1294 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



and is recommended as a standard for Canadian l)reeders. The second 

 description gives a very clear idea of the ideal Berkshire of the United 

 States. 



Scale op Points for Berkshire Swine as Bred for Bacon Production. 



description. 



Color— 2 points: points. 



Black, with white on face, feet, tip of tail, and an occasional splash 



on arm 2 



Head and Neck— 8 points: 



Snout, medium length and rather fine 1 



Face, dished, {?ood width between eyes 1 



£yes, good size, full, and bright 1 



Jowl, light and neat 2 



Ears, medium size, thin, and soft, almost erect, but sometimes in- 

 clining slightly forward in aged animals 1 



Neck, medium length, muscular, but possessing little or no tendency 



to arch on top 2 



Fore Quarters— Same as for large Yorkshire. 

 Body — Same as for large Yorkshire. 

 Hind Quarters — Same as for large Yorkshire. 

 Quality — Same as for large Yorkshire. 

 Style — Same as for large Yorkshire. 

 Symmetry — Same as for large Yorkshire. 



Objections — Same as for large Yorkshire with exception of ears, which 

 should read: Very large, coarse, or flabby. 



BERKSHIRE SWINE. 



Description Adopted by the American National Association of Expert Judges. 



disqualifications. 



Form. — Very large and heavy or drooping ears ; small, cramped chest, 

 crease back of shoulders and over the back so as to cause a depression 

 in back easily noticed, deformed or crooked legs, feet broken down, so 

 that the animal walks on pastern joints. 



Size.— Overgrown, gangling, narrow contracted or not two-thirds 

 large enough for age. 



Condition. — Barrenness, deformed, seriously diseased, total blind- 

 ness from any cause. 



Score. — Less than sixty points. 



Pedigree. — Not eligible to record. 



detailed description. 



1. — Head and Face. — Head short, broad, coming well forward at 

 poll, face short and fine and well dished, broad between the eyes, 

 tapering from eyes to point of nose, surface even and regular. 



Objections. — Head long, narrow and coarse, forehead low and nar- 

 row, jaws narrow or contracted, lower jaws extending beyond upper, 



