OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 187 



THIN RIND HOGS. 



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STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE ADOPTED BY THE THIN RIND RECORD g 

 ASSOCIATION. CJ 



Head. Medium, well proportioned to length of body, and 

 grade as follows: 



Face. Straight and rather narrow between eyes 3 



Eyes. Full and bright 2 



Ears. Medium length, thin and slightly inclining forward.. 3 



Jowl. Light and tapering from neck to point 5 



Neck. Short and well set to shoulders 3 



Shoulders. Wide, full and deep, smoothly joined to back.. 6 

 Back. Medium in length, broad with nearly uniform width 

 from shoulders to loins, slightly arched from neck to top 



of tail 10 



Sides. Deep and well rounded, nearly straight on bottom 



line 8 



Ribs. Nicely sprung in line with shoulders and hams 3 



Girth. Very full, denoting great vigor and strong consti- 

 tution 8 



Flank. Running low nearly in line with belly 2 



Hams. Full and rounding up to rump and of great breadth. . 12 

 Legs. Small, set well apart, very erect on feet, denoting 



great carrying capacity 10 



Tail.- Medium length, neat and tapering 2 



Hair. Fine and of medium thickness 3 



Color. Black, with exception of white belt encircling body 

 including fore legs, or solid black, white running high 



upon hind legs objectionable but allowable 5 



Form and General Appearance. Smooth and symmetrical, 

 devoid of such grossness as excess of bone, jowl and 

 flabby belly; spirited, attractive, easy movement, indi- 

 cating constitutional vigor and good breeding 15 



Total . ..100 



