174 JUDGING SWINE 



CHESTER WHITE SWINE. 



'" SCALE OF POINTS AS ADOPTED BY THE CHESTER WHITE 



RECORD ASSOCIATION AT THEIR ANNUAL MEETING, ^ 



JAN., 1885, AND REVISED JAN., l888. PUBLISHED 

 TODD'S IMPROVED CHESTER WHITE SWINE 



RECORD, VOL. IV, 1891. CJ 



Head Small, broad, slightly dished 5 



Eye Large and bright 2 



Ear Thin, fine and drooping 2 



Jowl Neat and full 3 



Neck Short, full and slightly arched 3 



Brisket Full and deep 3 



Shoulder Broad and deep , 6 



Girth Around Heart 10 



Back Straight and broad 7 



Sides Deep and full G 



Ribs Well sprung 7 



Belly Wide and straight 4 



Girth Around Flank 10 



Ham Broad, full and deep 10 



Limbs Strong, straight and neat 7 



Tail Tapering, and not coarse 2 



Coat Fine and thick 3 



Color White 1 



Action Prompt, easy and graceful 5 



Symmetry 4 



Total 100 



DETAILED DESCRIPTION. 



Head Short; broad between the eyes, and nicely tapering 

 from eyes to point of nose; face slightly dished; cheeks full. 



Objections. Head coarse, long and narrow; face straight or 

 too much dished; snout coarse or thick. 



Eye. Large, bright, and free from overgrowing fat. 



Objections. Small, dim, or hidden under protruding fat. 



Ear. Drooping; thin; pointing outward and forward; well 

 proportioned to size of body. 



Objections. Too large and coarse; thick, lopping; lying too 

 near the face; stiff, erect, or too small. 



Jowl. Full, firm and neat; carrying fullness well back to 

 neck and brisket. 



Objections. Flabby; light; thin in cheek; tucking up under 

 the neck. 



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



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



Brisket. Full; strong; well let down; extending well for- 

 ward, and on line of the belly. 



Objections. Narrow, or tucked up. 



Shoulder Broad; deep; thickness in proportion to the side 

 and ham; full and even en top. 



Objections. Thick beyond the line of side and ham; lacking 

 in depth or width; blade prominent, or extending above the 

 line of the back. 



