THE CHESTER WHITE BREED 73 



Legs and Feet. Legs short; straight; set well apart and 

 squarely under body; bone of good size; firm; well muscled; 

 wide above knee and hock; below knee and hock round and 

 tapering, enabling animal to carry its weight with ease ; pastern 

 short and nearly upright ; feet short, firm, tough and free from 

 defects. 



Objections. Legs too short, long, slim, crooked; too coarse; 

 too close together; weak muscles above hock and knee; bone 

 large and coarse without taper; pasterns long; crooked, slim 

 like a deer's; hoofs long, slim, weak; toes spreading, crooked, 

 or turned up. 



Tail. Small; smooth; tapering; well set on; root slightly 

 covered with flesh ; carried in a curl. 



Objections. Coarse; long; clumsy; set too high or too 

 low ; hanging like a rope. 



Coat. Fine ; straight or wavy ; evenly distributed and cov- 

 ering the body well ; nicely clipped coats no objection. 



Objections. Bristles; hair coarse; thin; standing up; not 

 evenly distributed over all of the body except in the belly. 



Color. White (blue spots or black specks in skin shall not 

 argue impurity of blood). 



Objections. Color any other than white. 



Size. Large for age and condition; boars two years old 

 and over, if in good flesh, should weigh not less than 500 

 pounds. Sow, same age and condition, not less than 450 

 pounds. Boars 18 months old in good flesh should weigh 

 not less than 400 pounds. Sows, 350. Boars 12 months old, 

 not less than 300 pounds. Sows, 300. Boars and sows six 

 months old, not less than 150 pounds each, and other ages in 

 proportion. 



Objections. Overgrown ; coarse ; uncouth ; hard to fatten. 



Action and Style. Action easy and graceful ; style attract- 



