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Back of good length, broad throughout, and 

 fairly level on top, from side to side, throughout 

 its entire length and ending in a broad full tail. 

 Breast 



Deep, broad, full, corresponding with 

 breadth of shoulders. Keel or breast bone 

 should be long, straight, and well fleshed. 

 Thinness and texture of skin 



Skin should be thin and smooth; free from 

 roughness or scaliness. 

 Legs, 10. Medium length and set well apart. 

 (Knock-kneed individuals are undesirable.) 

 Thighs and second joints 



Short, thick, and heavily fleshed. 

 Shanks 



Short, strong 

 Toes 



Strong, straight, short, well spread. 



TOTAL 



Score Card used by the Bureau of Animal Industry, U. S. Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture. 



OFFICIAL SCORE CARD FOR EGGS 

 (Copyright 1915 by the American Poultry Association.) 



(Name of Show or Association) 



(Date, Month, Days and Year of Show.) 



EXHIBITOR 



ADDRESS 



CLASS ENTRY NO 



COLOR WEIGHT OZ 



SCORE CARD FOR EXHIBITION AND FOR COMMERCIAL 



EGGS 

 When judging an exhibit of eggs, the scores of the eggs forming 

 each individual entry are to be added together; the total then being 

 divided by the number of eggs comprising the entry; and the average 

 so obtained shall be the score of the entry. 



DISQUALIFICATIONS 



Exhibition Egg: Cracked shell; extremely dirty or stained shell; 

 foreign shell-color; pronounced irregularity of shape; sign of incuba- 

 tion; decay, rot, mold, or mustiness; blood-rings; foreign odor; or 

 any condition that renders it unfit for food. 



Coimnercial Egg: Sign of incubation or germ growth; decay, 

 rot, mold, or mustiness; blood-ring; or any condition that renders it 

 unfit for food. 



