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Title: Cyclopedia of farm animals
Identifier: cyclopediaoffar00bail (find matches)
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Bailey, L. H. (Liberty Hyde), 1858-1954, ed
Subjects: Domestic animals; Animal products
Publisher: New York, Macmillan
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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ANIMAL TYPES AND SCORE-CARDS 55 Scale of Points, continued ^score' 17. Belly, wide ; under line approximately straight . 3 IS. Udder (female), full number of well-developed and well-placed teats. Testicles tmale), well-developed, both present and normally placed 8 19. Hind flank, low 2 20. Rump, long, broad, gradually rounding from loin to root of tail; thickly and evenly fleshed; hips wide and smooth 6 21. Hams, full, deep and broad; fleshed well down to hocks 10 22. Hind-legs, short, straight, strong, squarely set, wide apart; pasterns short; feet strong; bone moderately coarse in male, moderately fine in female 6 23. Tail, tapering, medium-sized or small 1 Total 100 Bacon type.—The general form of the bacon hog is long, deep and of medium size. In every way this hog is thinner, leaner and rangier than the fat hog type. He is late in maturing but may be fed to a great weight. The bone is strong, the skin and hair fine and smooth and the whole body heavily muscled. We look especially for the development of the sides and belly in this class of hogs, as it is from this part that the bacon is secured. In other respects the character- istics of the bacon hog are not widely different from the characters especially desired in all types of domestic swine. The score- card for the bacon type follows. Bacon Hog Score-Card general characters Form.—Long, deep, smooth and of medium width; sides straight; legs short for the breed; head light; back slightly arched, under line straight; scale large for age; standard weight 170-200 pounds. Quality. — General refinement of symmetrical and clean-cut features; bone smooth, fine and strong; skin and hair fine and smooth; head, neck and legs short for the breed; bacon hog breed character pronounced. Condition.—Heavily muscled, moderately fat; cover- ing firm, smooth and of uniform thickness, especially in sides and belly. Constitution.—Should be thoroughly healthy. Early maturity.—General refinement, especially of head, neck and legs; body large; extremities small; ampli- tude of girth in chest, belly and flanks. Perfect score 1. Scale, large for age .6 2. Skin, smooth and fine; color according to breed 2 3. Hair, abundant, fine, bright, smooth; color accor- ding to breed " 1 Scale of Points, continued Perfect score 4. Snout, shaped according to breed 1 5. Face, smooth and slightly dished 1 6. Eyes, full and bright; not obscured by wrinkles 1 7. Ears, fine in texture; shape and position accord- ing to breed 1 8. Jowl, light, smooth and neat 3 9. Neck, light, medium length 3 10. Shoulders, smooth, compact, free from any coarseness; moderately fat 8 11. Fore-legs, straight, short for the breed; bone fine, strong and smooth; pasterns upright, feet strong 3 12. Chest, deep; full in heart-girth 5 13. Back and loin, long, smooth, strong, medium and uniform in width; moderately fat ... . 15 14. Rump, long, smooth, medium in width; rounding from loin to tail; moderately fat 5 15. Hams, firm, smoothly covered, fleshed deep and low toward hocks 10 16. Sides, long, smooth, deep, straight, moderately fat 20 17. Belly, long, smooth, straight and firm .... 12
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Pig. 57. A bacon hog type. IS. Hind-legs, straight, short for the breed; bone fine, strong and smooth, pasterns upright; feet strong 3 Total 100 Scale of Points Literature. Craig, Judging Livestock, published by the author (1902); Mayo, The Care of Animals, The Mac- millan Company (1903); Goubaux and Barrier, The Exterior of the Horse, translated and edited by S. J. J. Harger, J. B. Lippincott & Co. (1892); Plumb, Types and Breeds of Farm Animals, Ginn & Co. (1906); Brooks, Agriculture, Vol. Ill, The Home Correspondence School, Springfield, Mass. (1901); Shaw, The Study of Breeds, and Animal Breeding (2 books), Orange Judd Company; Roberts, The Horse, Macmillan Company (1905); Spencer, Pigs: Breeds and Management, Vinton & Co., London (1897); Housman, Cattle: Breeds and Management, Vinton & Co., London (1897); Woll, Handbook for Farmers and Dairymen, Wiley & Sons (1907); Bailey, The Principles of Agriculture, Macmillan Co. (1901).

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