BREED CHARACTERISTICS 343 



Points. 

 Brought forward ' . , . . 82 



Objections: Bristles, hair coarse, harsh, thin, wavy or curly, 

 swirls, standing up, ends of hair split and brown, not evenly 

 distributed over all the body except belly. Clipped coats 

 should be cut 1.5 points. 



COLOR. Black, with white in face and lower jaw, white on feet 

 and tip of tail, a few small, clear white spots on body not objec- 

 tionable 4 



Objections: Solid black, more than one-fourth white, sandy hair 

 in spots, a grizzled or speckled appearance. 



SIZE. Large for age and condition. Boars two years old and over 

 if in good flesh, should weigh not less than 500 pounds. Sows 

 same age and condition, not less than 450 pounds. Boars 

 eighteen months old, in good condition, not less than 400 

 pounds; sows 350 pounds. Boars twelve months old, not less 

 than 300 pounds; sows 300 pounds. Boars and sows six months 

 old, not less than 150 pounds. Other ages in proportion . . 5 



Objections: Overgrowth, coarse, gangling, or hard to fatten at 

 any age, 



ACTION AND STYLE. Action easy, vigorous, quick and graceful. 

 Style attractive, high carriage and in male testicles should be 

 of same size and carriage readily seen and yet not top large . 3 



Objections: Slow, dull, clumsy, awkward, difficulty in getting 

 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 close to the body, good 

 feeding qualities 2 



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 feeders, deafness, 

 partial or total. 



DISPOSITION. Quiet, gentle and easily handled 2 



Objections: Cross, restless, vicious or wild. 



Symmetry of points 2 



Total . . V . . . . . ... .100 



DISQUALIFICATIONS . 



FORM. Upright ears; small, cramped chest; crease back of shoulders 

 and over back so as to cause a depression in back easily noticed; 

 deformed or badly crooked legs; feet broken down so that animal 

 walks on pastern joints. 



SIZE. China build or not two-thirds large enough for age. 



CONDITION. Excessive fatness; barrenness; deformed; seriously dis- 

 eased; total blindness, caused by defective eyes, or by reason of fat 

 or loose and wrinkled skin over the eyes. 



SCORE. Less than sixty points. 



PEDIGREE. Not eligible to record. 



