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quickly as it might, so she
sometimes lays on the litter.
But, overall, the ad
vantages seem to outweigh
the disadvantages in the
Charles’ eyes.
Of course, it takes more
than just a modem set up
and good amnagement to
have a good herd. It also
takes a genuine interest in
the animals and a
willingness to do whatever is
necessary to raise those
swine.
For instance, Nancy and
Cliff moved into the far
mhouse on the property and
Cliff’s parents moved into
another nearby home that
they own because it takes so
much work to tend the hogs.
And, there are many nights
that Cliff stays up with the
animals when they are
farrowing. So, living nearby
was the simplest thing to do.
“I don’t have to stay up so
much since they aren’t
farrowing as much now,” he
says, “but there are nights
when I sleep out with them if
I know they are going to give
birth during the night.”
The reason that only Cliff
takes care of the swine is
because of the arrangement
of the partnership. From the
time he graduated, he did all
the managing and buying fer
tile sow herd. At first he and
his' father were only in
business 5050 with the pigs,
but now the whole operation
is part of the partnership.
And, of course, to have a
successful operation, it is a
help to have a wife who is a
faithful supporter of what
you do.
Nancy helps with the work
of the swine operation when
she’s needed. She lends a
hand to feed and to move the
sows and litters after they
are weaned. She also takes
part in the ear notching and
clipping the teeth of the
piglets. Plus, there is a lot of
book work to be done, which
is her responsibility.
“I also do the
housekeeping in the bam,”
she says with a goodnatured
laugh. None of this comes
new to her, however,
because she was raised on a
farm where she did much of
the same work'- only with
steers. And, while the
Charles partnership includes
110 head of beef, there’s not
much for Nancy to do with
that part of the operation.
It’s the pigs which take all
the time.
Once they have been
raised and fattened to 50
pounds, Cliff markets them
to his uncle, Roy Charles.
And, a little later on, when it
is time to show animals, be
goes back and tries to pick
out the best ones.
“That’s hard to do,” he
laughs, “because they
change so much all the
time." From his past record
he hasn’t done too bad,
however. Unfortunately, this
year he is too old to show his
animals at the Farm Show,
but he sold his animals to
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