MARKET VALUE 359 



of the product. From one to one and one-half inches of fat 

 on the bacon hog is the accepted standard, while in the fat 

 animal it may reach or exceed three or more inches. 



Market Value. Ordinarily, the bacon hog, when placed 

 on the average market, will not sell above the fat-hog market. 

 This is largely because the markets in the near and surround- 

 ing country do not generally demand this kind of a product. 

 In sections where bacon production is specifically followed, 

 as in Canada or Ireland, the bacon hog sells for a premium 

 of fifty cents to one dollar per cwt. over the fat type of animal. 



SCORE CARD FOR BACON HOGS. 



Perfect score. 



GENERAL APPEARANCE 36 Points. 



Weight: 170 to 200 pounds, largely the result of thick cover 



of firm flesh ,....-. 6 



Form: long, level, smooth, deep . . '. . 10 



Quality: hair fine; skin thin; bone fine; firm, even covering 



of flesh without any soft bunches of fat or wrinkles . . 10 

 Condition: deep, uniform covering of flesh, especially in 



regions of valuable cuts . . 10 



HEAD AND NECK 6 Points. 



Snout: fine . . . ....... .... . ~ . . 1 



Eyes: full, mild, bright ...... : . . . . .. 



Face: slim . . . ... . , . . . . . . . 1 



Ears: trim, medium size . . . . . . . . .... . 1 



Jowl: light, trim . . . 1 



Neck: medium length, light . . . . . . . ... . 1 



FOREQUARTERS 10 Points. 



Shoulders: free from roughness, smooth, compact and same 



width as back and hindquarters 6 



Breast: moderately wide, full 2 



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



feet medium size 2 



BODY 34 Points. 



Chest: deep, full girth 4 



Back: medium and uniform in width, smooth 8 



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



end of hindquarters. The side at all points should touch 



a straight edge running from fore- to hindquarter ... 10 



Ribs: deep ..-" '.''" . 2 



Belly: trim, firm, thick without any flabbiness or shrinkage 



at flank ............. . . 10 



HINDQUARTERS 14 Points. 



Hips: smooth, wide; proportionate to rest of body . . . 

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



Gammon: firm, rounded, tapering, fleshed deep and low 



toward hocks 8 



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



pasterns upright . . . . . ... ... . . 2 



Total 100 



