488 THE PIG 



Butler County, Ohio ; and A. C. Moore of Canton, Illinois. Magie 

 and Moore extensively advertised the breed and did much to 

 bring it before the public. The herds of L. N. Bonham, estab- 

 lished at Oxford in 1871 ; of Edward and J. M. Klever at 

 Bloomingburg, established in 1873 ; of James Hankinson, Car- 

 lisle Station, established in 1870; of W. C. Hankinson at Blue 

 Ball, established in 1857 or 1858 ; of J. Douthett at Xenia, 

 Greene County, established in 1863 ; and of Noah Coler & Son at 

 Liberty, established in 1868, were prominent among the Ohio 

 herds of influence thirty years or more ago. 



Poland-China sows of note date back many years. The fol- 

 lowing were early foundation sows : Bessy Pugh 88, Lady Pugh 

 5 16, Lady Rue 5 18, Old Warner Sow 714, Queen Duffield 804, 

 Queen of Black Bess Tribe 808, White Bess 1000, and White 

 Face 1002. In addition to these early ones of special promi- 

 nence are F's Black Bess 304, foundress of the noted Black 

 Bess family ; The Old Harkrader Sow 950 ; Graceful 1554, foun- 

 dress of the Graceful family; Beauty 2558, dam of Tecumseh 

 4339 and foundress of the Tecumseh family; Cora Shellen- 

 berger 2880, dam of Success 1999, a famous sire ; Lady Duffield 

 3776, dam of Tom Corwin 2d 2037, foundress of the Corwin 

 family ; Bess Stribbens 1 168, foundress of the U. S. family ; 

 Sunshine 96 140, dam of the noted Ohio boar Ideal Sunshine 

 37885 ; Bessie Wilkes 80820, dam of Chief Perfection 32199, 

 the head of the Perfection family ; and Galena 99316, a famous 

 show and brood sow of recent years. Much of the best Poland- 

 China blood traces back to The Old Harkrader Sow 950. 



Poland-China boars of note make up a long list. Especially 

 prominent among these as great sires are Alex No. i, Butler 93, 

 John 3d 311, World Beater 1213, Perfection 447, Young Per- 

 fection 631, Old Sweepstakes 253, Success 1999, Tom Corwin 

 2d 2037, Give or Take 1 585-1667, Tecumseh 4339, Ideal 

 Black U. S. 29505, Ideal Sunshine 37885, Chief Perfection 

 39931, and Chief Perfection 2d 42559 A-45395. The last-named 

 is regarded by many as the greatest Poland-China sire in the 

 history of the breed. Farrowed in 1896, he was still in active 

 service in 1905, with a long list of distinguished progeny and 

 their descendants. 



