, JUDGING BACON HOGS 155 



SCALE OF POINTS FOR BACON HOGS BARROW. 



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GENERAL APPEARANCE: || 



Weight, 170 to 200 Ibs., largely the result of thick 



cover of firm flesh 6 



Form, long, level, smooth, deep 10 



Quality, hair fine; skin thin; bone tine; 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: 



Snout, fine 1 



Eyes, full, mild, bright 1 



Face, slim 1 



Ears, trim, medium size 1 



Jowl, light, trim 1 



Xeck, medium length, light 1 



FORE QUARTERS: 



Shoulders, free from roughness, smooth, compact and 



same width as back and hind quarters 6 



Breast, moderately wide, full 2 



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

 right; feet medium size 2 



BODY: 



Chest, deep, full girth 4 



Back, medium and uniform in width, smooth 8 



Sides, long, smooth, level from beginning of shoulders 

 to end of hind quarters. The side at all points 

 should touch a straight edge running from fore to 



hind quarter 10 



Ribs, deep 2 



Belly, trim, firm, thick without any flabbiness or 



shrinkage at flank 10 



HIND QUARTERS: 



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



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



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



towards hocks 8 



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

 clean; pasterns upright 2 



Tctal . 100 



