The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, October 15, 1972, Page 8, Image 8
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Plant No. 2 Employees
Truman Leopard !
Raising 300 hogs is quite an operation
for Truman Leopard, Plant No. 2
Loom Fixer and hog producer.
Leopard, who has been in the "hog
raising business" for about ten years,
has one of the more modren hog facilities
in this area.
"You have to grow them out fast
to stay in business, stated Leopard.
"Keeping a hundred hogs one extra
day runs into money when each animal
eats six to eight pounds of feed each
day."
Although he has a keen interest in
his farm operation, he has not forgotten
his loyalty and dedication to Clinton
Mills. "I've been coming to work every
day since 1938. I spend the mornings
at the farm, but I always look forward
to coming to the weave room."
The hog operation is modern in all
respects. When the young pigs are
born, special heat lamps provide the
exact temperature needed to keep the
animals healthy.
He usually keeps from 90 to 100 pigs
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are moved into different areas.
When they reach the right size, they
are placed in the pig parlors where
they are kept until ready for marketing.
All of the parlors have cement
floors and are equipped with automatic
watering systems and feeders.
"I raise three breeds of hogs?Yorkshire,
Duroc, and Hampshire. They
seem to do better when they are
mixed."
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Q. How quickly can I expect my
bills to be paid by the Insurance Department?
A. Quite promptly. The majority of
all bills are paid within three to five
days after received from hospital or
physician.
Q. Do I need any forms to have completed
on weekly sickness benefits?
A. Yes, the necessary forms, which
your physician must complete, will be
mailed to you from the Personnel Department
after you've been out the
required waiting period.
Q. I have dependent coverage. My
spouse who is also employed by Clinton
Mills, has single coverage, will
my insurance pay anything on my
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Truman Leopard feeds his hogs used
hog pasture.
Leopard noted that the animals re- ;
quire a great deal of attention. He 1
keeps a close check to be sure none 1
of them become sick, and that each
one is growing at the proper rate. I
He usually tries to market them
when they reach 200 to 225 pounds
each. They are sold to the Greenwood
Packing Plant. Leopard does his own
hauling.
Mechanization keeps the manpower
requirements to a minimum. A special
room adjacent to the parlors houses
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spouse if she is hospitalized?
A. No, if both you and spouse had
dependent coverage, benefits would
also be payable under your insurance.
Q. If I and my spouse, both employees
of Clinton Mills, both have
dependent coverage insurance, what is
the procedure of payment if I have
Wnenif n 1 olnim?
A. If you have a claim which is payable
under the policy and both have
dependent coverage, yours will pay
first and your spouse's insurance is
obligated to pay up to the amount payable
on your insurance or up to 100%
of the bill, whichever is first. You do
not receive any refund for the two
overlapping.
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for breeding purposes in this special
in electric feed mill which grinds the
feed and distributes it to the various
feeding areas.
Bulk feed is kept in special storage
Inns nearby. ^
"I do most of may own 'doctoring*
since I'm with the hogs much of the
time. You can easily spot one when it
becomes ill when they are kept in the
various parlors.
Millard Campbell, also a Plant No.
2 employee, assists Leopard with the
farming operation.
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