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JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Points 

 Size — Large for condition ; bo.ir, two years old and over, 450 lbs_ ; sow, 



same age, 400 lbs.; cigiiteen montlis boar, 350 lbs.; sow, 325 lbs.; 



twelve montlLS boar or sow, 300 lbs.; six months, both sexes, 140 lbs. 5 

 Action and style — Active, vigorous, quick and graceful; style, attractive 



and spirited 4 



Objections: Dull, slvgoish and cluinsij. 

 Condition — He.ilthy, skin free from all defects, flesh evenly laid on and 



smooth and iirm, not patchy, and devoid of all excess of grossness . . 4 



Objections: Skin scvrfy, scaly, mant/y or otherwise unheaithy ; hair 

 harsh, dwarfed or cramped, not growthy. 

 Disposition — Docile, quiet, and easily handled 3 



Objections: Cross, restless, vicious, or with no ambition. 



Total 100 



Disqualifications. 



Color — Spotted, more than two-thirds white, or solid black. 



rorm — Any radical deformity, ears very large or drooping over eyes, crooked 



or weak legs, or broken-down feet. 

 Condition — Seriously impaired or diseased, excessive grossness, barrenness 



in animals over two years of age, chuify or squabby fat. 

 Size — Not two-thirds standard weight. 

 Pedigree — Not eligible to record. 



The Mulef cot 



breed of swine is 

 of uncertain nativ- 

 ity. In its im- 

 proved form it is 

 an American prod- 

 uct, having re- 

 ceived its first im- 

 por tant develop- 

 ment in Ohio and 

 Illinois. It may be 

 regarded as of the 

 lard type. The dis- 

 tinguishing feature 

 of this breed is a 

 solid, instead o f 

 cloven foot, sugges- 

 tive of the hoof of a 

 mule in miniature. 

 The color is usually 

 a solid black, 



Fig. 290. — "The distinguishing feature of this 

 breed is a solid instead of cloven hoof." (Photo 

 by courtesy Mr. G. C. Kreglaw.) 



