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4. Neck. — Short, well set to the shoulders, tapering from 



shoulder to head. 



Objections : Long, thick or bulky. 



5. Jowl. — Light and tapering from neck to point, neat and 



firm . 2 



Objections : Large, broad, deep or flabby. 



6. Shoulders. — Deep, medium width and fullness, well in 



line with back . . . . 6 



Objections : Narrow on top or bottom, thick be- 

 yond line with sides and hams. 



7. Chest. — Large, deep and roomy ; full girth, extending 



down even with line of belly . . . 12 



Objections : Narrow at top or bottom ; small girth, 

 cramped or tucked up. 



8. Back and loin. — Back straight or slightly arched ; 



medium breadth, with nearly uniform thickness from 

 shoulders to hams and fuU at loins ; sometimes higher 

 at hips than at shoulders . . . .15 



Objections : Narrow, creased or drooped behind 

 shoulders ; surface ridgy or uneven. 



9. Sides and ribs. — Sides smooth, full, firm, carry size 



evenly from shoulders to hams ; ribs strong, well 

 sprung at top and bottom ... . . .8 



Objections : Sides thin, flat, flabby or creased or ribs 

 not well sprung. 



10. Belly and flank. — Straight and full, devoid of gross- 



ness ; flank full and running nearly on line with sides 6 



Objections : Belly sagging or flabby ; flank thin 

 or tucked up. 



11. Hams and rump. — Hams of medium width, long and 



deep ; rump slightly rounded from loin to root of tail ; 

 buttock full, neat and firm ; devoid of flabbiness or 



excessive fat . . .... 10 



Objections : Ham narrow, cut too high in crotch, 

 buttock flabby, rump too fat, too narrow or too steep, 

 or peaked at root of tail. 



12. Legs and feet. — Legs medium length, set well apart and 



squarely under body, wide above knee and hock, and 

 rounded and well muscled below, tapering, bone me- 

 dium, pasterns short and nearly upright, toes short and 

 firm, enabling the animal to carry its weight with ease 10 



Objections : Legs too long, slim, crooked, coarse or 

 short ; weak muscles above hock, and knee bone large 

 and coarse, and legs- without taper, pasterns too long 



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