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them ; to give as much at a time as it is found they will 

 consume, and frequently change some items in the 

 dietary, however palatable they may be. 



When once the correct texture of coat has been 

 obtained, and a good supply of rosettes, breeders can 

 please themselves as to the colours they may wish to go 

 in for, which can be done chiefly by care and selection 

 in mating, and very interesting results often arise. 



I think perhaps I have said enough about this variety 

 in a general way, and will now give my ideas as to their 

 general appearance : 



The head should be large, broad and strong, well 

 furnished with short harsh hair of as standing-off character 

 as possible, and with the same sort on forehead, between 

 eyes, over lips and under chin. The eyes should be bold, 

 prominent and shiny ; the ears rather large than small, 

 with a downward droop to their edges. 



The body should be broad and deep in shoulders and 

 chest, somewhat cobby and square in hind quarters. 



The coat should be hard and wiry all over the body, 

 with as many rosettes as possible, each complete in itself 

 and distinctly formed. 



The condition firm and plump without fat, which is 

 apt to cause softness of coat, and general appearance 

 fierce, bristling and bellicose to a ludicrous degree. 



The colour is better if Self, Tortoiseshell or Tortoise- 

 shell and White, but a specimen well resetted and with a 

 harsh coat will have a good chance, whatever its colour. 



Size is not so important as quality ; perhaps most of 

 the best pigs ever seen have not exceeded three pounds 



