PORK PRODUCTION FOR RURAL SCHOOLS. 
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Breed . 
Score Card for Bacon Hogs. 
Name 
Register No. 
Perfect Student's Corrected 
score. score. score. 
General appearance, 36: 
Weight, 170 to 200 pounds, largely the result of thick covering of firm 
Form, long, level, smooth, deep 
Quality, hair fine, skin thin; bone fine; firm, even covering of flesh 
without any soft bunches of fat or wrinkles 
Condition, deep, uniform covering of flesh, especially in regions of 
valuable cuts 
Head and neck, 6: 
Snout , fine 
Eyes, full, mild, bright 
Face , slim 
Ears, thin, medium size 
Jowl, light, trim 
Neck, medium length, light 
Fore quarters, 10: 
Shoulders, free from roughness, smooth, compact, and same width 
as back and hind quarters 
Breast, moderately wide, full 
Legs, straight, short, strong; bone clean; pasterns upright, short; feet 
medium size 
Body. 34: 
Chest, deep, full girth 
Back, medium and uniform in width, smooth, sliditly arched 
Sides, long, smooth, level from beginning of shoulders to end of hind 
quarters. The side at all points should touch a straight edge run- 
ning from fore to hind quarter 
Ribs, deep 
Belly, trim, firm, thick without any flabbiness or shrinkage at flank. 
Hind quarters, 14: 
Hips, smooth, wide; proportionate to rest of body 
Rump, long, even, straight, rounded toward tail 
Gammon, firm, rounded, tapering, fleshed deep, and low toward hocks 
Legs, straight, short, strong, feet medium size; bone clean; pasterns 
upright 
Total. 
100 
Remarks 
Name of pupil Date 
Study questions. — What is the purpose of judging swine ? What b 
a score card ? What are the characteristics of a good fat or lard hog ? 
Bacon hog ? What are the purposes of the fat or lard hog ? Bacon 
hog? In what respects do the two types differ? Which is better 
adapted to the community? Have each member of the class make 
an outline diagram showing the parts of the hog. Name the parts. 
References. — Farmers' Bulletin 566. Get State agricultural college 
publications. 
Practical exercises. — (1) The teacher should arrange to give mem- 
bers of the class practice in judging different breeds of pure-bred hogs 
in the community. Where practicable, secure the assistance of the 
county demonstration agent or some person especially qualified in this 
respect. The class should judge the pigs owned by project members. 
(2) If a community or comity fair is conducted the teacher should 
take advantage of it to give the members of the class an opportunity 
to study and judge the best hogs in the community or county. 
Correlations. — Require the members of the class to make several 
copies of the score cards for their personal use. 
Making outline diagrams of hogs showing tne parts of the hog 
affords practice in drawing. 
