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Objections : Overgrown, coarse, flabby, loose appearance, 

 gangling, hard to fatten ; too fine, undersize ; short, stubby, 

 inclined to chubby fatness. Not a hardy, robust animal. 

 Action and style. 3. 



Action vigorous, easy and graceful. Style attractive; high 

 carriage; and in males testicles should be prominent and 

 of about the same size, and yet not too large or pouchy. 



Objections : Clumsy, slow, awkward movement ; low 

 carriage, waddling or twisting walk. A seeming tired or 

 lazy appearance ; not standing erect and firm. 

 Condition. 2. 



Healthy, skin clear of scurf, scales and sores ; soft and mellow 

 to the touch ; flesh fine ; evenly laid on and free from lumps 

 and wrinkles. Hair soft and lying close to the body ; good 

 feeding qualities. 



Objections: Unhealthy, skin scaly, wrinkled, scabby or 

 harsh, flabbiness or lumpy flesh ; too much fat for breeding. 

 Hair harsh, dry and standing up from the body; poor 

 feeders ; deafness, partial or total. 

 Disposition. 2. 



Lively, easily handled and seemingly kind and responsive to 

 good treatment. 



Objections : Cross, sluggish, restless, wild or of a vicious 

 turn. 

 Symmetry of points. 2. 



The adaptation of all the points, size and style combined, to ' 

 make the desired type or model. 



CHESTER WHITE SWINE SCALE OF POINTS 



Head and Face .... 4 Feet and Legs .... 9 



Eyes 2 Tail 1 



Ears ?...-,...'. 2 Coat 3 



Neck 2 Color 2 



Jowl . 2 Size .; 8 



Shoulders 6 Action and Style ... 3 



Chest 12 Condition . . . . . 2 



Back and Loin .... 14 Disposition ..... 2 



Sides and Ribs .... 9 Symmetry ..... 3 



Belly and Flank .... 4 



Ham and Rump .... 10 Total 100 



