60 BREEDS OF SWINE 



Eyes. — Full, clear, prominent and expressive. 



Ohjections. — Dull expression, deep set or obscure. Sight 

 impaired by wrinkles, fat, or other cause. 



Ears. — Ears attached to the head by a short, fii-m knuck, 

 giving free and easy action. Standing up slightly at the base 

 to within two-thirds of the tip, where a gentle break or droop 

 should occur; in size neither too large nor too small, but 

 c^en, fine, thin, leaf-shape. Slightly inclined outward. 



Ohjections. — Large, floppy, straight, upright, or coarse; 

 knuck long, letting the ear droop too close to the head and 

 face, hindering the animal of free use of the ears. 



Neck. — Short, ^\'ide, even, smooth, well arched. Hounding 

 and full from poll to shoulder, with due regard to the char- 

 acteristics of the sex. 



Ohjections. — Long, narrow, thin, and drooping from shoul- 

 der to poll, with unevenness ca.used by wrinkles or creases. 



Jowl. — Full, broad, deep, smooth, and firm, carrying ful- 

 ness back to near point of shoulders, and below line of lower 

 jaw, so that the lower line will be as low as breastbone when 

 head is carried up level. 



Ohjections. — Light, flabby, thin, and wedge-shaped, deeply 

 wrinkled, not drooping below line of lower jaw, and not carrying 

 fulness back to shoulder and brisket. 



Shoulder. — Broad and oval at the top, showing evenness 

 with the back and neck, with good width from the top to the 

 bottom, and even smoothness extending well forward 



Ohjections. — Narrow at the top or bottom; not as deep as 

 the body; uneven width. Shields on pigs under eight months 

 of age, or showing too much shield at any age. 



Chest. — Large, wide, deep, and full ; even under line to the 

 shoulder and sides, with no creases; giving plenty of room 

 for heart and other organs, making a large girth, indicating 



