THE LARGEST PIG ON EARTH.
Residents and visitors to Wellington during'the holidays will find an interesting exhibit in "Billy," the huge pig who is' the champion animal of his speciea in the world. His extreme si:ic has bean a source of wonder to growers and breeders in the pig industry in the North Island. Billy was unearthed by Mr. Gardiner in Canterbury, and will be token to the British Exhibition, where tin- world's challenge will be accepted; This monster js~Sft P.in long, 3ft Pin in height, lift Oiu round the girth, anci weighs lOiiSlb, and has net stopped avowing, licinc; only two years old. ".Billy" is a Tam'.vorthß.?rksiiivc. and i:; now being shown on the vac?.nt. section ijehhid FowkU's, in Herbert street, off .Manners street.
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Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 150, 22 December 1922, Page 4
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125THE LARGEST PIG ON EARTH. Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 150, 22 December 1922, Page 4
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