1、Evolution of the NC Swine IndustryM.Todd SeeProfessor&HeadDepartment of Animal ScienceNorth Carolina State UniversityThe arrival of PigsCaribbean with Columbus in 1493Florida and North Carolina with De Soto in 1539North Carolina with Sir Walter Raleigh in 1585Major establishment of pigs in Virginia
2、by Thomas Dale in 16111728 Virginia North Carolina Border Established“the only business in North Carolina is raising hogs,which is managd with the least trouble,and affords the diet they are most fond of.The truth of it is the inhabitants of N Carolina devour so much Swines flesh,that it fills them
3、full of gross Humorss.For want too of a constant supply of salt,they are commonly obliged to eat it fresh,and that begets the highest taint of scurvy”William Byrd II1850s-Hog Drives“Crossroads:Turkeys and Pigs”1914 Smith-Lever Act1918NC 90 counties had fence law1920s Cotton production peaksCotton Bo
4、ll WeevilGreat DepressionDrivers of Change“Father”of the NC Commercial Swine Industry“Shay Method”1)increase sanitation and proper housing2)Keep only the number of sows that local corn could support3)Adjust breeding dates to take advantage of the highest market prices4)Control diets5)Stick to the pr
5、ogram.First Swine Extension DemonstrationHalifax County,N.C.Extension Swine Specialist(1918 to 1935)1950-Lundy Packing 1962 North Carolina Swine Industry AssociationOldest State Pork Producer Organization in the Nation using a mandatory checkoff funding system1964 NC Pork Producers Association1997 N
6、C Pork CouncilA Coordinated Effort to Increase NC Pork Production North Carolina State UniversityNorth Carolina Dept.of AgricultureNorth Carolina Farm BureauNorth Carolina Pork Producers AssociationAllied industriesWachovia BankSouthern RailwaysFrosty Morn Meats(Price differential based on grade 195