532 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR THE BACON TYPE OF HOG. 



Standard of Score of 

 SCALE OF POINTS Perfect Hog 



Score Studied 

 A GENERAL APPEARANCE: 34 Points: 



Weight. Should be well developed for age. Market 

 hogs should weigh 160-200 Ibs. as most ap- 

 proved weights . 5 



Form, long, smooth, deep, strong top line, underline 

 straight, belly trim and neat, entire form well 

 balanced 10 ... 



Quality, hair fine, skin smooth and free of creases, 

 bone clean and strong, flesh firm and smooth 

 at all parts 10 



Condition, well covered with firm flesh, especially on 



back and loin; not too fat 6 .... 



Style, active and sprightly, walking true, standing 



up well on toes 3 .... 



B HEAD AND NECK, 8 Points: 



Snout, medium length and not coarse 1 .... 



Face, broad between eyes, poll broad and full . . 1 .... 



Eyes, of good size, full and bright 1 .... 



Jowl, fair width and muscular, very neat and not 



flabby 2 .... 



Ears, moderately thin, fringed with fine hair . . . . 1 .... 



Neck, medium length, muscular, without arch at top. . 2 .... 



C FOREQUARTERS, 12 Points: 



Shoulders, smooth, upright, well laid in, compact, 



no wider than back 6 .... 



Breast, good width and full 3 .... 



Forelegs, set well apart, medium length and straight, 

 bone clean and not coarse, pasterns erect, toes 



not spread, and erect 3 .... 



B BODY, 33 Points: 



Back, medium width, rising slightly above a straight 



line, making slight arch from neck to tail . . . . 6 .... 



Loin, wide as rest of back, strong and full, not much 



arched 5 .... 



Ribs, well sprung, then sharply vertical, long . . 4 .... 



Sides, long, fairly deep, flat, straight from shoulder 



to ham, smooth 8 .... 



Chest, full, even with shoulder, with no tucked-up 



appearance above or back shoulders 5 .... 



Flanks full and low, not flabby 2 .... 



Belly, firm, trim, thick, yet not flabby nor 



shrunken 3 .... 



E HINDQUARTERS, 13 Points: 



Rump, same width as back, long, level, tail set fairly 



high 4 



Hams, full, not flabby, thighs tapering toward hocks, 



without folds or creases .... 



Hind legs, set well apart at hocks, medium long, 

 straight, bone clean and strong, pasterns Tip- 

 right, toes not spread and erect 3 



Total points 100 



