. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING THE LARD TYPE CF SWINE 501 forced or are too fat, the fat will show as much in the back and loin as elsewhere. The sides of the hog should be of good depth, dropping down from a well arched rib. The form of the side de- pends somewhat on the breed or breed influence, for in some cases the sides are rather curved from the ribs down, while with others they are flat and drop quite vertically toward the belly line. In general it is desira- ble to have the sides of fair length, carried out in a straight line from shoulder to hip, so that a straight edge w
. Judging farm animals . Livestock. JUDGING THE LARD TYPE CF SWINE 501 forced or are too fat, the fat will show as much in the back and loin as elsewhere. The sides of the hog should be of good depth, dropping down from a well arched rib. The form of the side de- pends somewhat on the breed or breed influence, for in some cases the sides are rather curved from the ribs down, while with others they are flat and drop quite vertically toward the belly line. In general it is desira- ble to have the sides of fair length, carried out in a straight line from shoulder to hip, so that a straight edge will touch all along or nearly so. Smoothness and freedom from creases applies here as elsewhere, and the smoother the side the more uni- form the quality of the fleshing. Creases often extend in vertical lines along the sides, especially toward the shoulder and give a rough appearance as well as indicating poor fatten- ing character. A side long and deep, perfectly siaooth, showing a clean, healthy skin, covered not too thickly with straight hair of fine quality, should score very high. The telly proper may be regarded as the part of the body lying between two lines extending from the lower part of each front flank to hind flank. As one stands off and looks at the belly, the lower edge carries quite level, with clean- cut lines, indicating little waste in killing. A paunchy, rounded belly is much objected to by discriminating buyers, â as bearing evidence of too much intestines and consequent. Fig. 277.â"It Is desirable to liave the sides of fair length, carried out in a straight line from shoulder to hip, so that a straight edge will touch all along, or nearly ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Plumb, Charles S. (Charles Sumner), 1860-1939. New York : Orange Judd Company
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