358 JUDGING SWINE 



Long legs and prominent shoulders are other objections to 

 the breed. 



Standard of Excellence for Tamworth Swine. 



Color. — Golden red hair on a flesh-colored skin, free from black. 

 Head. — Fairly long, snout moderately long and quite straight, face 



slightly dished, wide between ears. 

 Ears. — Rather large, with fine fringe, carried rigid and inclined slightly 



forward. 

 Neck. — Fairly long and muscular, especially in boar. 

 Chest. — Wide and deep. 

 SHOtTLDERS. — Fine, slanting, and well set. 

 Legs. — Strong and shapely, with plenty of bone, and set well outside 



body. 

 Pasterns. — Strong and sloping. 

 Feet. — Strong, and of fair size. 

 Back. — Long and straight. 

 Loin. — Strong and broad. 

 Tail. — Set on high and well tasselled. 

 Sides. — Long and deep. 



Ribs. — Well sprung and extending well up to flank. 

 Belly. — Deep, with straight underline. 

 Flank. — Full and well let down. 

 Quarters. — Long, wide, and straight from hip to tail. 

 Hams. — Broad and full, well let down to hocks. 

 Coat. — ^Abundant, long, straight, and fine. 

 Action. — Firm and free. 

 Objections: Black hair, very hght or ginger hair, curly coat, coarse 



mane, black spots on skin, slouch or drooping ears, short or turned- 



up snout, heavy shoulders, wrinkled skin, inbent knees, hoUowness at 



back of shoulders. 



Breeding and Class Characteristics. — Swine are judged 

 from the breeding standpoint largely on the same basis as 

 the fat specimens. There are a few points, however, of 

 special significance well worthy of consideration. 



Breeding Requisites. — Breeding swine should be judged from 

 the standpoint of the individual and the transmission of 

 desirable breeding attributes to the offspring. Weight 

 for age is important. Hogs are normally mature at least 

 from the show-yard standpoint at two years of age. While 

 extreme weight is important, if consistent with breed and 

 utility qualifications it should not be obtained at the expense 

 of weak bone, impaired constitution and vigor. In judging, 

 therefore, evidences of such treatment should be taken into 

 consideration. Conformity to breed type is important, not 



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