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JUDGING SWINE 



SMALL YORKSHIRE SWINE, 



SCALE OF POINTS AMERICAN SMALL YORKSHIRE SWINE " 

 RECORD, VOLUME II, 1890. 



Smaller the better 2 



Nose, shorter the better 5 



Dish, greater the better 3 



Width between ears, greater, the better 3 

 Ears, small, thin, erect, more so the 

 better (may be pricked forward, not 



lopped) 2 



Head ,.15 



Trunk 



Hams 



Shoulders . 

 Legs . 



Skin 



Hair 



/ Top line, straighter the better, from 



I shoulder to tail 5 



\ Belly line, the more level the better. . 5 



j Girth, in excess of length, more the bet- 



3 _ } ter, if not more than ten per cent. . . 5 



3 \ Depth, greater the better 5 



1 Width, greater and evener the better, 



/ from shoulder to ham 5 



I Loin, broader the better 5 



' Flank, deeper and fuller the better. . . 5 



f Length, longer the better 10 



,25 ^ Breadth, broader the better 10 



[ Thickness, greater the better 5 



f Length, longer the better 2 



. 5 <( Breadth, broader the better 3 



[Thickness 



r i Shorter the better 3 



3 i Straighter the better 2 



/ Smooth, flexible, fine; more so the bet- 



I ter 5 



Must not be too thin, nor ridgy 

 5 an'l coarse, nor show discolored 



spots from old sores, not pale and 

 ashy but healthy in color and free 

 from eruption. 



Evener, finer and thicker the better. 5 



General appear- f Symmetry and evidence of vigorous 

 ance . .51 health . 5 



Total 100 



DISCOUNTS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS. 



Pedigree, lack of registration or ineligibility to be regis- 

 tered disqualifies 100 



Sterility, inability to produce offspring disqualifies 100 



Deformity, any structural deformity or lack disqualifies. . 100 



