1284 CYCLOPEDIA OF LIVE STOCK AND COMPLETE STOCK DOCTOR. 



Fork Quarters— 17 points: 



Shoulders, light, smooth, rounded from side to side over top and 



very compact, no wider than back y 



Breast, good width and full - 4 



Fore Legs, set well apart, medium length, aud straight; pasterns, 



upright; bone clean and moderately fine 4 



Body— 40 points: 



Back, medium width, rising slightly above the straight line, and 



forming a very slight arch from neck to tail 9 



Loin, strong and full but not unduly arched, wide as rest of back.... 5 



Ribs, good length and moderately arched S 



Side, fairly deep; long, smooth, and straight between shoulder 

 and ham; a straight-edge laid over shoulder point and ham 

 should touch the side throughout 12 



Heart Girth, full but not flabby at fore flanks, filled out even with 

 side of shoulder; there should be no tucked-up appearance 

 back of fore legs, nor droop back of shoulder top 5 



Flank, full and low ^ 1 



Underline, straight ; the belly should be markedly trim and neat 5 



Hind Quarters— 15 points: 



Rump, same width as back, long and slightly rounded from a point 



above hips to tail, and rounded from side to side over top... 5 



Ham, full without flabbiness; thigh, tapering towards hock without 

 wrinkles or folds, and carrying flesh well down towards 

 hock 6 



Hind Legs, medium length; hocks, set well apart but not bowed out- 

 ward; bone clean, and moderately fine; pasterns, strong 4 



Quality— 15 points : 



.£"ar, rather thin, (1); hair, fine and abundant, (2); skin, smooth, 

 showing no tendency to wrinkle, (2); bone, moderately fine 

 and clean in legs, moderately fine in snout and head, and 

 showing no prominence on side and top of shoulder, (5) ; 

 flesh, firm and smooth, with no flabbiness at jowl, fore flank, 



belly, or ham, (5) 15 



Style— 5 points : 



Active and sprightly in movement, walking without a swaying mo- 

 tion, and standing well up on toes 5 



Perfection 100 



N. B. — For hogs intended for killing, the same scale of points may be 

 used with the following modifications: Strike out score for eyes, ears, hair 

 and style; deduct two points fiom points allowed fore legs and also hind 

 legs and add following score: 



Weight, 175 to 200 pounds, live weight. Being under 160 pounds or 



over 220 pounds will disqualify 13 



Regarding the scale of points, the following may be noted: 

 Head and Neck. — These parts have very little market value and con- 

 sequently should be comparatively light. A great deal of the weight 

 of the head is in the jowl, which should therefore be light. A long, 

 scrawny neck is very objectionable, indicating poor feeding qualities. 

 A short neck is a good thing in itself, but where the neck is very short 

 it is apt to be heavy on top, a formation associated with heavy shoulders 



