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A Chester White [Pig], 1870s-1930s
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Identifier: Coll-1434/1589
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a Chester White pig standing in a pig pen in the early/mid 20th century. The text beneath the image notes that' an extension in meat production in Illinois would materially increase the cash output from her farmsÂ….'
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Carcass of a Fat Hog, 1870s-1930s
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Identifier: Coll-1434/1537
Scope and Contents
Illustration of a carcass of a fat hog 'showing the division commonly made and the relative prices of the various parts in the Chicago market' in the early 20th century.
Dates:
1870s-1930s
Variations in Farrow: With Special Reference To The Birth Weight Of Pigs, 1870s-1930s
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Identifier: Coll-1434/1534
Scope and Contents
Photograph of a book cover, "Variations in Farrow: With Special Reference To The Birth Weight Of Pigs. By W. J. Carmichael and John B. Rice. Urbana, Illinois, May 1920" showing a sow nursing her piglets on a bed of straw.
Dates:
1870s-1930s