JUDGING SWINE 59 



In color the hog should be according to that specified 

 for the breed. The coat should be abundant ; that is, he 

 should have sufficient hair to be protected as much as 

 possible from the cold of winter and the heat of summer. 

 The coat of a hog at best does not afford him a great deal 

 of protection, consequently it is all the more important 

 that he have an abundance of hair. This should be fine, 

 which is an indication of good quality. It should be 

 straight, bright, smooth, lying close to the body, because 

 then the hog will be thrifty and in good condition. It 

 should be evenly distributed in order to present a good 

 appearance and have the hog equally protected at all 

 points of his body. 



The snout is another point in which the various breeds 

 differ and should be judged according to the breed. The 

 eyes should be full, bright and not obscured by wrinkles. 

 They should be well developed and open because very 

 often, if obscured by folds of fat, the hog is not able to 

 see. The face as specified should be dished according to 

 the breed, but in general is should be broad between the 

 eyes and ears and also smooth. Some breeds are not very 

 broad between the ears and some are considerably broader 

 than others, but in general width between the eyes is an 

 indication of intelligence. The ears should be fine in 

 texture, medium in size and neatly attached, which is an 

 indication of good quality. They should be carried ac- 

 cording to the breed as specified previously. 



The jowls should be firm and smooth, medium in size 

 and not pendulous. In breeding animals considerable 

 stress is sometimes laid upon the correlation between va- 

 rious points. Many breeders have correlated the feeding 

 quality of swine with the size of the jowls, thinking that 

 a hog with large jowls is a good feeder, If the truth of 



