THE PROFITABLE PIG.

Patea Mail, 21 December 1881, Page 3

THE PROFITABLE PIG.

The following description of a profitable pig was reported by the committee at the Swine Breeders’ Convention at Indianapolis, Indiana :—He must have a small, short head, heavy jowl, and thick short neck; ears small, thin, and tolerably erect, not objectionable if they droop slightly forward ; must be straight from the neck back to flank; must be let well down to the knees in brisket; of good length from head to tail ; broad on back ; ribbed rather barrel-shaped ; must be slightly curved or arched in the back, from shoulder to the setting on of tail; tail small; long in the ham from hock to letting off the loins; shoulder not too large to give symmetry to the animal; ham broad and full; hair smooth and evenly set on ; skin soft and clastic to the touch ; legs short, small, and well set under ; broad between the legs ; good depth between bottom and top of the hog ; with pleasant, quiet disposition ; should not weigh more than 3001b. or 1001b. gross, at 12 to 18 months old according to keep ; color may be black or white, or a mixture of the two. The above described hog will measure as many feet from the top of the head to the setting on of tail as he does around the body, and will measure as many inches around the leg below the knee as he does feet in length around the body ; depth of body will be four-fifths of his height.