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Action. — Easy and graceful; high carriage; active; gentle 

 and easily handled. In males, testicles should be readily 

 seen, and of same size and carriage. 



Objections : Sluggish ; awkward ; low carriage ; wild ; 

 vicious. In males, testicles not distinctly visible, or not of 

 same size and carriage. 

 Condition. — Healthy and mellow touch, fat evenly laid on. 



Objections : Harsh to touch, flabbiness, fat in lumps on 

 back or sides. 

 Disposition. — Quiet and gentle. 



Objections : Cross, restless, quarrelsome. 

 Symmetry or adaptation of points. — The adaptation of all of the 

 points, size and style combined, to make the desired type of 

 model. 



Hampshire Swine — Scale op Points 



Disqualifications 



Color. — Spotted, more than two thirds white or solid black. 

 Form. — Any radical deformity, ears very large or drooping 



over eyes, crooked or weak legs or broken-down feet. 

 Condition. — Seriously impaired or diseased, excessive grossness, 



barrenness in animals over two years of age, ohuffy or 



squabby fat. 

 Size. — Not two thirds standard weight. 

 Pedigree. — Not eligible to record. 



Detailed Description 



1. Head and face. — Head medium length, rather narrow, 



cheeks not full ; face nearly straight and medium 

 width between the eyes, surface even and regular 4 



Objections : Head large, coarse and ridgy, nose 

 crooked or much dished. 



2. Eyes. — Bright and lively, free from wrinkles or fat sur- 



roundings . . 2 



Objections : Small, deep or obscure, or vision im- 

 paired by fat or other cause. 



3. Ears. — Medium length, thin, slightly inclined outward 



and forward . .... 2 



Objections : Large, coarse, thick, large or long 

 knuckle, drooping or not under good control of the 

 animal. 



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