HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



Mr. Roberts also used Exchanger 2539a- 

 159n, bred by N. Harrington of Iowa, and 

 sired by Imperial 2nd, by Monas Imperial 

 and out of the sow Mona 2nd. The dam of 

 Exchanger was a full sister of his sire, 

 making Exchanger an inbred boar. This 

 boar was later sold to Mr. Stonebraker of 

 Illinois and was shown in Chicago in 1893, 

 winning in the aged class, and he also 

 placed several of his get in the winnings. 

 Exchanger was an inbred Holmes boar, 

 tracing through both his sire and dam to 

 Mona 2nd, winner at New Orleans in 1885, 

 Des Moines '83, and Ottumwa '84, and 

 Chicago at the old exposition in '81. Fur- 

 ther along in the Roberts' herd Allison was 

 purchased of Walter Abernathy of Indiana 

 and about the time of the World's Fair in 

 Chicago Mr. Roberts purchased the great 

 show sow Ohio Anna 10068, foundation 

 sow of the Ohio Anna family and dam of 

 the Orions. Roberts & Sons' name became 

 synonymous with good Durocs, and this 

 firm was a leader in Iowa improvement for 

 a good many years. Old Orion was pur- 

 chased by them in 1895 and crossed with 

 Ohio Anna 8th, producing Orion 2nd. 



The brightest light that guided the way 

 for Duroc improvement in pioneer days 



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