108 BREEDS OF SWINE 
type probably does not vary in Cheshires any more than in 
other breeds. 
Utility—The Cheshire, as generally scen, belongs more to 
the fat than to the bacon class, though it should not be diff- 
cult to develop it into a fairly good bacon Irecd. It appears 
to be a good feeder, and its meat is admitted to be of excellent 
quality. The sows are fairly prolific, and the boars appear 
Fic. 32.—Cheshire barrow. 
to he prepotent, but very little is known regarding their value 
for crossing. 
The Cheshire Score Card.—Following is the standard of 
excellence and scale of points adopted by the Cheshire Swine 
Breeders’ Association : 
Counts. 
Head—Short to medium in length, short in proportion to length of 
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Face—Somewhat dished and wide between the eyes................ 8 
Jowl—Medium in fulness 
