350 APPENDIX 



UTILITY SCORE CARD FOR LIVE POULTRY 

 Commercial Egg Production tlie Primary Object 



Date Exhibitor 



Entry No Breed Age . . . 



DESCRIPTION Counts Cuts 



General Appearance (25) 



Form, compact and symmetrical, with no undue de- 

 velopment in any part, ass excessive fat growth, ab- 

 normal leg development, or extra long neck 10 



QuaUty, texture of comb fine, skin and fiesh soft but 

 not fat, skin mellow and not too thick. Body plump 



and skin tight, not loose and flabby 7 



Temperament, vigorous constitution, active, not lazy. 

 A nervous, energetic temperament is associated with 



activity 8 



Head and Neck (15) 



Head medium to large and broad 3 



Eyes full and prominent; bright, showing vigor 3 



Comb and Wattles medium to large in size, and bright 

 red in color. Comb firmly fastened to the head. 



Comb of single-comb White Leghorn large 5 



Neck medium in length with full hackle 4 



Body (50) 



Hindquarters greatly developed, with heaviest part of 

 the body carried back of the hock joint. Y-shaped 



when viewed from side, top, and front 15 



Breast moderately full and wide 4 



Back wide and long, showing great depth from centre 



of back to point of keel 5 



Fluff abundant, fine, and l3dng close to the body 3 



Tail carried rather Mgh and well spread 2 



Feathers soft and held close to the body 2 



Wings held well up and carried close to the body 3 



Lay bones soft, pliable, and A\ide-spread; low-produc- 

 ing females and all females during seasons of low 

 production show these bones much contracted and 



hardened 16 



Legs (10) 



Legs straight, wide-spread, especially at and above the 



hock joint 5 



Length medium to short; long legs — giving the bird a 

 stilted appearance — are usually associated with lack 



of vitality and low production 2 



Color of yellow, bluish-black, or flesh, depending upon 



breed characteristics, yellow to have the preference. . 1 



Shanks free from feathers 2 



Total 100 



Final score Judge 



