. Types and market classes of live stock. importance of certainweight requirements, it is at once apparent that boars andbreeding sows are not desired by the packer. If, however,their form, quality, and temperament are such as will causethem to transmit to their pigs the characteristics which are Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 251 necessary in order that these pigs may be fed out successfullyfor the bacon market, then the boar and sow are said topossess bacon type. In judging breeding stock, certain allow-ances must therefore be made and certain points must beemphasized which do not co
. Types and market classes of live stock. importance of certainweight requirements, it is at once apparent that boars andbreeding sows are not desired by the packer. If, however,their form, quality, and temperament are such as will causethem to transmit to their pigs the characteristics which are Types and Market Classes of Live Stock 251 necessary in order that these pigs may be fed out successfullyfor the bacon market, then the boar and sow are said topossess bacon type. In judging breeding stock, certain allow-ances must therefore be made and certain points must beemphasized which do not concern us in judging bacon hogsfor slaughter. The same general principles and the samegeneral type apply in both cases, but the judge must empha-size certain points that are peculiar and essential in each. The form of the bacon hog is strikingly different fromthat of the lard hog. There is much less thickness and depthof body, greater length of leg, a lighter shoulder, neck, andjowl, and greater length from snout to tail, especially from. Fig. 63. Fancy Market Bacon Pig. shoulder to ham. From the snout to the rear border of theshoulder the hog should be comparatively short, this beingthe low-priced end of the carcass. There is considerable dif-ference between the retail prices received for the front andhind ends of the Wiltshire side. Length of side from shoulderto ham and length of ham from front to rear are of verygreat importance, but it is a mistake to make everything elsesecondary in importance to length; length should not be car- 252 Types and Market Classes of Live Stock ried to the greatest possible extreme. The hog should haveenough depth and width of body to give him a strong con-stitution in a well-developed chest and middle. This appliesboth to the market hog and the breeding animal. Thereshould be as much depth of body in front as behind, and asmuch width at one point as another—in other words, the hogshould be symmetrical or balanced in his conformation. Greatsmo
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