170 JUDGING SWINE 



Objections. — Overgrown; coarse; gangling, or hard to fatten 

 at any age. 



Action and Style. — Action vigorous; easy; quick and grace- 

 ful. Style attractive; high carriage; and in males testicles 

 should be of same size, carriage; readily seen and yet not too 

 large. 



Objections. — Slow; dull; clumsy; awkward; difficulty in get- 

 ting up when down; low carriage; w^abbling walk. In males 

 testicles not easily seen, not of same size or carriage, too large 

 or only one showing 



Condition. — Healthy; skin clear of scurf, scales, or sores; 

 soft and mellow to the touch; flesh fine, evenly laid on ahd free 

 from lumps or wrinkles. Hair soft and lying close to body; 

 good feeding qualities. 



Objections.— Unhealthy; skin scaly, wrinkly, scabby or harsh, 

 flabbiness or lumpy flesh; too much fat for breeding. Hair 

 harsh, dry and standing up from body; poor feeder; deafness, 

 partial or total. 



Disposition. — Quiet, gentle and easily handled. 



Objections. — Cross, restless, vicious or wild. 



ESSEX SWINE. 



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SCALE OF POINTS ADOPTED BY AMERICAN ESSEX ASSOCIA- g 

 TION, VOL. II, IMPROVED ESSEX SWINE RECORD, 1893. {J 



Color— Black 2 



Head — Small, broad and face dished 3 



Ears — Fine, erect, slightly drooping with age 2 



Jowl — Full and neat 1 



Neck— Short, full, well arched 3 



Shoulders — Broad and deep 7 



Girth Around Heart 6 



Back — Straight, broad and level 12 



Sides — Deep and full 6 



Ribs — Well sprung 7 



Loin — Broad and strong 12 



Flank — Well let down 2 



Ham — Broad, full and deep 12 



Tail — Medium, fine, and curled 2 



Legs — Fine, straight and tapering 3 



Feet— Small 3 



Hair — Fine and silky, free from bristles 3 



Action — Easy and graceful 4 



Symmetry — Adaptation of the several parts to each other... 10 



Total 100 



