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satisfactory account of their origin. It is said that slave 
traders brought in a red breed of hogs from western Africa, 
known as the Guinea breed. It is also stated that Henry 
Clay imported Spanish red pigs in 1837, and that Daniel 
Webster brought red pigs from Portugal in 1852. It is 
further stated that the Berkshire, which, in its early days 
was freely marked with red or sandy hair, is responsible 
for some of the red pigs. Whatever breeds, or mixture of 
breeds, were responsible, it is certain that a large breed of 
red hogs attained to considerable prominence in New 
Jersey, and was eventually given the name of Jersey-Red. 
The Jersey-Red had large lop ears, and good length of 
body. It was rather long in the leg, and coarse in bone 
and hair. It was valued because of its size, strong con- 
stitution and rapid growth. 
The Duroc originated in Saratoga county, New York, 
and, to put it briefly, resulted from crossing a red boar on 
the common sows of the district. It is uncertain whether 
the boar came merely from another part of New York 
state, or from England. It is said that the boar was 
named ‘‘ Duroc”’ after the famous stallion, and hence 
the name of the breed. The Duroc also had lopped 
ears, but it was a much finer type of pig than the 
Jersey-Red. 
In the course of time, the breeders of Jersey-Reds and 
Durocs came together, and the two breeds were blended 
into one, under the name of Duroc-Jersey. The amalga- 
mation took place in 1883. 
518. Description. — The Duroc-Jersey is similar in size 
to the Chester-White and the Poland-China. Some speci- 
mens are of very large size, but the tendency of modern 
breeding is toward a medium size, with rather fine bone. 
It is possible that breeders are going too far in reducing 
