OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 175 



Girth Around the Heart. — Full back of shoulders; ribs ex- 

 tending well down; wide and full back of fore legs. 



Objections. — Less than flank or length of body from top of 

 the head to root of the tail. 



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

 well back to the hams, and of medium length. 



Objections. — Narrow; sinking back of shoulders; narrow 

 across the loin; swayed; too long; sunfish shaped. 



Sides. — Full; deep; carrying weight and thickness well down 

 and back. 



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



Ribs. — Well sprung, carrying fullness well back and deep. 



Objections.- — Too flat; curve of rib too short; tucking in at 

 bottom; sagging about loin. 



Loin. — Broad, strong and full. 



Objections. — Narrow; poorly ribbed up; weak. 



Belly. — Wide and straight; width approximating that of the 

 back. 



Objections. — Sagging; narrow; skin coarse, harsh and thick. 



Girth Around Flank. — Flank well let down and full; loin 

 broad, strong and full; measurement of flank girth equal to 

 heart girth. 



Objections. — Flank thin, tucked in, or cut up too high; loin 

 narrow or weak. 



Ham. — Broad, full, deep; of medium length; coming down 

 well over the hock. 



Objections.— Narrow; short; running too far up the back; 

 steep at the rump. 



Limbs. — Medium length: short rather than long; set well 

 apart, and well under; muscles full above knee and hock: bone 

 firm and not coarse; pasterns short and strong; foot short. 



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

 terns long, slim or flat; hoofs long or sprawling. 



Tail. — Small, tapering, smooth, well set on. 



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



Coat. — Fine and thick. 



Objections. — Coarse; hair too long; wiry; harsh. 



Color. — White. (Blue spots in skin and black specks shall 

 not argue impurity of blood.) 



Action. — Easy; prompt; fine and graceful. 



Objections. — Dull, sluggish, clumsy. 



Symmetry. — Uniform build, and all points in animal in pro- 

 portion. 



Objections. — Wanting in some points, and too much develop- 

 ed in others. 



SERIOUS OBJECTIONS. 



Form. — Smlall growth; upright ears; small, cramped chest; 

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

 and badly crooked legs; feet broken down so that animal w'alks 

 on pastern joints and dew-claws. 



DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Conditions. — Excessive fat; barren; deformed, unsound or 

 diseased; ridgling or one-seeded. 



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

 Pedigree. — Lack of eligibility to record. 



