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Twelve Bacons in Twelve Hours

Leo Landis

Reading about Bacon

What’s Down with Bacon?

Iowa Pork 101

Very Brief History of Hogs

12 Lockers in 12 Hours

How Many Hogs in Iowa in according to December 2012 Estimates?

19.6 Million Total…State human population is 3 million

Today in U.S. — 65 million, give or take

a few hundred thousand.

30,354,21333,512,867

25,134,569

47,683,951

57,409,583

8,266,7796,034,316

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Hogs in Iowa Hogs in U.S.1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900

Swine Terminology

Gilt—A female that has yet to farrowBarrow—A castrated male

Sow—A female that has farrowedBoar—A mature male

Pork Belly—Uncured bacon

Lard-type Hogs

Bacon-type Hogs

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Smokehouses

A Lot of Bacon — The Good News

Orly’s, Clarksville

Butler County

Frederika Locker

Bremer County

Elma Locker

Howard County

Ohrt’s SmokehouseIonia, Chickasaw County

Countyline LockerRiceville, Howard County

S & S Locker Osage,

Mitchell County

Polashek’s Locker ServiceProtovin, Chickasaw/Howard County

Tony’s Wadena Locker Wadena, Fayette County

Kerns Meats, Edgewood

Clayton/Delaware County

Delhi Locker

Delaware County

Newhall Locker – Sutton Sausage Co. Benton County

Dayton Meat Products,

Malcom, Powesheik County

Lots of Choices!

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