Judging 



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By making the following substitutions or changes the above 

 score-card may be used for the boar : 



IMPORTANT GENERAL POINTS IN JUDGING 



In actual judging, the details of the score-card may be 

 appropriately grouped under the following general heads : 

 (1) Size, (2) form, (3) feet and legs, (4) condition, 

 (5) quality, and (6) sex characteristics and disposition. 

 The importance and significance of these fundamental 

 points will now be more fully considered. 



Size. 



The size should be judged according to the age and con- 

 dition of the individual. Mature sows in good breeding 

 condition should weigh 500 to 550 pounds, and mature 

 boars 600 to 650 pounds; sows eighteen months old in 

 good breeding condition, 425 to 450 pounds, and boars 

 500 to 550 pounds ; gilts and boars twelve months of age 

 and in thrifty growing condition, 375 to 400 pounds. 

 Mature sows and boars in show condition should weigh 

 about 150 to 200 pounds more than when in breeding 



