HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



Our stand on the sale business is this: We 

 stand ready to encourage every breeder 

 who desires to make a sale of good, well 

 bred animals, we don't care how high the 

 prices are, so the money or its equivalent 

 changes hands. We are strictly against 

 'frameups' no matter whether made at 

 a big sale or a beginners' sale. No price is 

 to high for an outstanding individual with 

 blood lines that have shown worth. No 

 price is too low for a mean, inferior ani- 

 mal, no matter what the blood lines. 

 'Suckers' are not always men who pay 

 the high prices, for the men in the busi- 

 ness who have made money are the ones 

 who have paid high prices for good ani- 

 mals. 'Suckers,' so-called, are men who 

 have been influenced against their better 

 judgment to pay more than they can af- 

 ford to if the animal should die. If there 

 has been anything published by us that 

 can be interpreted as a discouragement to 

 the young breeder, please cite us to the 

 article. We are for high prices, but not 

 'balloon' prices. Somebody will stick a 

 pin in these prices some day, and then 

 what?" 



Rosebud Lady sold for $1,575 in the 

 Briggs sale, an open Proud Advance sow 



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