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

 tapering, enabling the 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 the body except 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 6 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 attrac- 

 tive; high carriage; in males testicles should be readily seen; 

 same size and carriage. 



Objections. Sluggish; awkward low carriage; wabbling walk; 

 in males testicles not easily seen; not of same size or carriage, 

 or only one showing. 



Condition. Healthy, skin clear and bright; free from scurf 

 and sores; flesh fine and mellow to the touch; evenly laid 

 on and free from lumps; good feeding qualities. 



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

 lumjpy or flabby; hair harsh, dry and standing up from body; 

 poor feeders; total deafness. 



Disposition. Quiet; gentle and easily handled; with ambi- 

 tion enough to look out for themselves if neglected. 



Objections. Cross; restless; vicious or wild; no ambition. 



