Poultry 

 SCORE-CARD FOR UTILITY POULTRY l 



441 



Variety .... 



POINTS 



PER- SCOR- 

 PECT ER'S 



COR- 



General appearance, 30 points : 



Weight, according to age 



Form, long, moderately deep, broad, low-set, con- 

 forming to breed type, top line and under line 

 straight 



Condition, face and head appurtenances bright 

 red, eye bright and full, feathers glossy, uni- 

 formly well fleshed throughout 



Style, active and vigorous, not restless, showing 

 strong character 



Quality, bone moderately fine, feathers soft, 

 skin and scales mellow, flesh fine texture, evenly 



distributed 



Head and neck, 20 points : 



Head short, broad between the eyes, neither 

 coarse nor snaky in appearance 



Comb medium in size, bright in color, fine texture, 

 and well attached 



Beak short, stout, broad at the base, well curved 



Eye clear and full . . 



Face short, full, with a clean-cut appearance . . 



Wattles and lobes medium in size, fine in texture, 

 and smooth 



Neck moderate in length, well joined to head and 



shoulders 



Body and legs, 50 points : 



Shoulders broad and rather flat on top .... 



Back broad, fair length, width well carried back . 



Breast moderately deep and wide, full and round 



Keel well forward, long and straight, well covered 

 with flesh throughout 



Tail well spread and full, no pinched effect 



Thighs medium length, plump 



Legs straight, fairly short, set well apart, strong 

 but not coarse 



3 

 3 

 2 

 2 



1 

 4 



4 



6 



10 



12 

 4 

 6 



Total 



100 



Remarks 



Name of scorer 



.Date 



iFrom U. S. Department of Agriculture Bulletin 281. 



