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of the hind legs. The legs should be short, strong and 

 placed wide apart and when the hog moves the hind and 

 the front legs should pass forward in a straight line. An 

 in and out movement of the legs is not uncommon and it 

 accounts for much of the awkwardness observable in the 

 gait of fat hogs. 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR FAT HOGS BARKOW. -g 





 GENERAL APPEARANCE: || 



Weight, score according to age. . 6 



Form, deep, broad, low, long, symmetrical, compact, 



standing squarely on legs. 10 



Quality, hair silky; skin fine; bone fine; flesh smooth, 



mellow, and free from lumps or wrinkles 10 



Condition, deep, even covering of flesh especially in 



regions of valuable cuts 10 



HEAD AND NECK: 



Snout, medium length, not coarse 1 



Eyes, full, mild, bright 1 



Face, short, cheeks full 1 



Ears, fine, medium size, soft 1 



Jowl, strong, neat, broad , . . ', 1 



Neck, thick, medium length ..v 1 



FORE QUARTERS: 



Shoulder, broad, deep, full, compact on top. 6 



Breast, advanced, wide . 2 



Legs, straight, short, strong; bone clean; pasterns up- 

 right; feet medium size 2 



BODY: 



Chest, deep, broad, large girth 2 



Sides, deep lengthy, full; ribs close and well sprung P 



Back, broad, straight, thickly and evenly fleshed 10 



Loin, wide, thick, straight. .-.-.-' 10 



Belly, straight, even . . . 2 



HIND QUARTERS: 



Hips, wide apart, smooth 2 



Rump, long, wide, evenly fleshed, straight 2 



Ham, heavily fleshed, plump, full, deep, wide 10 



Thighs, fleshed close to hocks. . . . 2 



Legs, straight, short, strong; bone clean; pasterns up- 

 right; feet medium size 2 



Total . . . . ; 100 



