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Item information

Title:
Hog farmer with swine eating corn
Description:
Transcribed from back: Lexington, R #3--John is [cut off] first [cut off] Man to conduct [cut off] hog feeding [cut off] in [Davidson County] [cut off] John is a tenant on [cut of] farm of [William] Kootnz [cut off] has had full [charge] [cut off] feeding 70 pigs for [cut off] John got off [half] of the profits [cut off] The pigs weighed 12,088 [cut off] and sold of $1450.56. The [cut off] pigs and feed was $1101 [cut off] a profit of $349.53. [John] [cut off] very proud of his [success] [cut off].
Topics:
Agriculture
Community and Extension
Subjects:
Corn
Farmers
Hog farms
Swine
Swine -- Feeding and feeds
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Item identifier:
ua023_007-003-bx0010-008-029
Created Date:
circa to
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs