246 Journal of Agriculture, Victoria. [10 April, 1912. 



The Tamworth. 

 {By Sanders Spencer.) 



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■Colour — Golden red, without ble^ck spots. . . 



Head — Long, snout straight, wide between the ears 



Ears — Thin, pricked and fringed with fine hair 



Jowl — Small and light . . 



Neck — -Long and muscular 



'Cnest — Wide and well let down . . 



S'loulders — -Oblique and narrow on top . . 



■Girth — Aroimd the heart 



Si'.les — Deep and long . . 



Ribs— Well sprang 



Loin — Wide and strong, not drooping 



Bjlly — Full and thick, with straight imderline, and at least twelve teats 



Flank^Tliick and well let down 



Quarters — Long, wide and straight from hip to tail 



Hams — Broad, full, and meaty to the hocks 



Tail — Set on higli, not coarse 



I,3gg — Straight and with flinty flat bone . . 



Ankles — Strong and compact 



Pasterns— Short and yet springy 



Feet — Firm and strong, not splayed 



Evenness — Freedom from wrinkles in skin 



Coat — Long, straight, and silky . . 



Action — -Free and clean . . • • 



Symmetry — General style and contour givmg evidence of good breeding 



O'jjedions. 



H3ad — Narrow forehead or upturned nose. 



Firs — Tnick and coarse, or inclined forward. 



J 5wl — Tnick and coarse, fat and full. 



Ribs— Flat or short curved ; light back ribs. 



L)in — Narrow or weak. 



Billy— Flaccid or wanting in muscle, gutty or pjdgy. 



Disqw.difjcations. 

 Colour — Black hairs or black patches on the skin. 

 Bsars^Rupture ; one testicle only down. 

 Sjw-3. — Deficiency in or very irregularly placed or blmd teats. 



The Large Black. 



Scale of Points formulated by the Large Black Pig Society. 



Head — Medium length, and wide between the ears . . . . . . 5 



Ears — Long, thin, and inclined well over the face . . . . . . . . 6 



Jowl — Medium size . . . . • ■ • • • • • • • • ^ 



Neck — Fairly long and muscular . . • • • • • ■ • • 3 



Chest — Wide and deep . . . . • • • • ■ • • ■ • • -^ 



Shoulders — Oblique, with narrow plate . . . . . . ■ • • • *> 



Back— Long and level (rising a little to centre of back not objected to) . . 12 



Sides — Very deep .. •■ •• •• ■• •• •• 1*_* 



Ribs— Well sprmig . . ■ • • • • • • ■ • • • • -l 



Loin — Broad . . . . • ■ •• • • • ■ • • • ■ '^ 



Quarters — Long, wide, and not drooping . . . . • • • ■ ■ • ^ 



Hams — Large and well filled to hocks . . . . • ■ • • • - 10 



Tail — Set high, and not coarse . . . . • ■ • • • • • • ^ 



Legs — Short and straight . . • • • ■ • • • • • ■ ^ 



Belly and Flank— Thick and well filled . . . . • • • • • • 8 



Skin — Fme and soft . . . . . . • • ■ ■ • • • • •* 



Goat— Moderate quantity of straiglit silky hair . . . . . . . . 4 



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Objection-^. 



Head — Narrow forehead or dished nose. 

 Firs — Thick, coarse, or ]iricked. 

 Coat — Coarse or curly, bristly mane. 



Disqualifications. 



Any other colour than black. 



