520 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Points 



Sides and ribs Sides full, smooth, deep, carrying size down to line 

 of belly, even with line of hum and shoulder. Ribs long, well sprung 



at top and bottom, giving animal a square form 9 



Objections: Sides: Flat, thin, flabby, uneven surface, compressed at 



bottom, shrunken at shoulder and hain. Ribs: Too short, /(at. 

 Belly and flank Belly same width as back, full, straight, drooping as 

 low at flank as at bottom of chest; line of lower edge running 

 parallel with sides. Flank full and even with body, equalling heart 



girth . . 4 



Objections Belly narrow, pinched, sagging or flabby. Flank thin, 

 tucked up or drawn in, less than heart girth or length of body 

 from top of head to root of tail. 



Hams and rump Broad, full, long, wide and deep, admitting of no swells; 



buttocks full, neat and clean ; stifle well covered with flesh, nicely 



tapering toward the hock; rump slightly rounding from loin to 



root of tail, same width as back, making an even line with sides . . 10 



Objections: Narrow, short, not filled out to stifle, too much cut up in 



crotch or twist, not coming down to hock; buttocks flabby; rump 



flat, narrow, too long, too sharp or peaked at root of tail. 



Legs and feet Legs medium length, strong and straight, set well apart 



and well under body ; bone of good size, firm, well muscled, wide 



above knee and hock, round and tapering below knee and hock, 



enabling the animal to carry its weight with ease ; pasterns short 



and nearly upright. Feet short, firm, tough, animal standing well xip 



on toes 9 



Objections: Legs too short or too long, weak, crooked, too clone to- 

 gether; muscle* weak; bone too large and coarse., without toper: 

 pasterns long, crooked or slim. Hoofs Jong, slim, weak; toes 

 spreading, crooked or turned uj>. 

 Tail Small, smooth, nicely tapering, root slightly covered with flesh; 



carried in a curl 1 



Objections: Coarse, too long, clumsy, straight. 

 Coat Fine, either straight or wavy, with preference for straight, evenly 



distributed and covering the body well ,> 



Objections: Bristles, swirls, hair coarse, thin, standing up, not evenly 



distributed over all the body except the belly. 



Color White. Red or black spots in hair disqualify, but blue spots 

 in hide (commonly known as freckled) while objectional and should 



be discouraged, do not argue impurity of blood . . 2 



Objections: Color any other than white. 



Size Large for age and condition. Boars two years and over, if in 

 good flesh, should weigh not less than 500 pounds; sows same age 

 and condition, not less than 450 pounds. Boars eighteen months 

 old, in good flesh, should weigh not less than 400 pounds; sows ?,~>o. 

 Boars twelve months old, not less than 350 pounds; sows I5UO. 

 Boars and sows six months old not less than 150 pounds each, and 



other ages in proportion H 



Objections: Overgrown, coarse, uncouth, hard to fatten. 

 Action and style Easy and graceful ; high carriage ; active ; gentle and 

 easily handled. In males, testicles should be readily seen, and of 



same size and carriage 3 



Objections: Sluggish, awkward, low carriage, wild, vicious. In males, 

 testicles not distinctly visible, nor of same size and carriage. 



Condition Healthy and mellow touch, fat evenly laid on 2 



Objections: Harsh to touch, flabbiness, fat in lumps on back or sides. 



Disposition Quiet and gentle 2 



Objections: Cross, restless, quarrelsome. 



