The world’s biggest pig, Billy, has been sold by its English owners to an American farming syndicate for £IOSO. Billy weighs half a ton, is 3ft long.
Research to develop methods *or transforming soft soils into stable surfaces that will support heavy motor vehicles and airplanes is being conducted in the United States.
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Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 15, Issue 95, 13 September 1950, Page 6
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