10 BULLETIN 646, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
SCORE CARDS. 
Score Card for Lard Hogs. 
Breed Name Register No. 
Perfect 
score. 
General appearance, 36: 
Weight, score according to age 
Form, deep, broad, low, long, symmetrical compact, standing 
squarely on less 
Quality, hair silky; skin fine; bone fine; flesh smooth, mellow, and 
free from lumps or wrinkles 
Condition, deep, even covering of flesh, especially in regions of val- 
uable cuts 
Head and neck, 6: 
Snout, medium leneth, not coarse 
Eyes, full, mild, bright 
Face, short, cheeks full ; 
Ears, fine, medium size, soft 
Jowl, strong, neat , broad 
Neck, thick, medium length 
Fore quarters, 10: 
Shoulders, broad, deep, full, compact on top 
Breast, advanced, wide 
Legs, straight, short, strong; bone clean; pasterns upright; feet 
medium size : 
Body, 30: 
Chest, deep, broad, large girth 
Sides, deep , lengthy, full: ribs close and well sprung 
Back, broad, straight , thickly and evenly fleshed 
Loin, wide , thick, straight '. 
Belly, straight, even 
Hind quarters, 18: 
Hips, wide apart, smooth 
Rump, Ions:, wide, evenly fleshed, straight 
Ham, heavily fleshed, plump, full, deep, wide 
Thighs, fleshed close to hocks 
Le^s, straight, short, strong; bone clean; pasterns upright: feet 
medium size 
Total. 
Student's 
score. 
2 
2 
2 
6 I. 
in I 
10 |. 
2 I. 
2 
100 
Corrected 
score. 
Remarks 
Xame of pupil. 
Date 
