THE SMALL YORKSHIRE, OR SMALL WHITE PIG.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2123, 19 October 1885, Page 2

THE SMALL YORKSHIRE, OR SMALL WHITE PIG.

In May last we. gave sortie' account of the work of the English breeders iii abolishing the various; local names for white pigs, and classing them as "Large," "Middle," and "Small White" breik As there stated, the old Yorkshire b Jr* 'ono of the largest breeds known, and as coarse as it was large, was the original ■ of the three breeds above mentioned, The v " Small White" breed was produced by selections from and various crossings upon the old Yorkshire, notably with the Cumberland, on which account the breed has been, and is still, called the York Cumberland™ed. One of the celebrated pig breeders of England, . says of this breed:- I 'The small Yorkshire . . is different from any other ■ breed I have seen. It has a short "head, small; erect ears, broad back,, chest, and _ short legs, with..,,fine bone. It is always ready to fatten and ■ turn to account, either in ; the way of . roasters, small porkers, small bacon, or fl medium. Three or four of the small breed jßm might be fed well, and kept,-fresh andiHß symmetrical on the food , which wouljSnf barely keep one lean and gaunt lanflHSH Yorkshire;" Another English vJBHHH says, " No animal of the pig specjjjßraSS ries so great a proportion of quantity of bone, or flesh of JXbSHmh quality, as the small YorkshiroHnHßHH raised at so small a cost per common store food they caiSflflfflHSH kept in condition; with eommfIKHBBHB slight addition to food, they ar?IH9HH9 be killed for porklets at siny age."""JJHBHfi the testimony abroad, as-well as at home, points to the small Yorkshire,- or smal/ white breed, as possessing those qualities which make it desirable as the family pig. Those who cannot overcome :their preju-' dice against black for the pet porker, will find the small Yorkshire quite suited to them.—" American Agriculturist,"