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Bu GREG TURNER
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
Perched on a fence, a rooster sounds off his own rendition of barnyard reveille.
At 6 a.m. Bill Starks and his youngest son Tyrone head out to the pig pen to ready the hogs for loading. This morning is the beginning of a long day for the Starks and their hogs. Today is the showing of the swine at the Culpeper-Madison-Rappahannock Farm Show in Culpeper.
Mr. Starks, a 4-H adult leader and his daughter Joyce, a 4-H junior leader, have been participating in the 4-H sponsored Farm Show for seven years.
The truck is backed up to the loading ramp and the hogs are herded into the truck with unexpected ease. “It’s easier if you run them up there (the ramp) now and then to get the hogs used to it,” Mr. Starks said.
With the hogs loaded, the Starks head out to the car wash in Culpeper. Bill Starks’ oldest son Irvin deposits the quarters and Mr. Starks sprays down the hogs. Ironically, they seem to enjoy it.
Mr. Starks takes this opportunity to insert the nose rings—a metal ring pierced into the nose to keep the hogs from rooting. The squeals are ear-piercing and a small crowd gathers outside the stall. “You don’t see pigs at the car wash very often,” a bystander is overheard saying.
After the wash (no wax) the hogs are taken to the Culpeper Agricultural Enterprise Center and loaded into a holding pen. Here the animals are weighed and prepared for the evening showing.
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