OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 167 



POLAND-CHINA SWINE. 



CENTRAL ASSOCIATION SCALE OF POINTS. 



Published in the Central Poland-China Record, Indian- t^ 

 apolis, Ind., Vol. XII, 1891, and Standard Poland-China 5 

 Record, Maryville, Mo., Vol. XIII, 1894. U 



Head and Face ./ 4 



Eyes 2 



Ears 2 



Neck 2 



Jowl 2 



Shoulders 6 



Chest 12 



Back and Loirt 15 



Sides and Ribs 8 



Belly and Flank 6 



Ham and Rump 10 



Feet and Legs 10 



Tail 1 



Coat 2 



Color 2 



Size 5 



Action and Style 4 



Condition 4 



Disposition 3 



Total 100 



DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Form — Upright ears; small, cramped chest, crease back of 

 shoulders and over the back so as to cause a depression in 

 back easily noticed; defoi'med or badly crooked legs; feet 

 broken down, so that the animal walks on pastern joints. 



Size — China build, or not two-thirds large enough for age. 



Condition — Excessive fatness; barrenness; deformed; seriously 

 diseased; total blindness, caused by defective eyes, or by rea- 

 son of fat or loose and wrinkled skin over the eyes. 



Score — Less than sixty points. 



Pedigree — Not eligible to record. 



DETAILED DESCRIPTION. 



Head and Face. — Head short and wide; cheeks full; jaws 

 broad; forehead high and wide; face short; smooth; wide be- 

 tween the eyes; tapering from eyes to point of nose and slight- 

 ly dished; surface even and regular. 



Objections. — Head long; narrow; coarse; forehead low and 

 narrow or contracted: lower jaw extending beyond upper; face 

 long, straight and narrow between the eyes; nose coarse, thick 

 or crooked, ridgy or dished as much as a Berkshire. 



Eyes. — Large, prominent; bright; lively, clear and free from 

 wrinkled or fat surroundings. 



Objections. — Small, dull, blood-shot, deep ,set or obscure, vis- 

 ion impaired by wrinkles, fat or other cause. 



Ears.- — Small; thin; soft; silky; attached to the head by a 

 short and small knuckle; tips pointing forward and slightly out- 



