From the June 1938 edition of The Berkshire News: We've seen a lot of Pinehurst as of late, but have often wondered just what they had in the line of Berkshires. Our curiosity subsides with the publication of a picture of "Pinehurst Buddy", their senior herd sire. With a boar that stands up and holds himself together as this boar does at seven (7) years of age, we know that they can not help but have some really good animals around. Which is true. One of the best things to be seen there is November 20th gilts that would make the average showman's eyes water.

Pinehurst has practically an entire herd built on the progeny of one sow- "Grape Wild Rose", champion many times about 15 years ago. We have been repeatedly told that she was one of the greatest sows of the breed. Big and smooth, she was the kind of animal that could be turned into the showring without a showman and walk out with the purple.

The Farm has for a number of years been following a straight production system, offering very little breeding stock for sale. As many know, Pinehurst is a winter gold resort with a very high class trade, and a demand for high class food. They have been slaughtering as many Berkshires as they could produce to supply this demand.

Mr. T.G. Ragsdale, manager of the farm, advises that they packed about 50,000 pounds of pork last winter to supply this trade. He says that he has checked carefully, being in charge of the slaughtering house, and that he finds that the Berkshires will dress out 10% better than any other breed or carcass. Naturally they must buy many hogs to make this kind of a pack. Much weight is added to this statement when we remember that Mr. Ragsdale has been at Pinehurst only about ten years, and previous to that time he managed a large herd of another breed, with which he was a successful showman at the larger shows and the National. It is no breed of prejudice that produces that statement, but rather his actual findings in the slaughter house.

Mr. Leonard Tufts, owner of the farm is in poor health but is the same enthusiastic individual that made the name of Pinehurst, who so generously helped promote the breed in years past.