HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



injecting another line of Protection blood 

 in the herd. The Critic boars were shown 

 at Nebraska and Iowa State Fairs in their 

 early years by Mr. Russell and won many 

 high honors. Widle & Sons, of Nebraska, 

 and other breeders of that State have car- 

 ried the same blood lines to the big shows 

 and won coveted prizes. It is worthy of 

 note that the Grand Champion sows of 

 both National Swine Shows held so far 

 (1916 and 1917) were Critic bred sows. 



One of the older herds of Durocs today 

 and one of note for the line of high class 

 sows produced therein, as well as a num- 

 ber of boars developed, and one that has 

 been known in the leading shows of the 

 East for a longer term of years than any 

 other, is the Mahan herd, founded by Mr. 

 Mahan, Sr., early in the history of the 

 breed's improvement, and continued by 

 his sons, C. E. and Pearl. Nellie Warren, 

 little sister to Lucy Wonder, of Colum- 

 bian Exposition purple honors, was one 

 of the foundation sows. She was by King 

 Keever by Ohio Bob, he by Rosemond's 

 Royal from the Stoner herd. Three sows 

 from the Abernathy herd tracing to the 

 Vernal sows of the Morton herd were 

 added early in the herd's history. King 



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