Litter of Pigs Weighs Over a Ton

Chronicle (Levin), 29 April 1949, Page 5

Litter of Pigs Weighs Over a Ton

CHRISTCHURCH, April 28. \ iill.-r oi' li Ucrk.-diin'-Lurge Wliitcj«ig* agi d ;-i\ months, weighing ::jp I!.-, was killed at Islington \S - ihn'sday. 1. ■ iir; tliis to ihe annual meeting ;!'• aali-i 1'orv 1 >i st i i«- 1 Pig Councii, • i;.er\is.,r, .Mr. 11. W. Mclntosh, ! 'li- was the lirsi tinie a ton litier ■' ••» li i iM-ordi-d in the Sojith Jslaml. ,'iller was laised by M r. S. \V. i . •>, Koiicrangi ( Wost. Coast). All • :;s wi-re graded as prinie. No. 1 • "Xol a liead wa;; rejected • as there a bleiaish on any oi " said .M r. M cl nt osh. M* dx'is oi' the councii jiaid tributc 1 ' !.• laiser of the litter and it was ; £«'■■,! to ncogiiisi; the i'eat by a eon'.batory letler. • 'ica.ier litter of 1 ton 1053 Ibs, : ii was reported recently from ■•l;!aiid, was niade np of 15 pigs, al! •> iiii-h exeept tuo were wilhin chop- ■; weights, said .Mr. .Mclntosh. Tliis !• r had been pnshed along without 1 nleri ng the (inal quality of the '•r. Mr. Wa II 's lilt;r had been • on onlinarv foods. I'iiis is i in | K»rt a n t because it proves 1 'ai! it is wilhin t li ; pbwer of any • ;aary j'ainier lo produce a ton litter •'•nt special foods," said Mr. Alei ;1.-lu fiie M jiigs will be kept intact in ' Mgaration and exhibited in the Can T'ibnry bacon coinpetition to be lield at Christchurch in August.