'He had 400 hogs delivered to what, at this point, was one of the busiest roads in town': Farmer gets revenge on developer and city government who won't pay him a fair price for his land

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Sep 13, 2023 9:00 AM EDT

The bustling pace of urban life is often seen as an affront to those who have only known the relative peace of pastoral living. The two lifestyles are presented as opposite sides of the same coin, with neither capable of existing with the other—on account of the fact that the encroaching bounds of metropolitan life dissolve the countryside like a seltzer tablet in a glass of water.

This story originated from a user who claimed to have found it in a comment on a different Reddit thread, neglecting to provide an exact source or correct attribution. Commenters who sought to come up with a source themselves couldn't agree on where the story had originated… though one thing remains certain: Stories such as this float like folklore amidst many communities, with farmers, such as this one, standing as mythological figures locked in a struggle against the lines of an ever-approaching urban society. 

Certainly, these stories can and should be linked to real people and real events, but they mostly stand as a representation of the sentiments rural communities have for ever-increasing populations and the development of agricultural areas into concrete jungles and sprawling suburban hellscapes. Talk to anyone who grew up next to fields that are now filled with houses, and, with certainty, they'll tell you a local story oddly reminiscent of one such as this.

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    "He had 400 hogs delivered to what, at this point, was one of the busiest roads in town."

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    Font - A city near me had a farmer holding out as the city expanded. The city wouldn't let him sell his land zoned commercial, since it was a farm. While completely surround by commercial development. The city wanted him to sell the land zoned for agriculture. Basically to let some dev bulldozer the fields and flip it for commercial space. Easily 10x. Settled into a stalemate.
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    Font - The area became more and more developed. Housing encroached of the back of the property. The farmer getting old and getting tired of this so not wanting to pass this fight on to his kids came up with a plan. The property had been used for soybean and farming corn to this point. Not really a burden to his neighbors. He applied for received proper licensing from the state for a hog confinement lot.
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    Font - In case you don't know that is where they keep tens of thousands of hogs before they are brought to market. Normally located deep in farm country. Stinks for miles. The city tried to stop him legally but they never incorporated the land in the first place. They tried to stop it at the state. He followed the process to the letter and well "it is farm land". They thought he wouldn't follow through maybe.
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    Font - He did. He had 400 hogs delivered to what at this point was one of the busiest roads in town. The locals nearly lynched the city council. In less than a week the city backtracked a nearly 20 year feud and let him sell his farm for the fair commercial rate as he had originally bargained for.
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    Font - Weekend Mechanic The only thing that makes me happier than seeing someone stick it to an HOA is seeing someone stick it to a government. 2.8k Reply Share phdoofus More like sticking it to the developer who had friends in the government. 1.5k Reply Share
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    Font - Milhent This is not a rare event in my country, but a lot of times they are either still not solved, or solved not in favor of owner.
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    Font - Zoreb1 Where I lived something similar. A farmer had land which he wanted to divide into 6 buildable lots. Neighbors didn't want this as they preferred the open space (or it could have been treed). Anyway they fought the zoning change (on the basis of increased traffic). The owner said fine, he'll convert in into a pig farm as that didn't require a zoning change. Not sure what happened as I moved away. Reply Share 144 ●●●
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    Font - BAPE I_am_NotOP Creds to: u/IronOne ↑ 101 Reply Share Done_with_this_World Thank you good sir I was hoping somone would. 14 ↓ 14 Reply Share
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    Font - Waifer2016 hahaha reminds me of the texas farmer who got some piggy revenge on his new entitled neighbours 4 76 ↓ Reply Share AllSeeingAI I want to hear this story. 12 Reply Share ●●● Waifer2016 It made the news all the way up here in Canada.
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    Font - There was a pig farm in Texas that had been handed down through the generations, current farmer was the 5 or 6th generation all farming in the same location for close to 200 years.
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    Font - Nearby was a huge vacant pasture that was eventually purchased by the Muslim community of the nearby city (I want to say Austin but dont quote me on that). They wanted to build a Muslim community centre for their people to hold weddings, celebrations, etc. Now they researched the land extensively before they made their purchase and were introduced to the pig farmer who told them about his family being there for 200 years.
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    Font - Fast forward to the land being prepared, centre built and moved into. This took about a year to complete. AFTER it was built, the Imam approached the town and DEMANDED the pig farm be torn down, pigs sold and farmer made homeless because pigs are against their religion.
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    Font - The town, naturally, refused. The Imam took it to court, lost, and began a barrage of harassment to the farmer. The farmer was quietly doing his thing on his farm, and happened to notice the good folks next door met every Friday night for services.
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    Font - Farmer built a small race track. Set up some stands. Advertised in the town paper. And suddenly Farmer Pig Racing became a regular friday night event on his farm! Apparently the Imam left him alone after that ↑ 77 ↓ Reply Share
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