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the ears large, falling gradually forward, sometimes in a 

 careless fashion. Color is white, although bluish black 

 skin spots are not unusual. The pigment must be con- 

 fined to the skin, however, the hair growing from them 

 being white, and, even then, too many spots are objec- 

 tionable. 



On account of their length many Chester Whites mani- 

 fest a tendency to be wide in front and gradually narrow 



Fig. 143. — A Hampshire boar. 



toward the hindquarters. Coarseness, noticeable espe- 

 cially in heavy, lop ears, prominent shoulders, and a 

 rough, curly coat of hair, is a fair objection to some 

 individuals. 



302. The Hampshire. — This " breed, formerly called 

 Thin Rind, has been classed as of both fat and bacon 

 type, but barrows of this breed have been shown most 

 often in fat classes. Tjrpical representatives (Fig. 143) 

 weigh somewhat less than those of the other fat breeds 



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