OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 181 



CHESHIRE SWINE. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. THE CHESHIRE HERD BOOK. 

 VOL I, 1S89. 



Head. — Short to medium in length, short in proportion to 

 length of body; face somewhat dished and wide between the 

 eyes; ears small, erect, in old animals often .slightly pointing 

 forward; neck, short; shoulders broad and full; hips broad; 

 body long, broad and deep; hams, broad, nearly straight with 

 back and running well down towards hock; legs small and slim, 

 set well apart and supporting the body on the toes; tail, small 

 and slim; hair fine, medium in thickness and quantity; color 

 white, a few blue spots in skin not to disqualify, but objectiona- 

 ble; when grown and well fattened should dress from 400 to 

 COO lbs. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



Cheshires must be shown in fair breeding condition. -^ 



Animals too fleshy to meet this requirement must be docked g 



ttMi points. Cj 

 Head. — Snort to medium in length, short in proportion to 



length of body 8 



Face. — Somewhat dished and wide between the eyes S 



Jowl. — Medium in fullness 3 



Ears. — Small, fine, erect; in old animals often pointing for- 

 ward 5 



Neck. — Short and broad 3 



Shoulders.— Broad, full and deep 6 



Girth. — Size of body around heart S 



Back. — Long, broad and straight nearly to root cf tail 10 



Side. — Deep and full, nearly straight on bottom line 7 



Flank. — Well back and low down, making flank girth nearly 



equal to heart girth 3 



Hams. — Broad, nearly straight with back and running well 



down towards hock 10 



Legs.^Small and slim, set well apart and supporting body 



on toes 10 



Tail. — Small, slim and tapering 3 



Hair. — Fine, medium in thickness and quality 3 



Color.— White, any other colored hair to disqualify 2 



Skin. — Thin and pliable; small blue spots objectionable, but 



aUowable , 3 



Symmetry. — Animal well proportioned, handsome, stylish.... 8 



Total 100 



