The Pig Part 4

COAT.--Small quant.i.ty of fine silky hair 10

--- Total 100

OBJECTIONS.--Head--narrow forehead. Ears--thick, coa.r.s.e, or p.r.i.c.ked.

Coat--coa.r.s.e or curly; bristly mane.

DISQUALIFICATION.--Colour--any other than white.

LINCOLNs.h.i.+RE CURLY-COATED PIG

SCALE OF POINTS

COLOUR.--White

FACE AND NECK.--Medium length and wide between the eyes and ears 5

EARS.--Medium length, and not too much over face 10

JOWL.--Heavy 3

CHEST.--Wide and deep 3

SHOULDERS.--Wide 15

BACK.--Long and level 10

SIDES.--Very deep, and ribs well sprung 10

LOIN.--Broad 5

QUARTERS.--Long, wide, and not drooping 5

HAMS.--Large and well filled to hocks 15

TAIL.--Set high and thick 3

LEGS.--Short and straight 5

BELLY AND FLANK.--Thick and well filled 3

COAT.--Fair quant.i.ty of curly or wavy hair 8

--- 100

OBJECTIONS.--Head--narrow forehead. Ears--Thin.

DISQUALIFICATIONS.--Ears--p.r.i.c.ked. Nose--dished or long. Coat--coa.r.s.e, straight, or bristly. Colour of hair--any other than white.

THE GLOUCESTERs.h.i.+RE OLD SPOTS

HEAD.--Medium length and wide between the ears, nose wide and medium length, slightly dished.

EARS.--Rather long and drooping.

JOWL.--Medium size.

NECK.--Fairly long and muscular.

CHEST.--Wide and deep.

SHOULDERS.--Well developed but not projecting and in line with ribs, must not show any coa.r.s.eness.

BACK.--Long and level.

RIBS.--Deep, well sprung.

LOIN.--Very broad.

SIDES.--Very deep and presenting straight bottom line.

BELLY AND FLANK.--Full and thick.

QUARTERS.--Long, wide, and not drooping.

TAIL.--Set high, of moderate size, yet fairly strong and long and carrying brush.

HAMS.--Large, not too flat, and well filled to the hocks.

LEGS.--Short, straight and strong.

SKIN AND COAT.--Skin light or dark, must not show coloured splotches otherwise than beneath the spots of the coat. The latter should be full and fairly thick, hair long and silky but not curly, with an absence of mane bristles. Colour: white spots on black ground, or black spots on white ground. Such spots to be of medium size.

TEATS.--Minimum number of teats to be considered.

OBJECTIONS.--Head--narrow, face and nose both dished. Ears--thick, floppy, coa.r.s.e, or elevated. Coat--Coa.r.s.e or curly with rose; bristly mane, or decidedly sandy colour; skewbald or saddleback markings.

THE c.u.mBERLAND PIG

HEAD.--Fairly short, wide snout, dished face, wide between ears.