IMPROVED ESSEX SWINE. 347 



POINTS. 



(15) Legs Fine, straight and tapering . . .3 



(16) Feet Small 3 



(17) Hair Fine and silky, free from bristles . . 3 



(18) Action Easy and graceful .... 4 



(19) Symmetry Adaptation of the several parts to 

 each other 10 



Perfection 100 



II. Below is given the description of scale of 

 points adopted by the American Essex Association : 



(1) Head and Face 



(a) Head, short, coming well forward at poll. 



(b) Face, short and well dished, broad between the eyes, 

 tapering from eyes to point of nose, surface smooth and 

 regular. 



(2) Ears Fine, erect, slightly drooping with age, thin, 

 soft and smooth. 



(3) Jowl Full and neat, carrying fullness back to shoul- 

 ders, solid, not flabby. 



(4) Neck Short, full and slightly arched. 



(5) Shoulders Broad, deep and full, not extending above 

 the line of back and being as wide on top as back, carrying 

 size down to line of belly. 



(6) Chest Large, deep, so as not to cramp vital organs, 

 full in girth around the heart. 



(7) Back Straight, broad and level, carrying same width 

 from shoulders to hams. 



(8) Sides Deep and full, smooth and firm, carrying out 

 full to line of belly. 



(9) Ribs Well sprung in proportion to hams and shoul- 

 ders. 



(10) Loin Broad and strong. 



(n) Flank Well let down to lower line of sides. 



(12) Hams Broad, full and deep. 



(13) Tail Medium, fine and curled. 



(14) Legs Fine, straight and tapering. 



(15) Feet Small, with hoofs erect. 



(16) Hair Fine and silky, free from bristles, smooth, cov- 

 ering the body well, not clipped. 



(17) Color Black. 



(18) Action Easy, graceful and attractive. 



(19) Disposition Quiet, gentle and easily handled. 



(20) Symmetry The proper adjustment of the several 

 parts to each other. 



