Pork Anyone?
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Dear Friends, · Do you like good fresh pork, ham, sausage or pork chops? If so, here's your opportunity! · Loudon County 4-H members have 40 show pigs for sale this year. The pigs range in size from 150 to 325 pounds. · The final show will be on Jan. 18th. The pigs will go to slaughter on Jan. 24th. · The kid's bought most of the show pigs from breeders in Indiana in October. The pigs have been on full feed since then. So they should yield top quality pork. · A 250 pound pig will give you about 175 pounds of meat. We have most of the pigs processed at Morgan's in Madisonville. · Here's the price breakdown for an average 250 pound pig:
250 lb. X $2.00=$500 (This is what the 4-Her receives) Roughly $100 +/- processing fee (This is what Morgan's charges, based on weight)($30 head plus $.40/lb. Dressed wt.=Avg. 74% of live weight) Total: $600 for an average 250 pound pig. Smaller pigs would cost less and larger pigs would be more.
· If you are interested in purchasing 1/2 or a whole hog, contact me at 458-5612 (office) or 250-8312 (cell). John J. Goddard Loudon County Extension |
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11/19/12
