. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 55. Parts of the hog. a. snout; 6, ear; c, neck; d, jowl; e, shoulder; f. back; g, loin; h, rump; j, ham; k. side or ribs; I, flank; m, belly; n, fore flank; o, fore leg; p, hind leg. hair fine ; head, neck and legs short ; shields in male not unduly coarse ; breed characters pronounced. Condition.—Strongly muscled and thickly fleshed, but not excessively fat; flesh firm, mellow, even and smooth. Constitution.— Generous and symmetrical develop- ment; lively carriage; ample heart-girth, capacity of Fig. 56. A lard hog type. s
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 55. Parts of the hog. a. snout; 6, ear; c, neck; d, jowl; e, shoulder; f. back; g, loin; h, rump; j, ham; k. side or ribs; I, flank; m, belly; n, fore flank; o, fore leg; p, hind leg. hair fine ; head, neck and legs short ; shields in male not unduly coarse ; breed characters pronounced. Condition.—Strongly muscled and thickly fleshed, but not excessively fat; flesh firm, mellow, even and smooth. Constitution.— Generous and symmetrical develop- ment; lively carriage; ample heart-girth, capacity of Fig. 56. A lard hog type. shoulders strong ; shields present in mature animals; well-developed sexual organs. In female : General refine- ment of features ; good length and depth in barrel; full number of well-placed and well-developed teats present; head lighter than in boar, neck narrower behind ears; good breadth in loin, hips and rump. Early maturity.— General refinement and compact- ness ; body large, extremities small; shortness of head, neck and legs; amplitude of girth in chest, belly and flanks. Scale of Points *£% 1. Age, estimated ; corrected 2. Scale, estimated weight lbs; corrected lbs.; score according to age .... 6 3. Skin, smooth, mellow and free from scurf ... 2 4. Hair, thick, bright, smooth, fine and uniformly distributed ; color and markings according to breed 2 5. Temperament, aggressive in male; gentle and quiet in female 2 6. Snout, short and smooth, tapering from face to tip of nose ; broad in male, finer in female . 1 7. Face, short, smooth, broad between eyes, dished according to breed ; cheeks full; forehead high and wide 2 Eyes, full, bright, clear and not obscured by wrinkles 1 9. Ears, medium or small, fine in texture, neatly attached, carriage according to breed ... 1 10. Jowl, full, smooth, firm and neat 2 11. Neck, wide, deep, short and nicely arched, blend- ing smoothly with shoulder ; in male, heavy ; in female, finer behind the ears 3 12. Shoulder, broad, deep,
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