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The Chester White is the most durable of the white breeds; it can gain as much as 1.36 pounds (0.62 kg) a day and gain 1 pound (0.45 kg) for every 3 pounds (1.4 kg) of grain it is fed. Their pale color leaves Chester Whites prone to sunburn; they must be given access to shade in the summer.
Under Parsons the farm was enlarged and the house given its present Colonial Revival styling. His successor, William R. Bush, introduced the Chester White hog breed to the area, and expanded the farm to its greatest extent, about 1,200 acres (490 ha). Now reduced to a more modest acreage, it has been used since the 1970s for the breeding of horses.
Breed name Notes Image American Berkshire [1]: 536 American Landrace [2] American Yorkshire [2] Chester White [2] Choctaw Hog [2] Duroc [2] Guinea Hog [2] Hampshire [2] Hereford [2] Lacombe: Canada; [3] in the USA known as Saddleback [2] Mulefoot [2] Ossabaw Island Hog [2] Pineywoods [2] Poland China [2] Red Wattle Hog [2] Spotted Poland China ...
Wehner, owner of Wehner Farms Showpigs outside Topeka wrote about the visit on his Facebook page, calling it an “honor” to take a couple of his Chester White pigs “for an awesome young lady ...
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[4]: 611 From about 1902 until 1925 a number of farmers in Nebraska and Iowa, among them John Schulte of Norway, Iowa, collaborated in the selection of pigs with this coloration. [4]: 611 [6]: 394 The principal breeds used were the Duroc and the Poland China; there may also have been some Chester White or Hampshire influence.
A boar named Finnegan shattered the previous Iowa State Fair record on Thursday while a ram named Whip took top honors in the Big Ram competition. At 1,420 pounds, this year's Big Boar is an Iowa ...
Breed Origin Height Weight Color Image Aksai Black Pied: Kazakhstan: 167–182 cm: 240–320 kg (530–710 lb) Black and White--- American Yorkshire: United States