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narrow, shallow body; (2) long fine legs with weak pas- 

 terns; (3) a long, narrow head, neck and chest and (4) 

 scurfiness of skin, indicating mal-nutrition. 



The bacon breeds differ from the lard and inter- 

 mediate types in the following particulars: (i) They are 

 less compact in form and are longer in head, neck, body 



QUALITY, CHAMPION PERCHERON STALLION 

 AT SPRINGFIELD, ILL., 1906, 

 [A Typical Draught Horse] 

 [By courtesy of the owners, Taylor & Jones, Williamsville, 111.] 



and limbs; (2) they are fully as deep in body but not so 

 wide; (3) they have relatively lighter shoulders and hams; 

 (4) they are more active in movement. 



Except with swine not mature, fattening does not 

 increase the size of head except in the jowl, or of the 

 limbs, but it does increase the covering on all other parts 

 of the frame. It affects the width more than the depth. 



Type in its relation to horses. As previously men- 

 tioned, type divides horses into the draught, light and 



