This document provides a summary of bacon production in western Iowa. It discusses the history of hog farming in Iowa, noting that as of 2013 there were over 20 million hogs in the state. The document outlines the different meat cuts that come from pigs, including bacon, and discusses the traditional curing recipes and methods used to produce bacon. It also profiles some of the local lockers and meat markets in western Iowa that cure and sell bacon from the large number of hogs raised in the region.