106 BREEDS OF SWINE 



full ; reaching well down to hocks. Rump slightly sloped from 

 end of loin to root of tail. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs short ; set well apart and firm ; wide 

 above knee and hock, tapering below. Feet small, firm, and 

 standing well up on toes. 



Tail. — Small ; fine and tapering ; nicely curled. 



Coat. — Kne and silky; evenly covering the body. 



Size. — Boar two years old apd over when in good con- 

 dition should weigh not less than 500 pounds; sow same age 

 and condition, 450 pounds. Boar twelve months old, not 

 less than 300 pounds; sows in good flesh, 300 pounds. Pigs 

 5 to 6 months old, 140 to 160 pounds. 



Action. — Easy and graceful, but quiet. 



Condition. — Healthy; skin clean, and white or pink in 

 color; free from scurf; flesh firm and evenly laid on. 



Disposition. — Quiet and gentle. 



Disqualifications. — Color. — Other than white or creamy 

 white, vdth occasional dark spots in skin. 



Form. — Crooked jaws or deformed face; crooked or de- 

 formed legs; large, coarse, drooping ears. 



Condition. — Excessive fatness ; barrenness ; deformity in 

 any part of the body. 



Pedigree. — ISTot eligible for record. 



REVIEW. 



1. Describe Victoria swine. 



2. Are the ears drooping or erect? What other breeds are like them 

 in this respect? 



3. Tell of the origin and history of this breed. 



4. What can you say of their popularity? Where are they mainly 

 found? 



5. What is said of their utility? 



