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Style. The bacon type of hog is an active animal, and if 

 it is properly formed and has the desired development of 

 muscle, it will be able to walk off without apparent effort. 

 Some hogs walk with a writhing movement, which is a sure 

 indication of some serious weakness. Character has already 

 been defined under selection of boar and sow. 



Snout. Length of snout varies with breed. Very often, 

 however, a long snout is associated with a narrow chest, and 

 a very short snout is often associated with a heavy jowl and 

 neck. 



Face. A broad face, and a broad poll which comes well 

 forward, indicate good constitution and feeding qualities. 

 The poll is the upper portion of the skull. 



Eyes. Large, full, bright eyes indicate good health and 

 constitution. 



Jowl. The jowl has very little market value. A heavy, 

 fat jowl denotes a tendency to put on too much fat. Good 

 width across the jowl is desirable, but it should be trim and 

 neat. A narrow jowl is often associated with a narrow chest 

 and poor feeding qualities. 



Ears. The ears are an indication of the general quality 

 of the animal. Thick, coarse ears indicate coarseness and 

 thickness of skin, which, in turn, is associated with coarse- 

 grained flesh. Size of ear varies with breed, and a large ear 

 is not necessarily coarse. 



Neck. A long, scrawny neck, indicates weak constitu- 

 tion and slow feeding qualities. On the other hand, a short, 

 thick neck, with an arch, or crest, of fat on the top, will 

 cause the side of bacon to be heavy at the shoulder and neck 

 end, and, as was pointed out, this is the cheap end of the 

 side of bacon. Of course, a mature boar has a heavier neck 

 than a sow or barrow, and it is desirable that he should have 

 a strongly muscled neck. An excessive development of 

 crest, however, is undesirable. 



Shoulder. The shoulder of a bacon hog is somewhat 

 upright, making the animal comparatively short from the 



