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to 650 pounds. It ranks in size with the other leading fat 

 breeds. One of the principal objections to it is its general 

 lack of refinement. The ears are often heavy and extremely 

 pendant, the shoulders prominent, and the hair coarse and 

 curly. The head is rather large, the face straight, the jowl 

 large and the body proper inclined to be rough. The breed 

 has the extreme tendency to narrow materially from the f ore- 

 to the hindquarters. 



The O. I. C. breed, meaning the Ohio Improved Chester 

 White, is merely an offspring from the original Chester 

 White, having been decidedly improved in quality and 

 conformation. The size has been somewhat decreased and 

 the attributes of quality and compactness introduced. 

 Considered as a whole, the improved form of the Chester 

 White is a very acceptable breed. The body has good width 

 and carries out well. Coarseness in bone, prominent shoul- 

 ders and general lack of quality are still faults, however, 

 with some specimens of the breed. 



STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE AND SCALE OF POINTS FOR O. I. C. 



SWINE. 



Points. 



COLOR. White. Black spots in hair disqualify, but blue spots 

 in hide (commonly known as freckles), while objectionable, do 

 not argue impurity of blood 2 



Objections: Color any other than white. 



HEAD AND FACE. Head short and wide; cheeks neat (not too 

 full); jaws broad and strong; forehead medium, high and wide; 

 face short and smooth; wide between the eyes, which should 

 be prominent, clear, and bright and free from fat surroundings; 

 nose neat, tapering and slightly dished 5 



Objections: Head long, narrow or coarse; forehead low and nar- 

 row; jaws contracted and weak; face long, narrow and straight; 

 nose coarse, clumsy or dished like a Berkshire; eyes small, 

 deeply sunken or obscure; impaired vision. 



EARS. Medium size; soft; not too thick; not clumsy; pointing 

 forward and slightly outward; drooping gracefully and fully 

 under control of the animal 2 



Objections: Too large or too small; coarse; thick; stiff or upright, 

 drooping too close to face; not under control. 



BRISKET. Full; well let down; joined well to jowl in line with belly 3 



Objections: Narrow; tucked up or depressed. 



JOWL. Smooth; neat; firm; full; carrying fulness well back to 

 shoulders and brisket when head is carried up level ... 2 



Objections: Light; rough and deeply wrinkled; too large and 

 flabby; not carrying fulness back to shoulders and brisket. 



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