POINTS OF THE BREEDS OF PIGS. 



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Shoulders wide but not open .... 

 Fore-legs straight and placed well outside the body 

 Ribs well sprung and deep v . 



Loin wide, not slack 



Flanks deep and full 



Quarters long and straight from hip to tail 



Hams wide, with meat down to the hocks 



Hind legs placed well outside and not too much under the body 



Bone flat and not coarse ........ 



Hair long and silky, but without mane or bristles along the neck and 

 shoulders 



Points. 



10 

 7 



12 

 8 

 7 



13 



10 

 5 

 6 



7 

 1007 



To the above description Mr. Spencer added : 



BERKSHIRES. 



Colour black, except feet and top of tail, which should be white, and with white 



blaze or mark down the face. 



Fair quantity of hair of fine quality, and not curly. 

 Skin thin, without rucks or lines. 



Fig. l38c. Somersetshire Sow, "Compton Daily Bread." 



The property of the Dowager-Duchess of Devonshire, Eastbourne. 

 LARGE BLACKS. 



Colour black. 



Jowl heavier, ears longer and larger, and hanging over the face. 



Shoulders heavier, and hams shorter. 



In other respects like Large Whites. 

 LARGE WHITES. 



Colour white, occasionally with blue spots on the skin, but without black hair. 



Head rather long, wide between the ears, which should be inclined forward. 



Size, if accompanied with quality, of great importance. 

 MIDDLE WHITES. 



Colour as above. 



Head short, and ears pricked. 



Body generally more compact, on shorter legs. 



Hair abundant and silky. 

 TAMWORTHS. 



Colour red, with occasional dark spots on the skin ; but these are not considered 

 desirable. 



Other points as near as possible approaching the general standard. 



