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Swine Back Fat Testing Demonstration Reported
Angus Dickson Jr reports on the Swine Back Fat Testing Demonstration at Vesti Day farm east of Comanche. Five 4 H Sears gilts averaged 1.5 inches fat with one at 1.4 inches. a 1959 60 boar and another gilt showed 1.15 and 9 inch fat respectively. Group average live weight exceeded 250 pounds. Extension notes back fat as the best current live measure of muscling and meatiness. Attendees included Day Matthews Couch W M Day Sparkman Couch McGlothlin Vestil Day Hardy Harris Couch Spoonts Sparkman. Shotwell to Speak at Cross Plains. P E Shotwell will address the Cross Plains High School Football Banquet on December 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vesti
Comanche
T. D. Tankeley, Jr
Extension Animal Husbandman
Travis Day
Ronald Matthews
Tommy Couch
W. M. Day