HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



the Banker 1955, Cuckoo 3063, and the 

 latter's son, Hero 1955, grand champion 

 boar in his under year form at Chicago, 

 '93. The get of Cuckoo showed splendidly 

 at this fair and the old boar himself lacked 

 fitting or would have given Col. M. a hard 

 tussle for first honors in the top class. 

 Choctaw Chief was out of Minnesota 702, 

 a winner at the old exposition in Chicago 

 in '81. 



Amos Harris of Kentucky was the most 

 southerly located of any breeder recording 

 in these early days, and he was using La- 

 foon 1315 from the Stoner breeding; Mor- 

 ton 2305, a King Stoner boar, from the 

 Morton herd; Edgemont 2625, a Trouba- 

 dour boar from the same herd; Hummer 

 3371 from the Herring & Hummer herd, 

 and Guy Wilkes 3459 from the Ingram 

 herd. 



G. W. Stoner of Illinois used old Breck- 

 enridge 387, a boar produced at Brecken- 

 ridge, Mo., and a boar recognized at that 

 time as having wonderful stretch and size 

 and vigor. Prince Apollo, his son, was also 

 used in this herd and later on Royal Duke 

 1357 from Rankin & Son of Illinois; Cam- 

 den Prince 1615 from the Morton herd, 



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