Pernicious Pig Named Finest Swine of Colorado State Fair.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)

From: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News | Date: August 22, 2000| Author: Pitts, Gail | Copyright information

Aug. 22--A Yorkshire pig named Ghost gave his young owner a battle in the show ring Saturday night, but the two triumphed when Ghost was named grand champion of the Junior Market Swine show at the Colorado State Fair.

Twelve-year-old Brandon Kammerzell was nearly exhausted trying to force the 262-pound persistently perverse pig into the center of the ring so judge Dan Hoge could get a good look at him.

Ghost was determined to get out, and it took two ringmen a...

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