Saturday, March 3, 2012

CONTRACTS BRING IN BACON TO FARMERS.(BUSINESS)

Byline: SCOTT MOONEYHAM Associated Press

Spivey's Corner, N.C. James Naylor raises about 8,000 hogs, and doesn't own a single one of them. He wouldn't have it any other way.

In his early years, Naylor owned a handful of sows and raised a few dozen young pigs, as did most North Carolina hog farmers.

But in the last four decades, Naylor has adapted and grown with an industry that has exploded within the state -- contract hog farming. Today, he raises his pigs for the largest hog producer in the country, Murphy Family Farms, based in Duplin County.

``There's no comparison to what things were like in the '50s,'' Naylor said. ``I like the situation better. …

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