American Yorkshire Pig By Martha .R.Wadman

American Yorkshire Pigs American Yorkshire pigs are white in color. They have erect ears and a high proportion of lean meat. They are the most common breed of pig in America. Yorkshires are found in almost every state in America today, they have the highest populations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio. Yorkshires are muscular. A female pig is called a sow. A male pig is called a boar Baby Yorkshires pigs.

AMERICAN YORKSHIRE PIG HISTORY Yorkshires were developed in Yorkshire England in about 1761. Farmer Robert Bakewell crossed a number of Leicestershire breed pigs into large hogs, making the Yorkshire breed. They were imported to America in about 1830, but they did not become popular until the 1940s, when many large Yorkshire pigs were imported from Canada and England for there ruggedness and favored carcasses. The breed improved rapidly though selection. When Yorkshire pigs were imported to America people say they landed somewhere in Ohio. Long long ago people boiled pigs but one day someone said they tasted a lot better when cooked over a fire. American Yorkshire pig.

Pig parts There are lots of meats using pigs. Bacon, ham, hot dogs and pork are pig meats. Many products are made with pig parts, like whipped cream and energy bars and many things that are often used today like crayons and toothpaste. Fruit juice and shampoo are also made with pig parts. We use almost all the parts of a pig for a lot things that are man made.

AMERICAN YORKSHIRE PIG RECORDS Big Norm the biggest Yorkshire.   The biggest American Yorkshire pig was named Big Norm, he weighed 1,600 pounds! They usually weigh 550 to 600 pounds. The oldest pig was 21 years old. His name was Oscar, but he was a pot belly pig. The biggest American Yorkshire pig litter had 37 piglets! The average is 12.

bibliography http://en.wikipeida.org/wiki/Americanyorkshirepig http://www.nationalswine.com/homepages/breed pages/yorkshirebreedpage.html http://www.grit.com/pigs/pig-breed-guide.aspx http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/swine/yorkshi re/index.htm Know Your Pigs, Jack Byard, 2009 World Book Encyclopedia, Volume H, Hogs 2011

Vocabulary SOW A female pig BOAR A male pig DOMESTIC Not wild LEAN MEAT Meat with not a lot of fat in it MUSCULAR Full of muscles