The Pig Club Success
A local teenager turns a small investment and kitchen scraps into a tidy profit, proving the value of home-grown feed.
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Russell Lawson, a member of the local pig club, shared a report on his hog-raising project that began a year ago. He purchased two pigs for $11.00 in November and spent $22.16 on feed, for a total investment of $33.15. When sold in March, the pigs brought in $63.70, yielding a net profit of $30.55. Lawson noted that his mother allowed him to use kitchen waste as feed, significantly bolstering his bottom line. Wm. Meikle, head of the high school agricultural department, praised the report, noting that in a district that has become 'pigless,' such efforts provide a model for families to maximize value from their small tracts.
“There should be a pig on every small tract in Kennewick, yet within the year this district has become almost pigless.”
This highlights the 'small-plot' agricultural culture that defined early Kennewick development. Modern hobby farming and permaculture movements mirror this century-old attempt to maximize the utility of small suburban and rural plots for self-sufficiency.
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