JUDGING 491 



Utility Score Card for Live Poultry. 



Commercial egg production the primary object. 



Date Exhibitor 



Entry No Breed Age 



Description. Counts. Cuts. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE (25) 



Form, compact and symmetrical, with no undue development in any part, 



as excessive fat growth, abnormal leg development, or extra long neck.. . 10 



Quality, texture of comb fine, skin and flesh soft but not fat, skin mellow 



and not too thick. Body plump and skin tight, not loose and flabby. . . 7 



Temperament, vigorous constitution, active, not lazy. A nervous, energetic 



temperament is associated with activity 8 



HEAD AND NECK 15 



Head medium to large and broad 3 



Eyes full and prominent; bright, showing vigor 3 



Comb and wattles medium to large in size, and bright red in color. Comb 



firmly fastened to the head. Comb of single-comb White Leghorn large 5 



Neck medium in length with full hackle 4 



BODY (50) 



Hind quarters greatly developed, with heaviest part of the body carried 

 back of the hock joint. V-shaped when viewed from side, top, and front . . 15 



Breast moderately full and wide 4 



Back wide and long, showing great depth from centre of back to point of 



keel 5 



Fluff abundant, fine, and lying close to the body 



Tail carried rather high and well spread 2 



Feathers soft and held close to the body 2 



Wings held well up and carried close to the body 3 



Lay bones soft, pliable, and wide-spread; low-producing females and all 

 females during seasons of low production show these bones much con- 

 tracted and hardened 18 



LEGS (10) 



Legs straight, wide-spread, especially at and above the hock joint 5 



Length medium to short ; long legs giving the bird a stilted appearance 



are usually associated with lack of vitality and low production 2 



Color of yellow, bluish black, or flesh, depending upon breed characteris- 

 tics, yellow to have the preference 1 



Shanks free from feathers 2 



Total 100 



Final score Judge 



This score card can be used in two ways, for instruction con- 

 cerning the fixing of egg characteristics and for comparison of 

 breeders when selecting for the breeding pen. 



In using this score card it must be borne in mind that, if the 

 poultryman is selecting for egg type, vitality should be the first 

 consideration; and, while certain features are usually associated 

 with heavy egg production, yet the trap nest is the only sure way 

 of finding it. 



Score Card for Dressed Poultry. This may be used in several 

 ways: For instruction concerning the meat type; by the producer 

 in grading dressed poultry for shipment; by commission men in 



