20 A MANUAL ON THE HOG. 



points desired. He then selects, with great care, his 

 breeding stock, from those in which this type is transmit- 

 ted with the greatest exactness, until its transmission to 

 offspring is invariable the breed is then established, and 

 its offspring is called thoroughbred. There is no such 

 thing as an original, pure breed of hogs, outside of the wild 

 stock. All of the present breeds are results of various 

 crosses, conducted with a definite object in view. 



Some portions of the carcass being more valuable than 

 others, breeders select animals having these valuable parts 

 well developed for breeding purposes. Defects on one 

 side are neutralized by unusual developments on the other, 

 and thus symmetry is secured, and breeds possessing the 

 most .lesirable qualities established. 



SCALE OF POINTS. 



At a meeting of the National Swine Breeders' Associa- 

 ation, in Indianapolis, Nov. 20th, 1872, the following scale 

 of points, aggregating 100, was adopted : 



Back 10, long ribs 8, short ribs 7, shoulder 8, ham 12, 

 length of body 6, flank 6, twist 6, snout 4, jowl 3, face 3, 

 ear 2, neck 4, belly 4, skin 5, hair 3, bone 3, legs 3, feet 2, 

 tail 1 total 100. 



Some changes might be made in this scale to suit our 

 climate. Since eighty-five per cent, of the correspondents 

 report dark colors less subject to mange and other skin 

 diseases, (a fact well established) color should be consider- 

 ed in a scale of points suited to Georgia. 



The following description of the principal breeds will 

 enable the farmers to select such a type as will suit their 

 surroundings : 



