530 JUDGING FARM ANIMALS 



Points 



Hams and mmpl Hams full, long and deep; rump slightly rounded from 



loin to root of tail; buttock full, neat and firm 10 



Objections: Ham narrow, cut too high in crotch; rump too steep or too 

 narrow, peaked at root of tail; buttock flabby. 



Legs and feet — Legs medium length, set well apart and squarely under body, 

 wide above knee and hock, rounded and well muscled below; tapering; 

 medium bone; pastern short and nearly upright. Foot solid, short, 



smooth, enabling the animal to carry its weight with ease 10 



Objections: Legs too long or too short, slim, crooked or coarse; mus- 

 cles weak or light; joints coarse, not tapering; pastern too long, 

 crooked or slender; foot long, slim, weak or turned up. 



Tail — Medium length, straight or slightly curled 1 



Objections: Coarse, long, clumsy, swinging. 



Coat — Fine, straight, smooth, soft to touch 2 



Objections: Bristles or swirls, coarse or curly hair. 



Color — Black; white poipts admissible 2 



Objections: Too m/ach white on feet, any white spots on body or head. 



Size — Large for condition; boars two years and over should weigh 500 

 pounds, sow same age, 450; twelve months boar or sow, 300; six 

 months boar or sow, 175 pounds 5 



Action and style — Active, vigorous, graceful, style attractive 4 



Objections: Dull, sluggish, clumsy. 



Condition — Healthy; skin free from defect; flesh smooth, firm and evenly 



laid on ; 4 



Objections: Vnli>ealthy, skin scurfy, scaly or mangy; hair harsh, not 

 growthy. 



DlSpO|Sition — Docile, quiet and easily handled 3 



0,bj.e,cti011S : Cross, restless, nervous, sluggish or without ambition. 



Total 100 



