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sey, of Florida, N. Y., who was the owner of a noted stallion named 

 Duroc. While on this visit Mr. Frink saw a litter of ten red pigs, 

 the production of a pair brought by Mr. Kelsey from Oyster Bay, 

 N. Y., or imported from England. Information available shows 

 that Mr. Kelsey told Mr. Frink they were imported, but it is pos- 

 sible that the term was misused. 



Farmers and hog growers were very much impressed with the 

 productive power of these red pigs and they were much sought 

 after, taking the name of Duroc because of the noted stallion owned 

 by Mr. Kelsey. It seems that the Duroc family of red hogs at this 

 time possessed more quality and probably finer bone than the Jersey 

 Bed but in the course of time the two families were inter-bred with 

 the result of a larger hog with more quality that seemed to meet 

 with great favor wherever they were known and later on assumed 

 the name of Duroc-Jerseys. 



The older breeders and growers of hogs well remember the time 

 when the Duroc-Jersey hog was a curiosity at our larger state fairs. 

 It is well within the memory of many of the breeders who are 

 actively breeding Duroc-Jerseys today that one who would have the 

 nerve to take an exhibit of them to a fair was regarded as being 

 fanatical. The fact remains, however, that these men were not 

 fanatics, but showed genuine judgment in the selection of this breed. 

 We know of one particular locality where some twenty-four years 

 ago a breeder bought a pure-bred Duroc-Jersey sow and began the 

 production of this breed. At that time there was not another Duroc- 

 hog within fourteen miles of this man's farm. Inquiry of the hog 

 buyer at the town where this man lived recently revealed the fact 

 that at the present time 85 per cent of all the hogs shipped from 

 this town to market were solid red. What was done in popularizing 

 the breed in this particular locality has been done in many of the 

 best hog growing districts throughout the United States. Farmers 

 and hog growers never would have taken hold of this breed of hogs 

 and promoted them to the extent they have unless there was genuine 

 merit and feeding qualities to warrant the effort. 



In practically all of the leading hog shows throughout the 

 United States the numbers of Duroc-Jerseys are equal to that of 

 any other breed; in many of these shows there are more Duroc- 

 Jerseys shown than any other breed and in some of the leading 

 shows as many as all other breeds combined. The visitor to these 

 fairs will bear out the statement that in these large numbers shown 

 they will find quality in proportion to numbers. 



In recent years there are many parts of the United States in 

 which hogs are being successfully grown that a few years ago were 

 not producing any. The popular Duroc-Jersey breed will be found 

 in practically all of these new localities. The farmer and hog 

 grower of today whether he be located in a new locality or an old 

 one recognizes the fact that in order to succeed as he should he 

 must produce the best. In starting his business he gives the matter 

 of breed selection careful attention. The very fact that as we have 

 stated that this careful attention to breed selection has been given 



