BREEDS AXU TYPES 39 



Points 



Tail: Small, smooth, nicely tapering; root slightly covered with flesh; car- 

 ried in a curl 2 . 



Legs: Medium lengtli; strong and straight; set well apart and well under 

 body; bone of good size, firm, and well muscled; wide above knee and hock, 

 round and tapering below knee and hock, enabling the animal to carry its 

 weight with ease; pasterns short and nearly upright S 



Feet: Short, firm and tough; animal standing well up on toes 8 . 



Coat: Fine; either straight or wavy, with preference for straight; evenly 

 distributed and covering the body well; nicely clipped coats no objection. ... 3. 



Action: Easy and graceful; high carriage; active; gentle and easily handled. 

 In males testicles should be readily seen and of same size and carriage 3 . 



Symmetry : A fit proportion of the several parts of the body to each other, 

 f irming a harmonious combination 4 . 



Total 100 . 



POLAND-CHINAS 



Much discussion, some of it quite acrimonious, has 

 taken place in earlier years as to the origin of this breed 

 and tiie proper placing- of credit for its upbuilding. "J'his 

 has resulted in several Poland-China breed associations 

 and records. It is unquestioned, however, that the breed 

 originated in Butler and Warren counties, Ohio, and its 

 establishment was well summed up by the late John M. 

 Millikin, a local historian and an observant and promi- 

 nent citizen for more than half a century. In 1877, Mr. 

 Millikin, after an extensive research covering the be- 

 ginnings of the breed, its material and make-ui), wrote to 

 the author as follows : 



"The truth is, no one man can say he had more t(j do 

 with the formation of this breed than another. It was 

 llie result of the labors of many. It grew out of the in- 

 troduction of the China hogs by the Shakers of Union 

 Village, their crossing- with the Russian and Byfield, and 

 the subsequent crossing with the Berkshires and with the 

 Irish Graziers. After 1841 or 1842, these breeds ceased 

 to exist in either Butler or Warren counties and have had 

 nothing wiiatever to do with the Poland-China breed for 

 the last 34 years." 



