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Title: The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria
Year: 1902 (1900s)
Authors: Victoria. Dept. of Agriculture
Subjects: Agriculture Agriculture -- Australia Victoria
Publisher: (Melbourne): Dept. of Agriculture, Victoria
Contributing Library: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden
Digitizing Sponsor: The LuEsther T Mertz Library, the New York Botanical Garden

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))ig is standing at rest.Sides—Shallow, not well let down between the forelegs.Ribs—Flat and short curved ; light back rib.Loin—Narrow and weak. Belly—Flaccid or wantmg in muscle, or gutty or ))odgy.Fla,nk—Thm, and not well let down.Quarters—Short, narrow, or droopmg. Hams—Narrow, wantmg in depth or deficiency of muscle in second thigh.Tail—Coarse, and set on low. Legs—Crooked, weak, and with round and coarse bone.Ankles—Extra large, round, and weak.Feet—Flat, splayed, and e.xtra wide and large.Evenness—Wrmkles on sides, neck, or shoulders. Coat—Coarse, curly, bristly, or mangy, with frmge along top of neck or shoulders.Action—Sluggish and clumsy. Symmetry—Predominance of certain points, especially heavy shoulders or forequartersgenerally, with weak loins and light hams. Disqualifications. Colour—Black hairs or black spots. Boars—Rupture, one testicle only down. Sows—Deficiency in or very irregularly placed or blind teats, injured or diseased udder.
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FIG. 21. MIDDLE YORKSHIRE SOW, LADY-BIRD.thimpiou Royal Agricultural Show, Melbourne, 1911. The Standard of Excellence for Middle White Yorkshire.(Yorksliire Herd Book of Victoria.) Colour—White, fieedom from blue spots. Hair—Long, plentiful, and silky. Head—Short and light, wide between ears and eyes, face slightly dished. Ears—-Medium, carried erect, slightly inclined forward, fringed with fine hair. Shoulders—Well sloped backward and free from coarseness. Chest—Wide, and well let down. Neck—-Medium length, evenly set on shoulders, jowl full and not heavy. Back—Long and straight, sides deep, ribs well sprung. Loin—Broad, and not drooping. Belly—Full, thick, with at least twelve teats. Fla-ik—Thick a-id w°ll let down. lo April 191 j. The Pix Indusii -45 Haras—Broad, full, and meaty to hocks. Tail—Set on hi<rh, and not coarse. Leg.s—Short, .straight, a^id strong ; feet firm and .strong, lioofs nearly ereet. Acti-jn—Free, clean, and not rolling in hiii

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