The Pigs of Harper

We got pigs in Harper as well as cows. But the pigs ain't for nothing except eating. Now a days ain't too many peoples killing their own hogs, but some still do. Usually they kills their pigs one day a year (a day cold enough to keep the meat from spoiling and not cold enough to freeze it.) A funny story about that comes to my mind. Several year ago when air conditions were new in cars, old man Jesse James Brown were walking into Harper from out in the country when a stranger in a new car stopped and offered him a ride. Jesse ain't never been in a air conditioned car and mistook it for a sharp change in the weather. He asked the man to let him out 'cause he needed to go home and kill hogs.

Hog killing are a all day thing, but when you finishes up you got enough ham, pork chops, ham steaks, bacon, and some parts you probably don't want to hear about to last all winter long.