Chester White the summer. A notable Chester White breeder is Randy Schmidt of Williamsburg, Iowa. Randy has been raising quality Chester Whites for nearly half a century and earned the breed's Distinguished Service Award in 2006. For over a half century, Randy Schmidt has worked in the swine industry producing healthy, high quality pig genetics to ensure his customers are more profitable. Specializing in Chester White hogs and located in Iowa, Randy has sold breeding stock across the United States. Chester White The Chester White is a breed of domestic pig which originated in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was formerly known as
Chester White name Chester County White. "County" was dropped and the breed became known as Chester White. By 1884, a breed association was officially formed, but competing organizations, sometimes for individual strains, continued to appear into the early 20th century. The "International Ohio Improved Chester Swine Record Association" was formed in 1891, and incorporated in 1895, in Yates County, New York. The breed was officially named the Ohio Improved Chester with OIC commonly used. The 51-member Board of Directors included members from Maine, Texas, Iowa, Michigan, New York, Wisconsin, Connecticut, Kansas, Ohio, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, California, New Jersey, Georgia, Pennsylvania,