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Record pork production by Dover farmer Rufus Julius
Rufus Julius of Dover Pennsylvania produced 3178 pounds of pork in six months from a litter of 1 percent pigs. The agricultural experiment station of Penmaes State College officially credits the record. At test end, heaviest hog weighed 800 pounds and lightest 238, totaling 265 pounds additional.
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