THE HOG 



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Score Card Hog 



Scale of Points. 



I Students' 



[Standard | Score 



GENERAL, APPEARANCE 30 Points: 



1. Weight, score according to age 



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



compact, standing squarely on legs 



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



low covering of flesh, free from lumps 

 and wrinkles 



4. Condition, deep, even covering of tlesh, espe- 



cially in region of valuable cuts . 



f>. Temperament mild, quiet 



HEAD AND NECK 8 Points: 



6. Snout, medium length, not coarse 



7. Eyes full, mild, bright 



8. Face short, cheeks full 



9. Ears fine, medium size, attached neatly 



10. Jowl strong, nest broad, firm 



11. Neck thick, medium length, smooth to 



shoulder 



FOREQUARTERS 12 Points: 



12. Shoulder broad, deep, full, compact on top 



13. Breast advanced, wide 



14. Legs straight, short, strong; bones clean; 



pasterns upright; feet medium size 



BODY 32 Points: 



15. Chest deep, broad, large girth 



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



well sprung 



17. Back broad, straight, thickly and evenly 



fleshed 



18. Loin wide, thick, straight 



19. Belly straight, even 



HINDQUARTERS 18 Points: 



20. Hips wide apart, smooth 



21. Rump long, level, wide, evenly fleshed, 



straight 



22. Ham heavily fleshed, plump, full, deep, wide. . 



23. Legs straight, short, strong; bone clean, pas- 



terns upright; feet medium size 



3 



in 



Total 



100 



Date. 



Animals 



Student 



Answer the following questions: 



1. At what age marketed? 



2. Average weight then? 



3. Average price? 



4. Symptoms of hog cholera ? 



5. Good preventives? 



6. At the present price of corn and hogs, would it 

 pay better to feed corn to hogs or sell it by the bushel? 



