166 JUDGING SWINE 



Neck. — Full, deep, short, and slightly arched. 



Objections. — Long, flat; lacking in fullness or depth. 



Brisket. — Full, well let down, extending well forward and on 

 line with belly. 



Objections. — Narrow or tucked up. 



Shoulders. — Broad, deep; thickness in proportion to sides 

 and hams, full and even on top. 



Objections. — Lacking in depth or width; thick beyond the 

 lines of the sides and hams; blade too prominent. 

 .Girth' Around Heart. — Full back of shoulders, ribs extending 

 well down; wide and full back of fore legs. 



Objections. — Less than flank measure or length of b;)dy from 

 top of head to root of tail, or creased back of shoulders. 



Back. — Broad, straight or slightly arched, carrying width well 

 back to hams, and of medium length. 



Objections. — Narrow, creasing back of shoulders; narrow 

 across loins; swayed; too long; sunfish shaped. 



Loin. — Broad, strong and full. 



Objections. — Narrow, weak. 



Sides. — Full, deep; carrying sides well down and back. 



Objections. — Too round or flat; shallow or thin at the flank. 



Ribs.^Well sprung and long; carrying fullness well back. 



Objections. — Too flat, curve of the ribs too short. 



Belly. — Wide and straight. 



Objections. — Sagging, narrow. 



Flank. — Well let down and full. 



Objections. — Thin and tucked in; cut up too high. 



Ham. — Full, broad, deep, holding width and coming well over 

 back. 



Objections. — Narrow, short, too steep at the rump and cut up 

 too high in the crotch. 



Tail. — Well set on; small, smooth and well tapered. 



Objections. — Coarse, large, too prominent at the root. 



Limbs. — Medium length; well set apart and well tapered; bone 

 Arm and flinty; not coarse; muscles full above knee and hock; 

 pastern short; foot short. 



Objections. — Long, slim, coarse, crooked, muscles light; pas- 

 tern long, slim or flat ; feet long or sprawling. 



Coat. — Fine, thick, and covering the body well. 



Objections. — Coarse, bristly, harsh and wiry. 



Action. — Easy, prompt, fine and graceful. 



Objections.- — Dull, sluggish, clumsy. 



Symmetrv. — A harmonious combination of the foregoing scale 

 of pumts. 



Objections. — Too much developed in some points and lacking 

 in others. 



SERIOUS OBJECTIONS. 



Form — Small growth; upright ears; small, cramped chest; 

 crease back or shoulders, so as to be readily seen; deformed 

 and badly crooked legs; feet broken down so that the animal 

 walks on pastern joints and dew-claws. 



DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Condition — Excessive fat; barren; deformed; rnsound or 

 diseased; ridging or one-sided. 



Score — A score or less than sixty points of the standard. 

 Pedigree — Lack of eligibility to record. 



