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.-!:'l-.-:t-ii. - r - ' J:' , th iicar.Essivfe farmer The Breeds i&f. iiMhpbBt6gs tTTTirinrrTi- v. XIX.TaniibdrthsrDesciriptl6nand 'Gharactertstics'r i " rrHE Tatrmorth' originated - in';, set hiph'ifndtherlisfft eat length of ' j c?ntrai England.' It' is one of thigk'ut ifie-ham tacts fntiness. our oldest 'breeds of purebred :rfoxt'fihe IdthTfif-fullness m the-ham hogs. The general opinfon uijlrat tke has leeit pneof ike Criticisms of the improvement Of tke brted'fmhieK hasl hued bijin' rtcerit' years the Tarn been' Marked, hai occurred' te'si from worth ham Has been much improved the admixture of outside blOod-Jhan ond' ffdk now much less isubject to trmkm V-M;-:-. :Jm ypi r f ( 13 " ''I ' 1 uj,'- i.-A-Ji-ii;.'- . 1: ' rf.-'- "; f tss !: p ! 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" ? - - - All ingredients are pure, fresh tested, correctly - " balanced, and thoroughly mixed-no sweepings, no hulls ---or by-products. Compared with the results of the average ration; Purina Pig: Chow ' reduces feeding, time 30 days . , . . cuts cost " of production, and saves your" time. ; -You can't boy ingredients of equal quality and mix them aaskillrully, at the price Purina Pig Chow " sells for. Make a feeding test. If your dealershould -, . be out write usv Sold in ched&nemi ba&tnly; " lllil iimuiilll PURINA MILLS, ST. LOUIS, ----- - - - - ' Ft. Worth NadiUe BaffIo- 1 llV'lllill' 00 lbs. Ii improvement has been almost tfy nor, rsides' are-long, ma1 as a bacon type 1 entirely by selection. iTht origin of . houWt have defthybut , a -lack of the "breed or tkeaharacter 'of tUeani depth has. been -conmbh itr manv reals' from which ihwas'tarly devil dkddUals: 'Tkb legs ore- iather lonn oped is consequently not well known - &utrof gooaaltiyrand the pasterns 'TUe breed has never become largely an&Jee carry tfo grtaV weight weit. ; distributed, being most numerous tor :&u&rThe-j Ta'mw6Yth$aYe'- among England and Canaia.llt was import- our 'largest :Iwgs?-bem&nearly 'if not etf ittto the &ffite& States in U82l but q&teas-lar&as tfolQrge-Korkshire. has' never be tome numerous ' o se Bhnb savs: The,iJWetaat imntur crrf wide 'popularity. - Herds are to ' boar, xvill ,Probably ttfeigh about .600 111 v If v il -A' Ilj .i - 11 ' nwnu'"ii urn rufl "I i II " l II i -r, i.vin. .n. . - ' r - - A TAMWORTH SOW OF THE BEST TYPE, , ' .t be found, however ).n all parts of the ' pounds' and the saw about 450 pounds, countiy. - ' . An individual has been reported as .Type. The Tamworth is strictly a ' reaching the extreme weight of lfi07 Tracony type; txmdt thisisrypfdbably'- Pounds."- the yeas on - why the breed has never ' Color.- The ' color is described in become very popular in fhis'country. - the standard, as "golden red hair on Our packers have never found it nec-' a fleshcolored skin, frjee from black' ressary to encourage the production' of but the shade varies considerably and the bacon type of hog, partly because aged animals a dark chestnut is not they do not require1 the quality of bacon - demanded by Canada, England .;. and Denmark, and t partly because jaf the fact that owing to the large num bers' sfaughtere'd they can select bacon ' carcasses to- fill their demands. The Tamworth xtnd Large Yorkshire cere the , only- two ' strictly - bacon-type breeds generally known in this conn .: try Bui in countries where 'bacon-, type breeds' pre prised and kept, the Yorkshire is more numerous than th Tamworth.': In the next paragraph; in ' which the general form oflke Tarn-" -worth Js described,; will- be seen the chief characteristics of the" bacon type as contrasted with ike American fat-hog or lard type. c . FoRifc.-t-Tke general form of the- Tamworttr presents " more length of body and le g but less thickness thaw is seen' in Duroc-Ierseys, Poland Chinas andother . popular American " fat-hog breeds. ' 'uncommon.- JLtgnr-shades are also ; sometimes seen but are not liked. The objections slaUd by the standard are: '"Block hair,'very light or ginger hair, curly coat i coarse wane;-black spots on sRtn, slouch or' aroopmg ears, wrinkled skin:, inbent knees, hollow nrss back of shoulders?. The American hog' raiser has re garded the Tamworths os lacking early maturity, but ihis 'depends large- ' ly : on what it is wished to mature them for. If a bacon carcass is want- ed they ' make . as-rapid growth and mature as early os- other breeds, but if the fat hog of the A merican mar ket, is desired they rdo-not mature as early as the fat-hog type or breeds. They make as goad use of feed and gain as rapidly as other breeds and are good grasers'. They1 are a strong, Ctcivve, vigorous breed, but are not of a nervous disposition, r Th tiuntitM hi thi meat is excel The head1 is rather long ani lacks- .fcnti fa proportion of lean to fat and width in Proportion to length. The nose is long and straight and the face only slightly dished or nearly straight. :Thejteck is ols a longer and has less thickness than in' the fat'-hog' type . its7 distribution: being -better than the fat-hog jype. zThe grain of the meat is also- fine and. in every way the quality is - of : a high order. ' For the Southern farmer, who wishes to pro- The, length of nos head, netk and- duce md CMr? own meat, the Tain legs are reasons why J he v average American hog man hos- been preju diced against the breed. - v . The ears are -medium large' and erect, but lean slightly f award, They are .strongly attached and do not break 'over, and are fringed with fine hair. - - The .shoulders are sloping or well worths are well worth consideration. They are vigorous 'good grazers, grow rapidly md the meat is of good quality and has a high proportion of lean. r Breeding. The, breeding . qualities of the Tamworth ore of the highest. Owing to the long line of pure breed ing without crosses of other blood the set and have considerable depth, but boars are-very prepotent. The sows are not jhick. - The back is described in the standard as "long and straight? but as a matter of fact there, is usu ally considerable arch. -iff chief: char acteristics are its; length- arid- tbek of breadth as compared- with the Poland- r China , or Duroc-Jersey. The tail is M.ij;..' iittre nvtA are ex- celteni 'sucklers. : - . -. A heribook i's maintained for the registering of pedigrees by the Ameri can. Tamworth Swine Record Asso ciation, & N.'Batl, Secretary, Ham burgMickigan - . ' jDi o-a a a q.o aa a anno aa od a a
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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