118 BREEDS OF SWINE 



meat. Like the Essex, it is probably most suitable for the 

 cottager who wants a pig that can be matured with a small 

 amount of feed. There is no American breed that requires 

 crossing with a breed like the Small Yorkshire, unless it is 

 the " Razorback," and the Essex seems rather better adapted 

 to this purpose, as its skin will stand the hot sun of the South 

 better than that of a white breed. The Small Yorkshire is 

 not noted for fecundity, and, unless some unforeseen con- 

 ditions arise, the breed seems destined to gradually disappear. 

 Small Yorkshire Score Card. — Following is the description 

 and scale of points for Small Yorkshires adopted by the 

 American Yorkshire Club: 



Counts. 

 General Outline — Wide and deep in proportion to the lengtli, straight 



above and below, and short in head, neck, body, and limbs 5 



Outline of Head — Short, abrupt, inclining to fine, and possessed of 



much dish and downward spring under the jaws 4 



Forehead and Poll — Wide \ 



Eye — Medium size ; clear and bright 1 



Jowl — Large, smooth, and carried well back toward the neck 1 



Snout — Short, turning upward somewhat, with a deep indenture or 



curve immediately above it 1 



Ear — Small, thin, erect, and inclining slightly forward rather than 



backward at the tips 1 



Neck — Short, wide, and deep, the width slightly increasing towards 



the shoulders 3 



Outline of Body — Short, broad, deep, and straight above, below, and 



on the sides , 7 



Back — ^Very broad, of even width and straight from withers to tail 



head 10 



Shoulder — Large, smoothly and evenly developed, and blending per- 

 fectly with neck and crops 6 



Arm and Thigh — Moderately wide, tapering nicely down and inclining 



to short 2 



Brisket — Wide and on level with under line 3 



Side — Deep, thick in every part, straight and even from shoulder 



to hip 8 



Ribs — Widely and deeply sprung 5 



