OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 161 



POLAND/CHINA. 



NATIONAL SCORE CARD ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL 



ASSOCIATION OF EXPERT JUDGES ON 3 



SWINE, JUNE, 1897. (j 



Head 4 



Eyes 2 



Ears 2 



Neck 2 



Jowl 2 



Shoulders 6 



Chest 12 



Back and Loin 14 



Sides and Ribs 10 



Belly and Flank 4 



Ham and Rump 10 



Feet and Legs 10 



Tail 1 



Coat 3 



Color 3 



Size 5 



Action and Style 3 



Condition 2 



Disposition 2 



Symmetry of Points .' 3 



Total 1 <M) 



GENERAL RULES FOR SCORING. 



Rule 1. Experts shall not use fractions other than the decimal 

 and not above tenths. 



Rule 2. Experts shall not indicate the score of an animal by 

 amount of cut opposite the number of points. 



Rule 3. Experts shall at all times call the score of each di- 

 vision aloud and the attendant shall take the score as called. 



Rule 4. Should ties in scores be indicated by footings, then 

 such ties shall be determined as follows: The officers attending 

 the expert shall foot the score on tie cards of the following di- 

 visions, 7, 8, 11 and 12, and the animal scoring the highest on 

 the above divisions shall be awarded the first premium, and the 

 second highest score, the second premium. Should there be a 

 tie on the above division then another addition of the following 

 divisions should be made, to-wit: divisions 6 and 9. Should a tie 

 exist, then division 1 should be added to above. 



Rule 5. When an expert who has scored the entire class is 

 called upon to award the sweepstakes premium he shall take 

 the highest scoring animal or animals in class score for such 

 sweepstakes premium. 



Rule 6. Experts shall not be required to score entries in 

 class for sow and litter of pigs. 



Rule 7. Experts shall not be required to score pigs under 

 four months of age. 



Rule 8. When animal is presented for score and the expert 

 determines it to be disqualified he shall call out the disqualifica- 

 tions and the attendant shall indicate the same on card. 



