26 ADDRESSES 



Black of Lyndon won the grand championship in the carlot contests at the Inter- 

 national Live Stock Exposition, the highest honors obtainable. Mr. Black bred 

 these lambs, using Oxford rams on Western ewes. They were a very high class 

 lot of lambs. The feeding of lambs in western and northwestern Ohio has had its 

 tips and downs, but generally the balance has been on the right side of the ledger. 

 During the past few years, a large number of sheep have been in and about 

 Fayette County, where good grass and corn are easily produced. 



The s'o-called hot house or winter lamb, is one of the delicacies of the rich 

 and finds its best sale in the large eastern markets. There are but comparatively 

 few winter lamb producers. For some years, Mr. Geo. M. Wilber of Marysville 

 has been the largest producer in the United States, shipping close to 2,000 some 

 years. He has a very large flock of ewes, and begins to get his lambs about 

 Thanksgiving, and ships daily during the season to New York. Mr. J. B. Peelle 

 of Sabina is another successful specialist in this field. 



The swine industry of Ohio is one of its most important live stock products. 

 Hogs are generally grown all over the state, but more especially in the richer 

 corn producing sections. Beginning early in the last century, the farmer of 

 southwestern Ohio devoted much attention to swine, having in mind converting 

 their corn crops into pork. These men largely stimulated Cincinnati as a pork 

 packing center. Here among these men, the famous Poland China breed of hogs 

 was developed and came into its greatest prestige. Among the Shakers hogs 

 were regarded as of great importance as corn converters, and they promoted the 

 Poland China vigorously. Many men in Ohio attained note by the character of 

 Poland Chinas they bred, and the names of Harkrader, Klever, Magie, Duffield, 

 Young, Irwin and Bonham, were among the most important breeders.. Since 

 these early days has come a long list of prominent breeders in Ohio, among which 

 Ed. and J. M. Klever of Bloomingburg, Charles E. Keller of Newark, Watkins & 

 Broadway, Centerville, A. C. Grieve, Xenia, J. H. Staley, Pataskala, J. M. Linson, 

 South Solon, Osburn Bros., Newark, J. B. Fernon, Leesburg, L. C. McLaughlin 

 and many others are notable. No better Poland Chinas are to be found than those 

 produced in Ohio, and for many years they have had a wide distribution over the 

 United States. The annual show of Poland Chinas at the Ohio State Fair has 

 nosuperior in the country, when quality and character is considered. Among the 

 more notable sires of the breed produced in 'Ohio, have been Tom Corwin 2nd, 

 Tecumseh, Ideal Sunshine, High Roller, Thickset, Chief Delight, Chief Tecumseh, 

 etc." 



The introduction of the Duroc-Jersey came with the plainer red hogs of 

 which the Jersey Red was a pioneer. For many years, a few men in Ohio bred 

 the Duroc-Jersey, of which Mr. Sam Morton of Camden, was a notable pioneer. 

 These men adhered to their favorites, and for a long time bred and promoted a 

 red hog that was of hardy constitution, prolific, and fairly easily fattened, but 

 was coarse and lacked quality. In the' later years the breed found a wider 

 clientage, and many new men took up this breed as a favorite. With their efforts 

 came a very intelligent improvement of the Duroc-Jersey, so that today this breed 

 stands before the public as a different sort from in early days. The efforts of 

 Messrs. Sam Morton of Camden, Ira Jackson of Dayton, E. S. Kelly of Yellow 

 Springs, Thos. Johnson of Columbus, W. H. Robbins of Springfield, R. C. Watt 

 of Cedarville, E. S. Foust, Xenia, and many others gave a new impetus to the 

 breed. Today the Ohio Duroc-Jersey Swine Association numbers about 200 men, 

 and a more aggressive organization of the kind does noe exist. The sales of 

 this breed have brought wonderfully good results, and in Ohio, many animals 

 have brought $500, or more, Mr. Thomas Johnson of Columbus, paying $3,500 for 

 Orion Chief, $2,000 for King's Pal, and $1,500 for Instructor, all noted sires and 

 show boars. The influence of the Ohio Duroc-Jersey breeders is not surpassed 



