THE CHESTER WHITE BREED 73 
Legs and Feet.—Legs short; straight; set well apart and 
squarely under body; bone of good size; firm; well muscled ; 
wide above knee and hock; below knee and hock round and 
tapering, enabling animal tu carry its weight with ease; pastern 
short and nearly upright; feet short, firm, tough and free from 
defects. 
Objections.—Legs too short, long, slim, erooked ; too coarse ; 
too close together; weak muscles above hock and knee; bone 
large and coarse without taper; pasterns long; crooked, slim 
like a deer’s; hoofs long, slim, weak; toes spreading, crooked, 
or turned up. 
Tail.—Small; smooth; tapering; well set on; root slightly 
covered with flesh; carried in a curl. 
Objections.—Coarse; long; clumsy; set too high or too 
low; hanging like a rope. 
Coat.—Fine; straight or wavy; evenly distributed and cov- 
ering the body well; nicely clipped coats no objection. 
Objections.—Bristles; hair coarse; thin; standing up; not 
evenly distributed over all of the body except in the belly. 
Color.—White (blue spots or black specks in skin shall not 
argue impurity of blood). 
Objections.—Color any other than white. 
Size.—Large for age and condition; boars two years old 
and over, if in good flesh, should weigh not less than 500 
pounds. Sow, same age and condition, not less than 450 
pounds. Boars 18 months old in good flesh should weigh 
not less than 400 pounds. Sows, 350. Boars 12 months old, 
not less than 300 pounds. Sows, 300. Boars and sows six 
months old, not less than 150 pounds each, and other ages in 
proportion. 
Objections.—Overgrown ; coarse; uncouth; hard to fatten. 
Action and Style-—Action easy and graceful; stvle attract- 
