester White, Hampshire, Poland China, and Duroc-Jersey. Tamworth.—The Tamwoi-th breed is of the bacon tyf)e. These hogs have rather long legs, a long snout antl are a large breed. They are not very broad in the body, which is chai-. Fiii. -Hampshire (thin rind) sow. (From Breeder's Gazette.) "ISwiiie" by author i< acteristic of the bacon type. They are red in color and
. Livestock on the farm. Livestock. SWINE 207 to be disappearing. The principal breeds in the United States today which may be considered as standard arc as foHows: Tamworth, Large Yorlvsliire, Berlvsliii-e, Chester White, Hampshire, Poland China, and Duroc-Jersey. Tamworth.—The Tamwoi-th breed is of the bacon tyf)e. These hogs have rather long legs, a long snout antl are a large breed. They are not very broad in the body, which is chai-. Fiii. -Hampshire (thin rind) sow. (From Breeder's Gazette.) "ISwiiie" by author i< acteristic of the bacon type. They are red in color and as far as known are a direct decendants of the wild boar. They are, therefore, a pure breed in every sense of the word. Tam- worths came into existence in Great Britain and have been an improved breed many years. The breed is a good one for those who like the bacon Large Yorkshire.—The Large Yorkshire breed of swine was developed in England. The breed was made by crossing hogs of southern Europe of high quality on large coarse pigs of England. The bi-eed is of the bacon type. It is also long in legs but medium in snout. The ears are upright or forward. 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 Dietrich, William, 1871-. Philadelphia and London, W. B. Saunders Company
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