SC - Pigs and hogs

[LrdRas at aol.com]

In a message dated 11/20/98 7:05:23 PM Eastern Standard Time,
THLRenata at aol.com writes:

<< what is the difference between a pig
 and a hog?
 
 Thanks!
 
 Renata >>

A pig is smaller at market weight and has less fat. Hogs are full grown and
have attained market weight. 

According to the Domesday of the 'Manors of the Abbey of St. Peter,
Winchester, 1086', (County of Hants. Manor of Micheldever)- "The same
Abbey......<snip>...There are...<snip>... woods for four hogs.  The Domesday-
Book: Hecham, 1086 says that thewere " woods for 300 swine" but that "At that
time there was I ox, now there are 15 cattle and I small horse and 18 swine".
( Swine is the term for a mixture of pigs and hogs). Asnapium: An Inventory of
One of Charlemagne's Estates, c. 800 states that "Of farm produce: ...<snip>
lard, from last year 10 sides; new sides, 200, with fragments and fats;
...<snip>.... 260 hogs; 100 pigs; 5 boars; 

Of particular interest was the fact that Charlemagne's inventory shows 200 new
sides of lard. which indicates that there were 460 hogs on the estate that had
been recently butchered to provide lard.

Ras
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