Pig pictures...

[Larry Ashcraft]

Thanks, that brought back some memories. My grandparents raised pigs close to Akron. Granddad managed the Denver Elevator in Akron, but most of his "real money" came from his 150 head hog operation. His were the dark red kind. I don't know the breed.

The pens surrounded the house. Farrowing on the north side, growing pigs on the west, and final fattening on the south side. He raised feed on his 140 acre farm. You get used to the smell in a day or two (as a kid anyway).

I also remember the ham supper on Sundays, and bacon every day for breakfast.