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Objections: Too large and coarse; thick, lopping; lying 

 too near the face; stiff, erect, or too small. Not under 

 control. 



Neck. Wide ; deep ; short and nicely arched ; neatly tapering 

 from shoulder. 



Objections : Narrow ; thin ; long ; flat on top ; tucked up ; 

 not extending down to breast bone. 



Jowl. Smooth ; neat ; firm ; full ; carrying fullness well back 

 to shoulders and brisket when head is carried up level. 



Objections : Light ; rough and deeply wrinkled ; too large 

 and flabby; not carrying fullness back to shoulders and 

 brisket. 



Shoulders. Broad ; deep and full ; extending in line with the 

 side and carrying size down to line of belly. 



Objections : Deficient in width or depth ; extending above 

 line of back ; thick beyond line of sides and hams ; shields 

 on boars too coarse and prominent. 



Chest Heart girth. Large, wide, deep and full ; even under 

 line to the shoulder and sides with no creases ; giving plenty 

 of room for the heart and other organs, making a large girth 

 indicating much vitality. Brisket smooth, even and broad ; 

 wide between the legs and extending well forward, showing 

 in front. 



Objections : Pinched appearance at the top or bottom, or 

 tucked in back of forelegs ; showing too narrow between the 

 legs, not depth enough back of the shoulder. Brisket 

 uneven, narrow, not prominent. 



Back and loin. Broad ; straight or slightly arched ; uniform 

 width; free from lumps or rolls; same height and width 

 at shoulder as at ham. 



Objections : Narrow ; swayed ; humped ; creasing back of 

 shoulders ; sunfish shaped ; uneven width ; lumps or rolls. 

 Sides. Full ; smooth ; deep ; carrying size down to line of 

 belly ; even with line of ham and shoulder. 



Objections : Flat ; thin ; flabby ; uneven surface ; com- 

 pressed at bottom ; shrunken at shoulder and ham. 

 Ribs. Long ; well sprung at top and bottom ; giving animal a 

 square form. 



Objections : Too short ; flat. 



Betty. Same width as back ; full ; straight ; drooping as low 

 at flank as at bottom of chest ; line of lower edge running 

 parallel with sides. 



Objections : Narrow ; pinched ; sagging or flabby. 

 Flank. Full and even with body ; equaling heart girth. 



