APPENDIX 397 



Objections : Thin, tucked, up or drawn in ; less than heart 

 girth or length of body from top of head to root of tail. 



Ham and rump. Broad ; full ; long ; wide and deep ; admit- 

 ting of no swells ; buttock full, neat and clean ; stifle well 

 covered with flesh, nicely tapering toward the hock ; rump 

 slightly rounding from loin to root of tail, same width as 

 back, making an even line with sides. 



Objections : Narrow ; short ; not filled out to stifle ; too 

 much cut up in crotch or twist ; not coming down to hock ; 

 buttocks flabby ; rump flat, narrow, too long, too sharp or 

 peaked at root of tail. 



Legs. Medium length ; strong and straight ; set well apart 

 and well under body ; bone of good size ; firm ; well muscled ; 

 wide above knee and hock, round and tapering below knee 

 and hock, enabling the animal to carry its weight with ease ; 

 pasterns short and nearly upright. 



Objections : Too short or too long ; weak ; crooked ; too 

 close together ; muscles weak ; bone too large and coarse, 

 without taper ; pasterns long, crooked or slim. 



Feet. Short ; firm ; tough ; animal standing well up on toes. 



Objections : Hoofs long, slim, weak ; toes spreading, 

 crooked or turned up. 



Tail. Small, smooth ; nicely tapering ; root slightly covered 

 with flesh ; carried in a curl. 



Objections : Coarse ; too long ; clumsy ; straight. 



Coat, Fine ; either straight or wavy with preference for 

 straight ; evenly distributed and covering the body well. 



Objections : Bristles ; swirls ; hair coarse, thin, standing 

 up, not evenly distributed over all the body except the 

 belly. 



Color. White. Red or black spots in hair disqualify, but blue 

 spots in hide (commonly known as freckles), while objec- 

 tionable and to be discouraged, do not argue impurity of 

 blood. 



Objections : Color any other than white. 



Size. Large for age and condition. Boar two years and over, 

 if in good flesh, should weigh not less than 500 pounds; 

 sow same age and condition not less than 450 pounds. 

 Boars eighteen months old, in good flesh, should weigh 

 not less than 400 pounds ; sows, 350. Boars twelve months 

 old, not less than 350 pounds ; sows, 300. Boars and sows 

 six months old, not less than 150 pounds each, and other ages 

 in proportion. 



Objections : Overgrown, coarse, uncouth, hard to fatten. 



