DISQUALIFICATIONS.--Ears--pricked. Nose--dished or long. Coat--coarse, straight, or bristly. Colour of hair--any other than white. * * * * * THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE 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 coarseness. 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, coarse, or elevated. Coat--Coarse or curly with rose; bristly mane, or decidedly sandy colour; skewbald or saddleback markings. * * * * * THE CUMBERLAND PIG HEAD.--Fairly short, wide snout, dished face, wide between ears. EARS.--Falling forward over face, long and thin. JOWL.--Heavy. NECK.--Fairly long and muscular. CHEST.--Deep and wide. SHOULDERS.--Deep and sloping into the back, blades not prominent, but in line with ribs, not too wide on top. BACK.--Long and level or with a slight arch from head to tail. RIBS.--Deep and well sprung. LOINS.--Broad and strong. SIDES.--Deep. BELLY AND FLANK.--Full and thick. QUARTERS.--Long and level or with only very slight droop. TAIL.--Set high, not coarse. HAMS.--Very large and well filled to hocks. LEGS.--Short, straight, and strong. COLOUR.--White. SKIN AND COAT.--Smooth; hair straight, fine, and silky and not too much of it. SIZE.--Large without coarseness. DISQUALIFICATIONS.--Black spots, black hair, prick ears. OBJECTIONS.--Blue spots. * * * * * [Illustration: _From a Painting by Wippell._ A BERKSHIRE SOW. To face page 32.] * * * * * [Illustration: _Photo, Sport and General._ LARGE BLACK SOW, "SUDBOURNE SADIE." Owner, K. M. Clark. 1st Prize and Champion, R. A. Show, Norwich. To face page 33.] CHAPTER III CROSS-BRED PIGS