44 SWINE GEORGE E. DAT. 



Eyes — Large, full, and bright i 



Jowl — Good width and muscular but very neat, possess- 

 ing nO' accumulation of flabby fat 2 



Ears — Large, moderately thin, slightly inclined forward, 

 and fringed with fine hair i 



Neck — Medium length, muscular, but possessing no ten- 

 dency to arch on top _ - 3 



C. Forequarters : 



Shoulders — Smooth, somewhat rounded from side to side 

 over top,, and very compact; no wider than back, and 

 not running back on side so- as to shorten distance 



between shoulder and ham 6 



Breast — Good width and full , ,- 3 



Fore Legs — Set well apart, medium length, and straight; 

 pasterns, upright; bone, clean and strong; feet, me- 

 dium size and strongly formieJ 4 



D. Body: 



Back — Medium width, rising slightly above the straight 

 line and forming a very slight arch from neck to root 

 of tail _ 6 



Loan — Wide as rest of back, strong and full, but not 

 unduly arched -- 5 



Ribs — Good length, and moderately arched 5 



Side — Fairly deeo; long, smooth, and straight between 

 shoulder and ham; a straight-edge laid over shoulder 

 point and ham should touch the side throughout 8 



Heart Girth— Full, but not flabby at fore-flanks, filled 

 out even with side of shoulder; there should be no 

 tucked-up appearance back of fore legs, nor droop back 

 of shoulder top -..- .- - _ 5 



Flank — Full and low „ 2 



E. Hindquarters: 



Rump — SamiC width as back; long and slightly rounded 

 from a point above hips to tail, and somewhat rounded 

 from side to side over top...- 4 



Ham — Full without flabbiness; thigh, tapering towards 

 hock without wrinkles or folds, and carrying flesh well 

 down towards hock 6 



Hind Legs — Medium length; hocks set well apart, but not 

 bowed outward; bone, clean and strong; pasterns, up- 

 right; feet, medium size and strongly formed 4 



Total 100 



LARGE YORKSHIRE. 



Standard of excellence and scale of points adopted by the 

 American Yorkshire Club in 1899. 



Points 

 (i) General Outline — Long and deep in proportion to 

 width, but not massive; slightly arched in the back, 

 symmetrical and smooth, with body firmly supported 

 by well-placed legs of medium length 5 



