HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



sition old Orion was farrowed on the N. 

 P. Clark farm at Monticello, Iowa, and 

 was shown with his litter mates at Des 

 Moines that Fall. The history of this boar 

 and his litter mates and their progeny 

 form a prominent part of Duroc lore from 

 1895 to 1900. 



About 1890 in. Northwest Iowa another 

 breeder of Durocs was gathering a herd 

 destined to play an important part in de- 

 veloping the good feeding qualities and 

 increasing the popularity of Durocs in the 

 Corn Belt. O. S. West, of Iowa, gathered 

 his breeding hogs from the various good 

 herds. Among his first boars was one 

 called Crimson Wonder 2813, by Trojan, 

 from the Roberts herd. He also used 

 Banker Boy from the Morton herd, he by 

 Geo. W. S., by old Breckenridge, hereto- 

 fore mentioned; Banker and Highland 

 King, by Hoosier King, from the Stuckey 

 herd. Czar Nicholas, by Coulongues. 

 Some excellent constructive breeding was 

 done in this herd. 



In the latter '90s many boars were 

 changing owners back and forth from East 

 to West and vice versa. Showing at state 

 fairs had continued with the impetus given 

 by the Columbian Exposition. At one 



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