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Objections. Overgrown; coarse; gangling, or hard to fatten 

 at any age. 



Action and Style. Action vigorous; easy; quick and grace- 

 ful. Style attractive; high carriage; and in males testicles 

 should be of same size, carriage; readily seen and yet not too 

 large. 



Objections. Slow; dull; clumsy; awkward; difficulty in get- 

 ting up when down; low carriage; wabbling walk. In males 

 testicles not easily seen, not of same size or carriage, too large 

 or only one showing 



Condition. Healthy; skin clear of scurf, scales, or sores; 

 soft and mellow to the touch; flesh fine, evenly laid on and free 

 from lumps or wrinkles. Hair soft and lying clO'se to body; 

 good feeding qualities. 



Objections. Unhealthy; skin scaly, wrinkly, scabby or harsh, 

 flabbiness or lumpy flesh; too much fat for breeding. Hair 

 harsh, dry and standing up from body; poor feeder; deafness, 

 partial or total. 



Disposition. Quiet, gentle and easily handled. 



Objections. Cross, restless, vicious or wild. 



ESSEX SWINE. 



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 TION, VOL. II, IMPROVED ESSEX SWINE RECORD, 1893. (J 



Color Black 2 



Head Small, broad and face dished 3 



Ears Fine, erect, slightly drooping with age 2 



Jowl Full and neat 1 



Neck Short, full, well arched 3 



Shoulders Broad and deep 7 



Girth Around Heart 6 



Back Straight, bread and level 12 



Sides Deep and full 6 



Ribs Well sprung 7 



Loin Broad and strong 12 



Flank Well let down 



Ham Broad, full and deep 12 



Tail Medium, fine, and curled 



Legs Fine, straight and tapering 



Feet Small 



Hair Fine and silky, free from bristles 



Action Easy and graceful 



Symmetry Adaptation of the several parts to each other... 10 



Total . 100 



