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When the "World" Began! |
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We refer to our patch of Earth as the Hog Capital of the World. That world began with the Hog Capital Barrow Show, the first event ever held back in 1947 when Kewanee and Henry County were declared such by the United States Department of Agriculture. In 1947, there are accounts of a one-day celebration in Kewanee involving a showing of the best pigs where the grand champion pig was exhibited and crowned "King Hog." (For more, go to our History page) With only a couple of years absence at the start of the 1950s and the 1970s, the barrow show has ALWAYS been a part of our Hog Days celebration. |
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| Bryce Walters, of Tampico, center, won his fifth trophy for grand champion in the 2013 Hog Capital Barrow Show, presented by 2013 Miss World Festival Abigail Brown, and judge Andy Rash, of Kewanee. Walters' white, 313-pound crossbred barrow rode in the Hog Day parade. Bryce is a graduate of Bureau Valley High School and a sophomore at Black Hawk College East Campus. | ||
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| Adam Gradert, of Geneseo, is shown with his 302-pound crossbred barrow which was named reserve grand champion of the Hog Capital Barrow Show held at Black Hawk College East Campus. 2013 Miss World Festival Abigail Brown and her court presented the trophy. | ||
