174 JUDGING SWINE 



CHESTER WHITE SWINE. 



SCALE OF POINTS AS ADOPTED BY THE CHESTER WHITE 



RECORD ASSOCIATION AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING, ^5 



JAN., 1885, AND REVISED JAN., 1888. PUBLISHED "g 



TODD's IMPROVED CHESTER WHITE SWINE g 



RECORD, VOL. IV, IS9I. (J 



Head — Small, broad, slightly dished 5 



Eye — Large and bright 2 



Ear — Thin, fine and drooping ' 2 



Jowl — Neat and full 3 



Neck — Short, full and slightly arched 3 



Brisket — Full and deep 3 



Shoulder — Broad and deep 6 



Girth Around Heart 10 



Back — Straight and broad 7 



Sides — Deep and full 6 



Ribs — Well sprung 7 



Belly — Wide and straight 4 



Girth Around Flank 10 



Ham — Broad, full and deep 10 



Limbs — Strong, straight and neat 7 



Tail — Tapering, and not coarse 2 



Coat — Fine and thick 3 



Color— White 1 



Action — Prompt, easy and graceful 5 



Symmetry 4 



Total 100 



DETAILED DESCRIPTION. 



Head — Short; broad between the eyes, and nicely tapering 

 from eyes to point of nose; face slightly dished; cheeks full. 



Objections. — Head coarse, long and narrow; face straight or 

 too much dished; snout coarse or thick. 



Eye. — Large, bright, and free from overgrowing fat. 



Objections. — Small, dim. or hidden under protruding fat. 



Ear. — Drooping; thin; pointing outward and forward; well 

 proportioned to size of body. 



Objections. — Too large and coarse: thick, lopping; lying too 

 near the face; stiff, erect, or too small. 



Jowl. — ^Full, firm and neat; carrying fullness well back to 

 neck and brisket. 



Objections. — Flabby; light; thin in cheek; tucking up under 

 the neck. 



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



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



Brisket. — Full; strong; well let down; extending well for- 

 ward, and on line of the belly. 



Objections. — Narrow, or tucked un. 



Shoulder — Broad; deep; thickness in proportion to the side 

 and ham: full and even on top. 



Objections. — Thick beyond the line of side and ham; lacking 

 in depth or width; blade prominent, or extending above the 

 line of the back. 



