HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



stretch and vigor. Among the most noted 

 of these was King the Col., but recently 

 dead, owned by Larson, of Iowa, for sev- 

 eral years. At one time there were 48 

 sons of King the Col. at the head of West- 

 ern herds, and his daughters have been 

 good producers and are still much sought 

 after to cross on top boars of the breed. 



The get of old Crimson Wonder was 

 in the meantime in the lead in Western 

 herds and many prominent boars and pro- 

 ducing sows became noted in this work. 

 Among the best known progeny of old 

 Crimson Wonder were Crimson Wonder 

 I Am, mentioned in connection with the 

 Iowa Championship, his son, Crimson 

 Wonder Again (dam Orion bred). This 

 latter boar crossed with H. A.'s Queen 

 produced most of the noted Crimson 

 Wonder boars, such as Belle's Crimson 

 Wonder and Crimson Wonder III., I Am 

 Perfection Wonder, Nebraska Wonder, 

 Uneeda Crimson Wonder, Long Wonder, 

 I Am a Crimson Wonder, Crimson of 

 Crimson Wonders, Red Chief Wonder, 

 Allen's Wonder, B. & C.'s Crimson Won- 

 der, Belle's Wonder, Champ Crow and 

 others. 



Crimson Wonder III, after winning cham- 



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