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Hog farmer Aims lean meat to satisfy housewives
Henry Van Rheenen of Marion County Pork Producers grows Hampshire and Hamp York cross hogs southeast of Pella. He emphasizes lean meat over fat, seeks higher weight gain and better feed efficiency, and buys boars with strong index numbers from shows and Iowa State testing to improve his herd. He sells about 200 boars yearly at 225 dollars each and 800 market hogs, keeps boars two years, and isolates newcomers to prevent disease.
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