HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



Lincoln. This boar is head of the great 

 Crimson Wonder family that cut more 

 figure in the breeding of the Western 

 herds for the next twelve years than any 

 other one blood line. He changed hands 

 in the closing out sale mentioned above at 

 $695, the highest price at that time that 

 any one ever dreamed would be paid for 

 a Duroc boar. 



Just before the World's Fair in St. Louis 

 one of the men in the West destined to cut 

 more figure in the production of good Du- 

 rocs and to lead in more shows for a longer 

 period of years than any one of the West- 

 ern breeders, and who is still actively en- 

 gaged in the business, tossed his hat into 

 the ring and has ever since that time been 

 a leader in not only shows and sales, but 

 in real constructive breeding. This man 

 is J. D. Waltemeyer. In Volume 13, (not 

 unlucky in this case), you will find the 

 first boar recorded in his name, No. 21523, 

 Iowa Chief. This boar was bought from 

 the Woody Herd, and he was a boar ahead 

 of his time. His sire came from the Addy 

 herd, tracing back directly to that great 

 sire, Awake, of the Roberts herd, one of 

 the foundation boars of that herd. Walte- 

 meyer later used a boar from the Russell 



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