tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post113926743849039877..comments2023-11-02T05:09:48.607-05:00Comments on PURE FLORIDA: Weighing PigsUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139338875541187752006-02-07T14:01:00.000-05:002006-02-07T14:01:00.000-05:00DPR,Actually, if they get to close to the 275 mark...DPR,<BR/>Actually, if they get to close to the 275 mark, they go on a slimfast diet.<BR/><BR/><BR/>Rurality,<BR/>If your pig makes it in the fair, it competes in the show ring for ribbons, etc. Everyone wants to be the Grand Champion, but only one will get it. After the showing, the pigs will be auctioned off at inflated prices bid by local businesses. The kids make a few hundred bucks and the businesses have done a good deed that is tax deductible. Last year's champ pig brought it's owner $10,000+.<BR/>No, that is not an error.<BR/><BR/>So I really don't have a clue as to the economics of raising your own pork, since we only raise for this fair.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139334508223702132006-02-07T12:48:00.000-05:002006-02-07T12:48:00.000-05:00Well you NEED to talk about after the fair, becaus...Well you NEED to talk about after the fair, because I'm curious... does someone buy them there, or do you sell them after butchering, or do you just eat a lot of pork?<BR/><BR/>I'm also curious how feeding + butchering costs compare to sales figures. I know that's not why you're raising them, but I'm still wondering.Ruralityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06616461213179182660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139324582606455102006-02-07T10:03:00.000-05:002006-02-07T10:03:00.000-05:00Kodijack,I'm going to pour the food to them. They ...Kodijack,<BR/>I'm going to pour the food to them. They can literally eat round the clock.<BR/><BR/>Laura,<BR/>Ahh, the luxury of being a pig.<BR/><BR/>Thunder,<BR/>We don't talk about after the fair.<BR/><BR/>Pablo,<BR/>You must be an editor. I put in these typos just to keep you on your t0es.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139319428964491902006-02-07T08:37:00.000-05:002006-02-07T08:37:00.000-05:00Is 2oo pounds different from 200 pounds? Is it a F...Is 2oo pounds different from 200 pounds? Is it a Florida thing? A pig thing? Just asking.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139317377902928692006-02-07T08:02:00.000-05:002006-02-07T08:02:00.000-05:00OK, I just gotta ask. After the fair do the pigs ...OK, I just gotta ask. After the fair do the pigs become someone's redlight feast?Thunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02451216620261659383noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139315292916383802006-02-07T07:28:00.000-05:002006-02-07T07:28:00.000-05:00Do you feed them Redlight foods every day? :)Do you feed them Redlight foods every day? :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139275992148172162006-02-06T20:33:00.000-05:002006-02-06T20:33:00.000-05:00Hoss,I'll post it everytime I weigh 'em. All of us...Hoss,<BR/>I'll post it everytime I weigh 'em. All of us FFA parents share the scales (they are big, heavy, and expensive) so I don't have them too often. <BR/>I definitely plan to blog the fair this year. <BR/>Thanks for the link. To be honest, I have quit adding them, I visit more than I can bear to list on the site...just lazy.R.Powershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905593499136090763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12006171.post-1139271143858810272006-02-06T19:12:00.000-05:002006-02-06T19:12:00.000-05:00Gee, this is more exciting than the Super Bowl. I...Gee, this is more exciting than the Super Bowl. I check in here regularly, so I hope you'll post the weigh-in just as often. Thanks, Cracker.<BR/><BR/>(BTW, I FINALLY got you linked on my site. Why I didn't do it before is beyond my ken.)OldHorsetailSnakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00865830344885164689noreply@blogger.com