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Objections : Legs long, slim, coarse, crooked ; muscles small 

 above hock and knee ; as large at foot as above knee ; 

 pasterns long, slim, crooked or weak ; the hocks turned in 

 or out of straight line ; legs too close together ; hoofs long, 

 slim and weak ; toes spreading out or crooked or unable 

 to bear up weight of animal without breaking down. 

 Tail. — 1. 



Tail of medium length and size, smooth and tapering well 

 and carried in a curve. 



Objections : Coarse and long, without a curl ; or short, 

 crooked or stubby ; or too small, fine, uneven, not tapering. 

 Coat. — 3. 



Fine, straight, smooth, lying close to and covering the body 

 well ; not clipped ; evenly distributed over the body. 



Objections : Bristles, hair coarse, harsh, thin, wavy or 

 curly ; swirls ; standing up ; ends of hair split and brown, 

 not evenly distributed over all of the body, except the belly. 

 Clipped coats should be cut 1.5 points. 

 Color. — 2. 



Black with six (6) white points ; tip of tail, four white feet and 

 white in face, or on the nose or on the point of the lower 

 jaw. All to be perceptible without close examination. 

 Splashes of white on the jaw, legs, or flank or a few spots 

 of white on the body not objectionable. 



Objections : Solid black, white mixed or sandy spots. 

 Speckled with white hairs over the body ; mottled face or 

 white and black ; hair mixed, making a grizzly appearance. 

 Size. — 10. 



Large for age. Condition, vigor and vitality to be considered. 

 There should be a difference between breeding animals 

 and those kept or fitted for the show of at least 25 per cent 

 in size. In show condition or when fat, weights for the 

 different ages should be about as follows : Boars over two 

 years old, seven hundred (700) pounds. Sows over two years 

 old, six hundred (600) pounds. Boars eighteen months old, 

 six hundred (600) pounds. Sows eighteen months old, 

 five hundred (500) pounds. Boars one year old, four 

 hundred and fifty (450) pounds. Sows one year old, four 

 hundred and fifty (450) pounds. Boars and sows six months 

 old, one hundred and eighty (180) pounds. All hogs in just 

 fair breeding condition, one fom-th less for size. The keep- 

 ing and chance that a young boar has cuts quite a figure 

 in his size and should be considered, other points being 

 equal. Fine quality and size, combined, are desirable. 



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