We decided to raise a feeder pig this past spring for
butchering in the fall. We purchased
“Burt” a Hampshire breed, from a farmer for $50.00.
Hampshire Hog History
Hampshire hogs are black with a white belt, heavily muscled,
lean meat breed. They are the fourth most recorded breed of the pigs in the United States .
The Hampshire breed is also the oldest, early-American breed
of hogs in existence today.
