THE JUDGING OF SWINE 



405 



SCORE CARD FOR FAT HOGS LARD TYPE 



Scale of Points 



Perfect 

 score 



Score 

 of hog 

 judged 



GENERAL APPEARANCE: 34 Points. 



WEIGHT, score according to age, 175 Ibs. for 6 mos.; 300 Ibs 



at one year 4 



FORM, broad, deep, low, symmetrical, compact, standing 



well on feet 10 



QUALITY, hair fine; skin smooth; no coarseness of bone. ... 10 



CONDITION, deep, firm, even covering flesh, giving 



smooth finish 10 



HEAD AND NECK: 7 Points. 



SNOUT, neither coarse nor long 



FACE, wide between eyes; cheeks full, without wrinkles. . . 



EYES, mild, good size, to be easily seen 



EARS, not coarse, of medium size, neatly attached 



JOWL, smooth, broad, full to shoulder 



NECK, thick, short, broad on top 



FORE QUARTERS: 12 Points. 



SHOULDERS, broad, deep, full, smooth, compact on top. ... 6 



BREAST, wide, roomy 4 



LEGS, straight, short, strong, wide apart, well set, pasterns 



upright, standing well upon toes 2 



BODY: 32 Points. 



CHEST, deep, wide, large girth; flanks, well filled 



BACK, slightly arched, very broad, thickly and evenly 



fleshed 9 



LOIN, wide as back, full and strong S 



SIDES, fairly deep, not too long, smooth, and full from ham 



to shoulder 



BELLY, straight, wide, trim, not paunchy 4 



FLANKS, full and low 2 



HINDQUARTERS: 15 Points. 



RUMP, same width as back, long, level, wide 



HAMS, deep, wide, thick, not wrinkled, fleshed well to hock 10 



LEGS, straight, short, strong, wide apart, well set; pasterns 



upright, strong, standing well on toes 2 



Total points 100 



should take into consideration the special purpose involved. 

 At 6 months of age 175 pounds would be a satisfactory 

 weight, while at 12 months of age, when fairly well fed, a 

 fat hog should weigh from 300 to 350 pounds. 



The general form of the hog may be studied from differ- 

 ent points of view. A short cane or stick is useful to change 

 the position of an animal in order to observe it to the best 

 advantage. Hogs tend to keep the head close to the ground, 

 and rarely stand with the four legs in good position beneath 

 the body. For these reasons it is well to keep animals of 

 this class more or less in motion while judging. Width of 

 back and depth of rib should be noted from overhead or 

 from one side, while a fullness of both front and hind parts 



