158 JUDGING SWINE 



IV. OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE. 

 BERKSHIRE SWINE. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN 

 BERKSHIRE ASSOCIATION. Q 



Color Black, with white on feet, face, tip of tail and an oc- 



casional splash en the arm ............................ 4 



Face and Snout Short; the former fine and well dished, and 



broad between the eyes ............................... 7 



Eye Very clear, rather large, dark hazel or gray ............ 2 



Ear Generally almost erect, but sometimes inclined forward 



with advancing age; medium size; thin and soft ........ 4 



Jowl Full and heavy, running well back on neck ............ 4 



Neck Short and broad on top .............................. 4 



Hair Fine and soft; medium thickness ...................... 3 



Skin Smooth and pliable ............. . .................. 4 



Shoulder Thick and even, broad on top, and deep through 



chest ............................................... 7 



Back Broad, short and straight; ribs well sprung, coupling 



close to hips .......................................... 8 



Side Deep and well let down; straight on bottom lines ...... 6 



Flank Well back and low down on leg, making nearly straight 



line with the lower part of side ...................... 5 



Loin Full and wide ............................... . ..... i) 



Ham Deep and thick, extending well up on back, and hold- 



ing thickness well down to hock ........................ 10 



Tail Well set up on back; tapering and not coarse .......... 2 



Legs Short, straight, and strong, set wide apart, with hoofs 



erect and capable of holding good weight .............. 5 



Symmetry Well proportioned throughout, depending large- 



ly on condition ...................................... 6 



Condition In a good healthy, growing state; not over-fed.. 5 

 Style Attractive, spirited, indicative of thorough breeding 



and constitutional vigor ........................... ... 5 



Total .................. .- ........................... 100 



BERKSHIRE SWINE. 



The Berkshire Society of Great Britain has issued to the lead- 

 ing Agricultural Show Societies the following instructions as 

 guides to judges in making their awards: 



"We recommend that a perfectly black face, or a black foot, 

 or black tail should disqualify a pig in the show yard. White or 

 sandy spots on the top or sides of the animal, or a decidedly 

 white ear should be disqualifications. Any deszription of coloring 

 staining or clipping should also be a disqualification. White on 

 the ear or under the throat or on the underline of the bodj, 

 should be considered objectionable. Either too much or too little 

 white in the place of the recognize^ markings should be an ob- 

 jection, also to be noted in the competition." 



