 About Poland China Pigs
 | | Big Bill. The worlds Largest pig at 2552 pounds in 1933 was a Poland China. |
Poland
China pigs are meet pig from the Miami Valley, Butler and Warren
counties, Ohio,United States, in 1816. They are big-framed,
long-bodied, lean, muscular pigs and they lead in U.S. pork production in
pounds of hog per sow per year. Also they are the oldest
American breed of swine.
Poland China pigs are deriving
from many breeds including the Berkshire
and Hampshire. They are typically
black, sometimes with six white patches. They are known for their large size, Big
Bill, the largest hog ever recorded at 2,552 lb (1,157 kg), was a
Poland China.
The
Poland China hog was first bred on the Hankinson Farm in Blue Ball, Warren
County, Ohio. A monument to this accomplishment still stands near the place
where the hog was originally bred. The monument was moved slightly when the
farm was sold for development of the Towne Mall, Middletown, Ohio in the early
1970s, and now stands across the street from the mall property on Cincinnati
Dayton Road.
Competing
claims are made that the first Poland China breeder was David M. Magie, who
lived at theAustin-Magie Farm nearOxford, Ohio.
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