THE POLAND-CHINA BREED 63 



Coat. Fine, straight, smooth, lying close to and covering 

 the body well ; not clipped, evenly distributed over the body. 



Objections. Bristles, hair coarse, harsh, thin, wavy or 

 curly; swirls, standing up, ends of hair split and brown, not 

 evenly distributed over all of the body except belly. Clipped 

 coats should be cut 1.5 points. 



Color. Black with six (6) white points: tip of tail, four 

 white feet, and white in face on the nose or on the point of 

 lower jaw. All to be perceptible without close examination. 

 Splashes of white on the jaw, legs, or flank or a few spots of 

 white on the body not objectionable. 



Objections. Solid black, white mixed or sandy spots. 

 Speckled with white hairs over the body ; mottled face of white 

 and black, hair mixed, making a grizzly appearance. 



Size. Large for age. Condition, vigor, and vitality to be 

 considered. There should be a difference between breeding 

 animals and those kept or fitted for the show of at least 

 25 per cent in size. In show condition, or when fat, a two- 

 year-old boar should not weigh less than 600 pounds, and a 

 sow not less than 500 pounds. Boar one year and over, 400 

 pounds; sow, 350 pounds. Boar of eighteen months, 500 

 pounds; sow, 450 pounds. Boars and sows six months old, 

 not less than 160 pounds. All hogs in just fair breeding con- 

 dition, one-fourth less for size. The keeping and chance that a 

 young hog has cuts quite a figure in his size and should be 

 considered, other points being equal. Fine quality and size 

 combined are desirable. 



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. Action vigorous, easy, and graceful. 

 Style attractive; high carriage; in boars the testicles 



