OFFICIAL STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE FOR SWINE 161 



POLAND-CHINA 



NATIONAL SCORE CARD ADOPTED BY THE NATIONAL 2 



ASSOCIATION OF EXPERT JUDGES ON 



SWINE, JUNE, 1897. '-> 



Head 4 



Eyes 2 



Ears 2 



Neck 2 



Jowl 2 



Shoulders 6 



Chest ,- 12 



Back and Loin 14 



Bides and Ribs 10 



Belly and Flank 4 



Ham and Rump , , t , 10 



Feet and Legs , , . , 10 



Tail 1 



Coat 3 



Color , , , 3 



Size 5 



Action and Style 3 



Condition 2 



Disposition 2 



Symmetry cf Points 3 



Total 100 



GENERAL RULES FOB SCORING. 



Rule 1. Experts shall not use fractions other than the deci- 

 mal 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 

 division 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 attend- 

 ing the expert shall foot the score on tie cards of the following 

 divisions, 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 divisions 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 disquali- 

 fications and the attendant shall indicate the same on card. 



