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  • From: Carla Maness <manessfarm AT gmail.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] OT - how to divide a pig among buyers
  • Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 21:49:37 -0600

We don't raise livestock, but the vendors at our market who do, butcher and sell by the piece.  A roast, or a steak, or whatever. We have beef, buffalo, and lamb available and they all do it that way. Would that be easier than trying to divide a pig 8 ways and have 8 different ways it should be processed? Will your processor even do that?  I'm just curious. Processors around here won't. You butcher a cow, pig or whatever, and they will do halves differently but that's about it.

Carla


On Mon, Dec 16, 2013 at 4:31 PM, Beth Spaugh <lists AT rhomestead.com> wrote:

Apologies, but I don’t belong to any pork lists.  We have 4 pigs gong to slaughter.  One is to be divided among 8 buyers.  Some want some bone-in, others not.  Can anyone point me toward information on how to fairly allocate cuts?  I can divided the hanging weight by 8 for the cost of the pig.  And can allocate the smoking and sausage processing by who gets what.  But any thoughts on the equivalents between part of the leg made into a ham and hamstead, and part ground for sausage?  One person wants roasts bone-in, others no roasts.  I wonder if 1 ½ lb roast – 1 lb sausage? 2 lbs roast – 1 lb sausage?  Everyone splits chops and bacon evenly.  It is the other cuts that are puzzling me. Sure is simpler with 2 people sharing, but we ran out of half and whole pig buyers and do have folks who want smaller amounts.  Thank you for letting me ask off-topic.

 

Beth Spaugh

Rehoboth Homestead, Peru NY

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