BACON PIGS.

Waikato Times, Volume 108, Issue 18165, 1 November 1930, Page 22 (Supplement)

BACON PIGS.

WEIGHT NOT MAIN FACTOR. An interesting discussion as to which is the most suitable pig to breed for the factory arose at the annual meetings of the Gippsland Co-operative Bacon Curing Co., at Dandenong (Vic.), recently. . The manager, of the cor/pany (Mr W. H. Nancarrow) said, that during his twenty years occupancy of his position he had not seen better pigs than those now being raised in Victoria, and offered to the factory. The heavy pig (he explained), was not necessarily the best. Breeders sometimes wondered why, when one animal weighed 101 b. to 151 b., more than another and better pig for factory purposes, they did not obtain an equally good price for it. Weight was not the main consideration in value. Breeders should give careful attention to feeding- They should not turn their pigs loose for four or five months and then bring them in to fatten and expect the same result as that obtained from proper care and feeding from the beginning. Heavy fats were not the best; firms asked for the best sides—they would not have fat unless the fat and lean were evenly distributed.