158 JUDGING SWINE 



IV. OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCEI.LB;NCB; FOR SWINB. 



BERKSHIRE SWINE. 



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STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN 3 



BERKSHIRE ASSOCIATION. ^ 



Color — Black, with white on feet, face, tip of tail and an oc;- 



casional splash on the arm 4 



Face and Snout — Short; the former fine and well dished, and 



broad between the eyes 7 



Eye — Very clear, rather large, dark hazel or gray 2 



Ear — Generally almost erect, but sometimes inclined forward 



with advancing age; medium size; thin and soft 4 



Jowl — Full and heavy, running well back on neck 4 



Neck — Short and broad on top 4 



Hair — Fine and soft; medium thickness 3 



Skin — Smooth and pliable 4 



Shoulder — Thick and even, broad on top, and deep through 



chest 7 



Back — Broad, short and straight; ribs well sprung, coupling 



close to hips 8 



Side — Deep and well let down; straight on bottom lines G 



Flank — Well back and low down on leg, making nearly straight 



line with the lower part of side 5 



Loin — Full and wide y 



Ham — Deep and thick, extending well up on back, and hold- 

 ing thickness well down to hock 10 



Tail — Well set up on back; tapering and not coarse 2 



Legs — Short, straight, and strong, set wide apart, with hoofs 



erect and capable of holding good weight 5 



Symmetry — Well proportioned throughout, depending large- 

 ly on condition G 



Condition — In a good healthy, growing state; not over-fed.. 5 

 Style — Attractive, spirited, indicative of thorough breeding 

 and constitutional vigor 5 



Total 100 



BERKSHIRE SWINE. 



The Berkshire Society of Great Britain has issued to the lead- 

 ing Agricultural Show Societies the following instructions as 

 guides to judges in making their awards: 



"We recommend that a perfectly black face, or a black foot, 

 or black tail should disqualify a pig in the show yard. W^hite or 

 sandy spots on the top or sides of the animal, or a decidedly 

 white ear should be disqualifications. Any desrription of coloring 

 staining or clipping should also be a disqualification. White on 

 the ear or under the throat or on the underline of the bodj . 

 should be considered objectionable. Either too much or too little 

 white in the place of the recognizee*^ markings should be an ob- 

 jection, also to be noted in the competition." 



