488 THE PIG 



Butler County, Ohio ; and A. C. Moore of Canton, Illinois. Magie 

 and Moore extensively advertised the breed and did much to 

 bring it before the public. The herds of L. N. Bonham, estab- 

 lished at Oxford in 1871 ; of Edward and J. M. Klever at 

 Bloomingburg, established in 1873 ; of James Hankinson, Car- 

 lisle Station, established in 1870; of W. C. Hankinson at Blue 

 Ball, established in 1857 or 1858 ; of J. Douthett at Xenia, 

 Greene County, established in 1863 ; and of Noah Coler & Son at 

 Liberty, established in 1868, were prominent among the Ohio 

 herds of influence thirty years or more ago. 



Poland-China sows of note date back many years. The fol- 

 lowing were early foundation sows : Bessy Pugh 88, Lady Pugh 

 5 16, Lady Rue 518, Old Warner Sow 714, Queen Duffield 804, 

 Queen of Black Bess Tribe 808, White Bess 1000, and White 

 Face 1002. In addition to these early ones of special promi- 

 nence are F's Black Bess 304, foundress of the noted Black 

 Bess family ; The Old Harkrader Sow 950 ; Graceful 1554, foun- 

 dress of the Graceful family; Beauty 2558, dam of Tecumseh 

 4339 and foundress of the Tecumseh family; Cora Shellen- 

 berger 2880, dam of Success 1999, a famous sire ; Lady Duffield 

 3776, dam of Tom Corvvin 2d 2037, foundress of the Corwin 

 family ; Bess Stribbens 1 168, foundress of the U. S. family ; 

 Sunshine 96140, dam of the noted Ohio boar Ideal Sunshine 

 37885 ; Bessie Wilkes 80820, dam of Chief Perfection 32199, 

 the head of the Perfection family; and Galena 99316, a famous 

 show and brood sow of recent years. Much of the best Poland- 

 China blood traces back- to The Old Harkrader Sow 950. 



Poland-China boars of note make up a long list. Especially 

 prominent among these as great sires are Alex No. 1, Butler 93, 

 John 3d 311, World Beater 12 13, Perfection 447, Young Per- 

 fection 631, Old Sweepstakes 253, Success 1999, Tom Corwin 

 2d 2037, Give or Take 1 585-1667, Tecumseh 4339, Ideal 

 Black U. S. 29505, Ideal Sunshine 37885, Chief Perfection 

 39931, and Chief Perfection 2d 42559 A-45395. The last-named 

 is regarded by many as the greatest Poland-China sire in the 

 history of the breed. Farrowed in 1896, he was still in active 

 service in 1905, with a long list of distinguished progeny and 

 their descendants. 



