88 BREEDS OF SWINE 



Objections. — !N"arrow, creased, or drooped behind shoulders ; 

 surface ridgy or uneven. 



Sides and Bihs. — Sides full, smooth, firm; carrying size 

 evenly from shoulder to hams; ribs strong, well sprung at top 

 and bottom. 



Objections. — Sides thin, flat, flabby, or creased, or ribs not 

 'well sprung. 



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

 flank full and running nearly on line vsdth sides. 



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 tail; buttock full 

 and neat and firm, devoid of flabbiness or excessive fat. 



Objections. — Ham narrow; cut too high in crotch, buttock 

 flabby ; rump too flat, too narrow, or too steep, or peaked 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. 



Objections. — Legs too long, slim, crooked, coarse, or short; 

 weak muscles above hock and knee bone ; large and coarse 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. 



Objections. — Coarse, long, clum'sy, swinging like a pendu- 

 lum. 



Coat. — Fine, straight, smooth. 



Objections, — Bristles or swirls, coarse or curly. 



