Record #:

3656

Author(s):

Sharpe, Bill

Abstract:

Tom Peacock of Hamlet built the state's first alligator farm in 1997. Hatchlings cost $35 and take three years to mature. A market-ready alligator sells for around $240. Peacock got the idea when a friend needed a way to dispose of dead chickens on his poultry farm.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 18 Issue 5, May 1998, p80-81, il

Subject(s):

Alligator farming--Hamlet; Peacock, Tom