JUDGING BACON HOGS 155 



SCALE OK POINTS FOR KACON HOGS— BARROW. ^ O 



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GENERAL APPEARANCE: 



Weight, 170 to 200 lbs., largely the result of thick cover 



of firm flesh 6 



Form, long, level, smooth, deep lo 



Quality, hair fine; skin thin; bone fine; firm, even cover- 

 ing of flesh without any soft bunches of fat or wrinkles. . lo 

 Condition, deep, uniform covering of flesh, especially in 



regions of valuable cuts lo 



HEAD AND NECK: 



Snout, fine 



Eyes, full, mild, bright 



Face, slim 



Ears, trim, medium size 



Jowl, light, trim 



Neck, medium lengtli, light 



FORE QUARTERS ; 



Shoulders, free from roughness, smooth, compact and 



same width as back and hind quarters 6 



Breast, moderately wide, full 2 



Legs, straight, short, strong, bone clean; pasterns upright; 



feet medium size 2 



BODY: 



Chest, deep, full girth 4 



Back, medium and uniform in width, smooth 8 



Sides, long, smooth, level from beginning of shoulders to 

 end of hind quarters. The side at all points should 

 touch a straight edge running from fore to hind quarter. 10 



Ribs, deep 2 



Belly, trim, firm, thick without any flabbiness or shrink- 

 age at flank 10 



HIND QUARTERS: 



Hips, smooth, wide; proportionate to rest of body 2 



Rump, long, even, straight, rounded toward tail 2 



Qammon, firm, rounded, tapering, fleshed deep and low 



toward hocks 8 



Legs, straight, short, strong; feet medium size; bone clean; 

 pasterns upright 2 



Total 100 



