HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



tion was imported by the Honorable J. C. 

 Clay who was Minister to Portugal under 

 President Taylor in 1850. 



Very naturally, it was some years before 

 there was any attempt to establish a type 

 of any kind. The Jersey-Reds grew to ex- 

 tremely large size when matured, some of 

 the records being as high as 1,053 pounds 

 as barrows, and one record is found of 30 

 head 22 months old that averaged dressed 

 at 685 pounds. The Duroc branch of the 

 family carried more finish, was more neat 

 in appearance, both in head and body. From 

 all that can be learned of the nature of the 

 J. C. Clay branch, it was a medium type of 

 red hog, and must have originally come from 

 the wild red hog of Northern Africa. Red 

 hogs were found in an early day in every 

 state on the Atlantic coast wjiere slave trad- 

 ing was carried on and it is fair to assume 

 that the original of these came from North 

 Africa. 



The Jersey-Reds were named by the Hon- 

 orable Joseph Lyman in 1857, who was at 



