HISTORY OF THE DUROC 



this boar's dam being Col. Stoner, he by 

 King of Cols., and his second dam tracing 

 to old Sensation 7393. Panama Special, an 

 intensely bred Colonel boar, is now being 

 used along with his Protection bred boars 

 and sows. There is probably more Protec- 

 tion blood in Mr. Mumford's herd than can 

 be found in any herd in the land. Prof. 

 Mumford is one of our greatest Duroc 

 judges and his work in the 1916 National 

 Swine Show did more to unify Duroc breed- 

 ers on proper type than any event of the 

 recent past. 



Duroc history in the East would be in- 

 complete without a notice of the Johnson 

 & Son herd of Indiana. Among their first 

 noted boars was John's Ohio Chief. This 

 boar was out of Nellie Morton, she sired 

 by Morton's King. John's Ohio Chiefs 

 daughters were probably the best produc- 

 ing sows the East has ever known. They 

 were not a large type, but were smooth, 

 deep bodied, mellow and easy feeding. 

 Mated with Colonel boars, they have made 

 much history in shows and sales. Later 

 Johnson & Son purchased Chief's Top 

 Lady from Ira Jackson. This sow had been 

 shipped to Mortons and mated to King of 

 Cols., at the same time Lena J., dam of 



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