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The face is straight, or very slightly dished, and the snout 
is generally somewhat longer than that of the Poland- 
China. The ear droops,-somewhat like that of the Poland- 
China, although it is generally heavier, and the droop, or 
break, is usually farther from the tip. It is common for 
the ear to be somewhat loosely attached to the head. In 
general conformation, the 
cn te “.. Chester-White is similar to 
: the Poland-China, although 
the latter generally excels in 
depth and fullness of ham. 
: The color is white, no 
Fic. 89.— Chester-White boar. black hair being admissible, 
although it 1s common for 
black or bluish spots to occur on the skin. In many 
specimens, the hair has a decided tendency to be wavy, 
and even curly (Fig. 89). 
526. Types. — The Chester-White is capable of show- 
ing extreme variations of type in the hands of different 
breeders. In American show-rings, the short-legged, fine- 
boned, deep, thick, smooth type is generally preferred by 
the judges, who seem willing to sacrifice considerable size 
in order to get smoothness and quality. Larger, heavier- 
boned types occasionally appear, but are generally dis- 
couraged by the judges. In Canada, greater importance 
is attached to length, and some very lengthy, heavy-boned 
Chester-Whites are frequently seen in Canadian show- 
rings. At the 1907 Provincial Winter Fair, at Guelph, 
Ontario, a pair of Chester-White carcasses were exhibited 
in the bacon class in competition with Yorkshires, Tam- 
worths and Berkshires, and though they were not ideal 
bacon carcasses by any means, they were good enough to 
win sixth prize; and a number of Yorkshire and Tam- 
