60 BREEDS OF SWINE 
Eyes.—F ull, clear, prominent and expressive. 
Objections.—Dull expression, deep set or obscure. Sight 
impaired by wrinkles, fat, or other cause. 
Ears.—Ears attached to the head by a short, firm knuck, 
giving free and easy action. Standing up slightly at the base 
to within two-thirds of the tip, where a gentle break or droop 
should occur; in size neither too large nor too small, but 
even, fine, thin, leaf-shape. Slightly inclined outward. 
Objections.—Large, floppy, straight, upright, or coarse; 
knuck long, letting the ear droop too close to the head and 
face, hindering the animal of free use of the ears. 
Neck.—Short, wide, even, smooth, well arched. Rounding 
and full from poll to shoulder, with due regard to the char- 
acteristics of the sex. 
Objections.—Long, narrow, thin, and drooping from shoul- 
der to poll, with unevenness caused by wrinkles or creases. 
Jowl.—Full, broad, deep, smooth, and firm, carrying ful- 
ness back to near point of shoulders, and below line of lower 
jaw, so that the lower line will be as low as breastbone when 
head is carried up level. 
Objections.—Light, flabby, thin, and wedge-shaped, deeply 
wrinkled, not drooping below line of lower jaw, and not carrying 
fulness back to shoulder and brisket. 
Shoulder.—Broad and oval at the top, showing evenness 
with the back and neck, with good width from the top to the 
bottom, and even smoothness extending well forward 
Objections.—Narrow at the top or bottom; not as deep as 
the body; uneven width. Shields on pigs under eight months 
of age, or showing too much shield at any age. 
Chest.—Large, wide, deep, and full; even under line to the 
shoulder and sides, with no creases; giving plenty of room 
for heart and other organs, making a large girth, indicating 
