PORK PRODUCTION FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. 



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Breed . 



Score Card for Bacon Hogs. 

 Name 



Register No. 



Perfect Student's Corrected 

 score. score. score. 



General appearance, 36: 



Weight, 170 to 200 pounds, largely the result of thick covering of firm 

 flesh 



Form, long, level, smooth, deep 



Quality, hair fine, skin thin; bone fine; firm, even covering of flesh 

 without any soft bunches of fat or wrinkles .' 



Condition, deep, uniform covering of flesh, especially in regions of 



valuable cuts 



Head and neck, 6: 



Snout, fine 



Eyes, full, mild, bright 



Face, slim 



Ears, thin, medium size 



Jowl, light, trim 



Neck, medium length, light 



Fore quarters, 10: 



Shoulders, free from roughness, smooth, compact, and same width 

 as back and hind quarters 



Breast, moderately wide, full 



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



medium size 



Body, 34: 



Chest, deep, full girth 



Back, medium and uniform in width, smooth, slightly arched 



Sides, long, smooth, level from beginning of shoulders to end of hind 

 quarters. The side at all points should touch a straight edge run- 

 ning from fore to hind quarter 



Ribs, deep 



Belly, trim, firm, thick without any flabbiness or shrinkage at flank. . 

 Hind quarters, 14: 



Hips, smooth, wide; proportionate to rest of body 



Rump, long, even, straight , rounded toward tail 



Gammon, firm, rounded, tapering, fleshed deep, and low toward hocks. 



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

 upright 



Total. 



100 



Remarks 



Name of pupil Date 



Study questions. — What is the purpose of judging swiae ? What u 

 a score card ? What are the characteristics of a good fat or lard hog ? 

 Bacon hog ? What are the purposes of the fat or lard hog ? Bacon 

 hog? In what respects do the two types differ? Which is better 

 adapted to the community ? Have each member of the class make 

 an outline diagram showing the parts of the hog. Name the parts. 



References. — Farmers' Bulletin 566. Get State agricultural college 

 publications. 



Practical exercises. — (1) The teacher should arrange to give mem- 

 bers of the class practice in judging different breeds of pure-bred hogs 

 in the community. Where practicable, secure the assistance of the 

 county demonstration agent or some person especially qualified in this 

 respect. The class should judge the pigs owned by project members. 



(2) If a community or comity fair is conducted the teacher should 

 take advantage of it to give the members of the class an opportunity 

 to study and judge the best hogs in the community or county. 



Correlations. — -Require the members of the class to make several 

 copies of the score cards for their personal use. 



Making outline diagrams of hogs showing tne parts of the hog 

 affords practice in drawing. 



