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(5) Capacity in the barrel as indicated by sufficient length, 

 depth and evenness of width for the breed. 



IV. Leading essentials of the boar as to form, 

 given in detail. 



(1) Size Medium to large for the breed and the bone 

 medium to strong. 



(2) Outline The body should be parallelogrammic in 

 shape and compact rather than rangy, and the whole outline 

 should have the appearance of strength and vigor. 



(3) Head Medium to strong in size, short rather than 

 long, masculine and yet not coarse. 



(a) Snout, short rather than long, and terminating in a 

 large rather than a small disk. 



(b) Forehead, wide. 



(c) Eye, medium in size and clear, and not hidden with 

 overgrowing fat. 



(d) Dish, varying with the breed. 

 (c) Poll, broad. 



(f) Jowl, medium, but varying much in breeds. 



(g) Ear, medium, but varying much with the breed in 

 size, shape and erection. 



(4) Neck Short rather than long, moderately wide and 

 deep at the junction with the head, and increasingly so toward 

 the junction with the shoulders. 



(a) The shape may be spoken of as flattish oval, with a 

 base somewhat enlarged. 



(b) The rise from the poll to the withers is regular and 

 slightly arching. 



(c) The throat is nearly on a level with the brisket and 

 belly, but varies considerably with the breed. 



(d) The blending with the body is very complete, inas- 

 much as the lower rear base of the neck fills the whole of the 

 space known as the breast in cattle and sheep. 



(5) Body Long and deep and fairly broad, but varying 

 considerably in all these respects in the various breeds, and 

 eoually well developed in the fore and hindquarters. 



(a) Back, level from base of neck to near the tailhead, 

 but perceptibly arched in the long-bodied breeds, evenly and 

 fairly broad, and with but little outward and downward slope, 

 until the somewhat sudden descent of the side is reached. 



(b) Underline, straight from brisket to hind flank. 



(c) Shoulder, large, broad, deep and but slightly rounding 

 out toward the center. 



(d) Brisket, broad. 



(e) Chest, well developed, as indicated by width and depth 

 of shoulders, width of brisket and heart girth. 



