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Boar Testing Station Opens April 1 at Ames
The Iowa Swine Producers Association boar testing station near Ames will open April 1 capable of handling 306 pigs at a time. Fifty-one breeders can submit two boars and one barrow from the same sire. Records on stock will be public for buyers. Boars tested will start at same weight and feed to 200 pounds with back fat and conformation noted. Barrows slaughted for carcass studies.
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Iowa Swine Producers’ Association
Ames
Ralph Durham
Iowa State College
Durham
Iowa