of the Animals of the Farm. 433 
which case early development of the tusks is expected. The 
drawings (Figs. 46 and 47) show the state of the teeth at nine 
months. 
A class for pigs not exceeding nine months of age at many 
Shows takes the place of the six months' class, and therefore 
includes pigs of various ages from two or three months to over 
eight months. Disqualifications in this class generally affect 
pigs which are really under nine months, in which the state of 
the dentition indicates the age to be above that which is stated 
in the certificate. If, for instance, a pig which is entered as 
five months and two weeks has the corner teeth just cut, or one 
entered as six months and twenty-one days shows evidence of 
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