It takes five to six months for a pig to reach market weight (about 265 pounds). One market hog provides about 160 pounds of pork for the grocery store’s meat case.
Q: How does cotton get from the farm to the factory?
A: Cotton is harvested, then ginned to clean it and remove debris. Once it’s ginned, cotton is graded on quality before being sold to textile manufacturers where it’s spun and woven into fabric.
