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Action. Easy and graceful ; high carriage ; active ; gentle 

 and easily handled. In males, testicles should be readily 

 seen, and of same size and carriage. 



Objections : Sluggish ; awkward ; low carriage ; wild ; 

 vicious. In males, testicles not distinctly visible, or not of 

 same size and carriage. 

 Condition. Healthy and mellow to touch, fat evenly laid on. 



Objections : Harsh to touch, flabbiness, fat in lumps on 

 back or sides. 

 Disposition. Quiet and gentle. 



Objections : Cross, restless, quarrelsome. 



Symmetry or adaptation of points. The adaptation of all the 

 points, size and style combined to make the desired type 

 or model. 



O. I. C. SWINE SCALE OF POINTS 



Head and Face 

 Eyes . . . 

 Ears ..- . . 

 Neck 



Jowl . . . 

 Shoulders . . 

 Chest . . . 

 Back and Loin 

 Sides and Ribs 

 Belly and Flank 

 Ham and Rump 



Detailed Description 



Head and face. Head short and wide ; cheeks neat ; jaws 

 broad and strong ; forehead medium, high and wide ; face 

 short and smooth ; nose neat, tapering and slightly dished. 

 Objections : Head long, narrow, or coarse ; cheeks too full ; 

 forehead low and narrow ; jaws contracted and weak ; face 

 long, narrow and straight; nose coarse, clumsy or dished 

 like a Berkshire. 



Eyes. Bright, large, clear and free from wrinkles or over- 

 hanging fat. 



Objections : Small, deep set, surrounded by wrinkles or fat. 



Ears. Drooping at tip to give graceful appearance ; thin ; 

 soft ; pointing outward and forward ; well proportioned to 

 size of body. 



