178 JUDGING SWINE 



Jowl. — Broad, full and neat; carrying fullness back to point 

 of shoulders and on a line with breast bone. 



Objections. — Too large, loose and flabby small thin and 

 wedging. 



Shoulders. — Moderately broad; very deep and full; carrying 

 thickness well down and not extending above line of back. 



Objections. — Small; thin; shallow; extending above line of 

 back. Boars under one year old heavily shielded. 



Chest. — Large; very deep; filled full behind shoulders; breast 

 bone extending well forward so as to be readily seen. 



Objections. — Flat; shallow, or not extending well down be- 

 tween fore legs. 



Back and Loin. — Back medium in breadth; straight or slight- 

 ly arching; carrying even width from shoulder to ham; surface 

 even and smooth. 



Objections. — Narrow; crease behind shoulders^; siwayed or 

 humped backed. 



Sides and Ribs. — Sides very deep; medium in length; level 

 between shoulders and hams and carrying out full down to 

 line of belly. Ribs long, strong and sprung in proportion to 

 width of shoulders and hams. 



Objections. — Flabby, creased, shallow and not carrying prop- 

 er width from top to bottom. 



Belly and Flank. — Straight and full and carrying well out to 

 line of sides. Flank well down to lower line of sides. 



Objections. — Narrow; tucked up or drawn in; sagging or 

 flabby. 



Hams and Rump. — Broad, full and well let down to the, hock; 

 buttock full and coming nearly down and filling full between 

 hocks. Rump should have a round slope, from loin to root of 

 tail; same width as back and well filled out around tail. 



Objections. — Ham narrow; short; thin; not projecting well 

 down to hock; cut up too high in crotch. Rump narrow: flat 

 or peaked at root of tail; too steep. 



Legs and Feet. — Medium size and length; straight; nicely 

 tapered; wide apart and well set under the body; pasterns 

 short and strong. Feet short, firm and tough. 



Objections. — Legs extremely long, or very short; slim; coarse; 

 crooked; legs as large below knee and hock as above; set too 

 close together; hocks turned in or out of straight line. Feet, 

 hoofs long; slim and weak; toes spreading or crooked. 



Tail. — Medium; large at base and nicely tapering and rather 

 bushy at end. 



Objections. — Extremely heavy; too long and ropy. 



Coat. — Moderately thick and fine; straight, smooth and cov- 

 ering the body well. 



Objections. — Too many bristles; hair coarse, harsh, and 

 rough; wavy or curly; swirls, or not evenly laid over the body. 



Color. — Cherry red without other admixtures. 



Objections.^ — Very dark red or shading brown; very pale or 

 light red; black spots over the body; black fiecks on belly and 

 legs not desired but admissible. 



Size. — Large for age and condition. Boars two years old and 

 over should weigh 600 lbs.; sow same age and condition, 500 

 ll)s. Boar eighteen months, 475 lbs.; sow 400 lbs. Boar twelve 

 months, 350 lbs.; sow, 300 lbs. Boar and sow pigs six months, 



