The Tamworth is considered the best bacon hog in the United States and boasts
one of the leanest carcasses of all the pork breeds. The ham is muscular and
firm although it lacks the size and bulk found in most other breeds. The first
Tamworths were brought to the United States in 1882 by Thomas Bennett of
Rossville, Illinois. There remain fewer than 1,000 registrations of Tamworths in
the United States.