 Click thumbnail for a larger image. | Description: Pigs being raised as porkers drinking milk out of a trough. All the dairy farmers in Circular Head raised pigs. They sent cream to the Duck River Butter & Bacon Factory and fed the skim milk to the pigs. The pigs when ready were sold to the Duck River Bacon factory. Format: Pictorial and artistic works Object: photographs Titles: Raising pigs in Circular Head, Tasmania Subjects: pigs; farms; bacon People/Orgs: Duck River Butter Factory, Smithton Tasmania Places: Circular Head, Tasmania Institution: Circular Head Heritage Centre Object number: CHH_00412 Disclaimer The content of this record is provided by Circular Head Heritage Centre. For any questions about the content please contact them. |
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