OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 185 



Disease, any evidence of, or tendency to disease disqualifies. 100 

 Disease, scars of sores, discolored spots, eruptions, eczema, 



etc 5 to 25 



Colored hair, disqualifies 100 



Colored spots, dark spots in skin 5 to 25 



Size, inordinate size, with coarseness of bone or form. 10 to 50 



Size, diminutive size 5 to 25 



Disposition, savage or fierce nature 5 to 10 



SUFFOLK SWINE. 



SCALE OF POINTS ADOPTED BY THE AMERICAN SUFFOLK 



ASSOCIATION. 



Color. White 2 



Head. Small, broad and face dished 3 



Ears. Fine, erect, slightly drooping with age 2 



Jowl. Full and neat 1 



Neck. Short, full and slightly arched 3 



Shoulders. Broad and deep 7 



Girth Around Heart 6 



Back. Straight, broad, level 12 



Sides. Deep and full 6 



Ribs. Well sprung 7 



Loin. Broad and strong 12 



Plank. Well let down 2 



Ham. Broad, full, deep 12 



Tail. Medium, fine and curled 2 



Legs. Fine, straight and tapering 3 



Feet. Small 3 



Hair. Fine and silky, free from bristles 3 



Action. Easy and graceful 4 



Symmetry- Adaptation of the several parts to each other 10 



Total ( ,...., ..100 



