SWINE GE0K6E E. DAY. 49 



Flank — Well back and low down' on leg, making nearly 



straight line with the lower part of side 5 



Loin — Full and wide....»..- _ 9 



Ham — Deep and thick, extending well up on back, and hold- 

 ing thickness well down to hock lo 



Tail — Well set up on back; tapering and not coarse 2 



Legs — Short, straight, and strong, set wide apart, with hoofs 



ereot and capable of holding good weight _ 5 



Symmetry — ^Well proportioned throughout, depending largely 



on condition 6 



Condition — Irt a good, healthy, growing state; not over-fed 5 

 Style — Attractive, spirited', indicative of thorough breeding 

 and constitutional vigor _ _.... 5 



Total _ - _ 100 



Description of Berkshire Swine. 



Prepared by the National Association of Expert Judges of 

 Swine. • '" ■* 



Disqualifications. 



Form — Very large and heavy or drooping ears; small, cramped 

 chest, crease back of shoulders and over the back so as to 

 cause a depression in back easily noticed, deformed or 

 crooked legs, feet broken down, so that the animal walks on 

 pastern joints. 



Size — Overgrown, gangling, narrow, contracted or not two- 

 thirds large enough for age. 



Condition — Barrenness, deformed, seriously diseased, total blind- 

 ness from any cause. 



Score — Less than sixty points. 



Pedigree — Not eligible to record. 



Detailed Description. 



1. Head and Face — Head short, broad, coming well forward 

 at poll, face short and fine and well dished, broad between 

 the eyes, tapering from eyes to point of nose, surface even 

 and regular. 



Objections — Head long, narrow and coarse, forehead low and 

 narrow, jaws narrow or contracted, lower jaws extending 

 beyond upper; face long, straight between the eyes; nose 

 coarse, thick or crooked, or ridgy. 



2. Eyesi— Very clear, rather large, dark hazel or gray. 

 Objections — Small, dull, bloodshot, deep set or obscure, vision 



impaired by wrinkles, fat or other cause. 



3. E^rs — Generally almost erect, but sometimes inclined for- 

 ward with advancing age, medium size, thin, and soft. 



Objections — Large, coarse, thick, round or drooping, long or 

 large knuck, difference in form, size or position one with the 

 other, animal unable to control their position. 



