An interview with Russ Jeckel / Russ Jeckel ; Richard D. Hull, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview with Russ Jeckel / Russ Jeckel ; Richard D. Hull, interviewer. 2008.

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An interview of Russ Jeckel conducted by Richard D. Hull for the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. This interview covers hog farm operations; growing up on the farm; service in the navy during WW II; U.S.S. Pensacola; early techniques of raising pigs; hog diet experimentation; Illinois Pork Council; developments in hog confinement facilities and hog waste management; national pork producer associations; Illinois State and National Porkettes; and future of hog farming in America.

4 data discs (62 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.3 film cassettes : digital ; 3/8 in.

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Russ Jeckel is recognized as one of Illinois' pioneer swine producers. He was born on April 15, 1926 in Delavan, Ill., and was raised on a farm just north of Delavan. His wife, Mary W. Jeckel was born on June 12, 1926 in Champaign, Ill., the daughter of a college professor. After high school Russ joined the Navy, then returned to farming after his military service. Russ graduated from the University of Illinois in the early 1950s, married Mary, his college sweetheart, and returned home to grow g...

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Built and launched at New York Navy Yard; commissioned Nov. 12, 1944; scraped in 1993. Served in World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. From the description of USS Bon Homme Richard (CV/CVA-31) photograph collection 1944-1971. (The Mariners' Museum Library). WorldCat record id: 41657866 The federal government decided in 1941 to send Supply Corps personnel to Harvard Business School for training in the business of equipping the Navy. This was effected by a transfer...

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