HAMPSHIRE 345 



Points. 



Brought forward .... 18 



Chest.— Large, deep and roomy; full girth, extending down even 

 with hne of belly . . .... 12 



Objections: Narrow at top or bottom; small girth, cramped or 

 tucked up. 



Back and Loin. — Back straight or slightly arched; medium 

 breadth, with nearly uniform thickness from shoulders to haras 

 and full at loins; sometimes higher at hips than at shoulders 15 



Objections: Narrow, creased or dropped behind shoulders; surface 

 ridgy or uneven. 



Sides and Ribs. — Sides smooth, full, firm, carry size evenly 

 from shoulders to hams; ribs strong, well sprung at top and 

 bottom ... .... 8 



Objections: Sides thin, flat, flabby or creased; ribs not well 

 sprung. 



Belly and Flank. — Straight and full, devoid of grossness; flank 

 full and running nearly on line with sides . 6 



Objections: Belly sagging or flabby; flank thin or tucked up. 



Hams and Rump. — Hams of medium width, long and deep; rump 

 slightly rounded from loin to root of taO; buttock full, neat and 

 firm, devoid of flabbiness or excessive fat 10 



Objections: Ham narrow, cut too high in crotch, buttock flabby, 

 rump too fat, too narrow or too steep, or peeked at root of tail. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs medium length, set well apart and 

 squarely under body, wide above knee and hock, and rounded 

 and well muscled below, tapering, bone medium, pasterns 

 short and nearly upright, toes short and firm, enabling the 

 animal to carry its weight with ease 10 



Objections: Legs too long, slim, crooked, coarse or short; weak 

 muscles above hock and knee-bone large and coarse and legs 

 without taper, pasterns too long to correspond with length of 

 leg, too crooked or too slender; feet long, slim and weak; toes 

 spreading, too long, crooked or turned up. 



Tail. — Medium length, slightly curled . . ... 1 



Objections: Coarse, long, clumsy, swinging like a pendulum. 



Coat. — Fine, straight, smooth . . 2 



Objections: Bristles or swirls, coarse or curly. 



Color. — Black, with exception of white belt encircling body, in- 

 cluding forelegs . . ... 2 



Objections: White running high on hindlegs, or extending more 

 than one-fourth length of body, or solid black. 



Size. — Large for conditions: boar, two years and over, 450; sow, 

 same age, 400; eighteen months boar, 350; sow, 325; twelve 

 months boar or sow, 300; six months, both sexes, 140 . . 5 



Action and Style. — Active, vigorous, quick and graceful; style, 

 attractive and spirited 4 



Objections: Dull, sluggish and clumsy. 



Condition. — Healthy, skin free from all defects, flesh evenly laid 

 on and smooth and firm, not patchy, and devoid of all excess 

 of grossness . • ■ 4 



Objections: Skin scurfy, scaly, mangy or otherwise unhealthy; hair 

 harsh, dwarfed or cramped, not growthy. 



Disposition. — Docile, quiet and easily handled . 3 



Objections: Cross, restless, vicious or with no ambition. 



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