SC - Period pigs,-the final word for a while

[Bagbane at ix.netcom.com]

Sorry to jump in late, my HD crashed and I had to set-up my 486 
to do web stuff.

As to the question of Medieval pigs, Yes they were leaner. I was 
watching a program at 2:30am on the local educational channel 
about 'Old Breed' animals. It seems that there is an intrest in trying 
to save 'Old Breed' animals among farmers. One of the examples 
they gave was a breed of pig that was known back in medieval 
times. It seems that this breed didn't grow as fast as the more 
modern breed and took longer to get to a weight to go to market. 
Modern breeds grow faster becouse of the fat content. This breed 
was more muscle than fat thus a leaner cut of meat. They were 
also talking about an 'Old Breed' of cow that could give milk for 7 
years instead of the normal 3 for a Jersy. The Jersey gives more 
milk but in the long run the old breed was cheaper to keep in the 
long run and didn't have some of the problems associated with the 
Jersey. It seems that some times faster and bigger isn't always 
better. :-)

Badger
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