166 JUDGING SWINE 



Neck. Full, deep, short, and slightly arched. 



Objections. Long, flat; lacking in fullness or depth. 



Brisket. Full, well let down, extending well forward and on 

 line witn belly. 



Objections. Narrow or tucked up. 



Shoulders. Broad, deep; thickness in proportion to sides 

 and hams, full and even on top. 



Objections. Lacking in depth or width; thick beyond the 

 lines of the sides and hams; blade too prominent. 

 GirtH Around Heart. Full back of shoulders, ribs extending 

 well down; wide and full back of fore legs. 



Objections. Less than flank measure or length of body from 

 top of head to root of tail, or creased back of shoulders. 



Back. Broad, straight or slightly arched, carrying width well 

 back to hams, and of medium length. 



Objections. Narrow, creasing back of shoulders; narrow 

 across loins; swayed; too long; sunfish shaped. 



Loin. Broad, strong and full. 



Objections. Narrow, weak. 



Sides. Full, deep; carrying sides well down and back. 



Objections. Too round or flat; shallow or thin at the flank. 



Ribs. Well sprung and long; carrying fullness well back. 



Objections. Too flat, curve of the ribs too short. 



Belly. Wide and straight. 



Objections. Sagging, narrow. 



Flank. Well let down and full. 



Objections. Thin and tucked in; cut up too high. 



Ham. Full, broad, deep, holding width and coming well over 

 back. 



Objections. Narrow, short, too steep at the rump and cut up 

 too high in the crotch. 



Tail. Well set on; small, smooth and well tapered. 



Objections. Coarse, large, too prominent at the root. 



Limbs. Medium length; well set apart and well tapered; bone 

 firm and flinty; not coarse; muscles full above knee and hock; 

 pastern short; foot short. 



Objections. Long, ,slim, coarse, crooked, muscles light; pas 

 tern long, slim or flat ; feet long or sprawling. 



Coat. Fine, thick, and covering the body well. 



Objections. Coarse, bristly, harsh and wiry. 



Action. Easy, prompt, fine and graceful. 



Objections. Dull, sluggish, clumsy. 



Symmetrv. A harmonious combination of the foregoing scale 

 of points. 



Objections. Too much developed in some points and lacking 

 in others. 



SERIOUS OBJECTIONS. 



Form Small growth; upright ears; .small, cramped rhest; 

 crease back or shoulders, so as to be readily seen; delormed 

 and badly crooked legs; feet broken down so that the animal 

 walks on pastern joints and dew-claws. 



DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Condition Excessive fat; barren; deformed; r.nsound or 

 diseased; ridging or one-sided. 



Score A score or less than sixty points of the standard. 

 Pedigree Lack of eligibility to record. 



