Hello from Belton, TX. Wish all of you could be here to see the turnout of the Chester, Poland and Spot breeders and the quality of animals that they have brought. I believe that everyone involved with these breeds should be impressed with the number of hogs and the quality of the offering.
Tomorrow, Mar 7th is show day starting with Berkshires at 8:00 followed by Chesters, then Polands and last be not least, Spots.
It is hot for this time of the year for Belton, TX with near records highs. Wednesday the temps were 82 and today it was similar. The barn was a little warm but the hogs did well. I saw two exhibitors with fans. So it is not too uncomfortable.
The Bell County Expo facility is very large and is comfortably handling all the purebred breeds and including the cross breed gilts and boars. The parking lot has a ton of trailers in it but parking for the show crowd and sale people will not be a problem.
The hotel accommodations are excellent with particularly nice closets as verified by some of the breeders visiting room 331.
Jack's birthday was Wednesday and all in attendance were welcomed to birthday cupcakes. Thanks Julie.
If you are coming down to Belton to find your next herd CPS boar or foundation females, make sure you bring your appetite as well. Belton and Salado have outstanding eating establishments with lots of barbeque joints and eateries. The hospitality is exactly what you would expect from the good people of Texas as they are super nice and cordial. (by the way, the Salado High School girls are playing for the State 2A Championship).
So as tomorrow is Show Day, the show order will be set and I hope you can all come and see the quality that is here as well as visit with all your fellow breeders. Hope we can give you more pig details tomorrow.
See you tomorrow.
