--Firm and free.

OBJECTIONS.--Black hair, very light or ginger hair, curly coat, coarse
mane, black spots on skin, slouch or drooping ears, short or turned up
snout, heavy shoulders, wrinkled skin, inbent knees, hollowness at back
of shoulders.

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BERKSHIRE PIGS

COLOUR.--Black, with white on face, feet and tip of tail.

SKIN.--Fine, and free from wrinkles.

HAIR.--Long, fine, and plentiful.

HEAD.--Moderately short, face dished, snout broad; and wide between the
eyes and ears.

EARS.--Fairly large, carried erect or slightly inclined forward, and
fringed with fine hair.

NECK.--Medium length, evenly set on shoulders; jowl full and not heavy.

SHOULDERS.--Fine and well sloped backwards; free from coarseness.

BACK.--Long and straight, ribs well sprung, sides deep.

HAMS.--Wide and deep to hocks.

TAIL.--Set high, and fairly large.

FLANK.--Deep and well let down, and making straight under line.

LEGS AND FEET.--Short, straight, and strong, set wide apart, and hoofs
nearly erect.

IMPERFECTIONS.--A perfectly black face, foot, or tail. A white ear. A
crooked jaw. White or sandy spots, or white skin on the body. A rose
back. A very coarse mane, and inbent knees.

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LARGE BLACK PIG

SCALE OF POINTS

HEAD.--Medium length and wide between the ears 5

EARS.--Thin, inclined well over the face, and not extending
beyond point of nose 4

JOWL.--Medium size 3

NECK.--Fairly long and muscular 3

CHEST.--Wide and deep 3

SHOULDERS.--Well developed, in line with the ribs 8

BACK.--Long and level 15

RIBS.--Well sprung 5

SIDES.--Very deep 8

LOIN.--Broad 5

BELLY AND FLANK.--Thick and well developed 7

QUARTERS.--Long, wide, and not drooping 8

HAMS.--Large and well filled to hocks 10

TAIL.--Set high, of moderate size 3

LEGS.--Short, straight, flat, and strong 5

SKIN AND COAT.--Fine and soft, with moderate quantity
of stra