LARD TYPE BREEDS OP SWlNE 5I6 



have wide, long rumps and deep, thick thighs. The rumps, 

 however, are often somewhat droopy. Thickness of ham is 

 a characteristic of this breed. The bone is often light for 

 the weight carried, and the pasterns may be quite sloping. 

 Breeders of Poland- Chinas have almost divided themselves 

 into two groups, one favoring a medium-sized, quick ma- 

 turing pig ; the other, a larger, heavier boned, coarser hog. 

 Unquestionably, this breed has lost much ground among 

 farmers in the middle west, due to over-refinement and 

 small litters. These objections, advocates of the so-called 

 "big type" are endeavoring to overcome. If a combination 

 of scale and quality are present, other things being equal, 

 the large type will usually receive the approval of the 

 judge. Quality must be emphasized. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOB POLAND-CHINA SWINE. 



(Adopted by the National Poland-China Kecord Association.) 



Points 

 Head and face — Should be broad, even and smooth between and above 

 the eyes ; slightly dished, tapering evenly and gradually to near the 

 end of the nose. Broad lower jaw; head inclined to shortness, but 

 not enough to give appearance of stubby nose. In the males a mas- 

 culine appearance and expression 3 



Objections: Head long, narrow between the eyes; nose uneven and 

 coarse; too large at the muzzle or the head too short; not full or 

 high above the eyes; or too much wrinkled around or above the 

 eyes. 



Eyes — Full, clear, prominent, expressive ^ 



Objections: Dutl expression, deep set or obscure. Sight impaired by 

 wrinhles, fat or other cause. 

 Ears — Ears attached to the head by a short, firm knuckle, giving free 

 and easy action. Standing up slightly at the base to within two- 

 thirds of the tip, where a gentle break or drop should occur; in 

 size neither too large nor too small, but even, tine, thin, leaf shape, 



slightly inclined outward " 



Objections: Large, floppy, straight, upright or coarse; knuckle long, 

 letting the ear drop too close to the head and face, hindering free 

 use of the ears. 

 Neck — Short, wide, even, smooth, w3ll arched, rounding and full fror.i 



poll to shoulder, with due regard to the characteristics of the sex . . 2 

 Objections: Long, narrow, thin and drooping from the shoulder to the 

 poll, with unevenness caused by wrinkles or creases. 

 Jowl^ — Pull, broad, deep, smooth and firm, carrying fullness back near to 

 point of shoulders, and below line of lower jaw so that lower line 



will be as low as breast bone when head is carried up level 2 



Objections: Light, flabby, thin, and wedge-shaped, deeply wrinkled, 

 not drooping below line of lower jaw and not carrying fullness 

 hack to shoulder and brisket. 



