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FARM AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS. 



Score Card. 



LARD HOGS. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



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GENERAL APPEARANCE: 



1. Weight, score according to age 6 



2. Form, deep, broad, low, long, symmetrical, 



compact, standing squarely on legs 10 



3. Quality, hair silky; skin fine; bone fine; 



mellow covering of flesh, free from 

 lumps and wrinkles 10 



4. Condition, deep, even covering of flesh, 



and fat over all parts of the body 10 



HEAD AND NECK: 



5. Snout, medium length, not coarse 1 



6. Eyes, full, mild, bright 



7. Face, short, cheeks full 



8. Ears, fine, medium size, soft 



9 . Jowl, strong, neat, broad 



10. Neck, thick, medium length 



FOREQUARTERS : 



11. Shoulder, broad, deep, full, compact on top. 6 



12. Legs, straight, short, strong; bone clean, 



pasterns upright; feet medium size 2 



BODY: 



13. Chest, deep, broad ; large girth 4 



14. Sides, deep, lengthy, full; ribs close and 



well sprung 6 I 



. 15. Back, broad, straight, thickly and evenly 



fleshed 10 



16. Loin, wide, thick, straight , 



17. Belly, straight, even 4 



HINDQUARTERS : 



18 . Hips, wide apart, smooth 



19. Rump, long, wide, evenly fleshed, straight...) 



20. Ham, heavily fleshed, plump, full, deep, wide 10 



21. Thighs, fleshed close to hocks 2 I 



22. Legs, straight, short, strong; bone clean; 



pasterns upright; feet medium size 



Total . 100 



