KPPC Kansas Pork Producers Council Newsletter
Affiliated witH the NatiohaJ Pohk R-oducers CounciJ
December 9, 1971
The KPPC Annual meeting will be held the day preceding the American Pork Con gress in. Kansas City., Missouri.
Make your plans now to attend as I know an educa
tional, informative, and entertaining program is planned for the three day event.
The complete: program is not available at this time. i•
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In oase^yod have not' heard, Kansas is hog choljCra free as of October 2.
Kansas
has completed all phases "of the eradication program and have not had a case of hog cholera in the last year.
The Kansas Pork Producers Council All Breed sale at Abilene on October 2
grossed $12,870 on 88 head for an average of $146.25. The top selling boar was a Spot from J. .V. Cundiff of Manhattan and,sold for $425 to Kohman Hog Farm of Abilene, The top gilt,' a Duroc from Claude Messner of Caney, sold for $300 to R. N. Perry of Bethel, Missouri.,
Congratulations to our new Pork Cook-Out King, Oeiiiis Atwell of Utica. . Dennis
will represent Kansas in the National competition held in Kansas City in March. ^Calendar of Coming Events* ' January 5,6,7 February 11 • February 17,18,19 March 18 March 21
March 22,23
Kansas Livestock Assn. Wichita Barrow Show
Kansas Spring Barrow Show: Little American Royal KPPC Annual Meeting American Pork Congress
Wichita Wichita
Arkansas City Manhattan
Kansas City, Mo Kansas City, Mo.
Where the "Nickels" Came From
August
Keith Ashton, Belleville
Beatrice 77 L.S., Beatrice, Neb. Colt, Wall & Bethel, S. St. Joe, Mo. Farmers Union L^S., S. St. Joe, Mo. Hormel & Co., Freeport, Neb.
Hull & Dillon .Pkg,, Pittsburg Maurer-Neuer, Inc., Arkansas City John Morrell & Co., Sioux Falls, S.D.
Total
Gross
Meat
Net
Hogs
Receipts
Board
Receipts
5,106
255.30
51.06
204.24
125
6.25
5.00
23
1.15
1.25 .23
2-8
• 1.40
.28
1.12
133
5.32-
770
. 38.50 798,44 1.15, ..
19,961 23
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.92
5.32
7.70
30.80
.23
798.44 .92