THE POLAND-CHINA 



731 



big type, including 24,146 pigs, and 3029 litters of medium type, 

 comprising 22,678 pigs, the big type averaged 8.34 pigs to the 

 litter and the medium 7.49. 



The prepotency of the Poland-China is very pronounced, though 

 hardly the equal of some of the older breeds, as, for example, the 

 Large Yorkshire. But the color markings and characteristic fea- 

 tures of the head, back, and hams are transmitted with much 

 consistency. The large number of grade Poland-Chinas in the 

 stockyards show the distinctive features in the breed and bear 

 striking evidence of its prepotency. 



Poland-China families and foundation sows date back to the 

 establishment of the breed. Of the older brood sows of distinction 

 the following are notable : Bessy Pugh 88, Lady Pugh 516, Lady 

 Rue 518, Old Warner sow 714, Queen Duffield 804, Queen of 

 Black Bess Tribe 808, White Bess 1000, and White Face 1002. 

 In addition to these and following their time are F's Black Bess 304, 

 foundress of the Black Bess family ; The Old Harkrader sow 950 ; 

 Graceful 1554, foundress of the Graceful family; Beauty 2558, 

 dam of Tecumseh 4339 and foundress of the Tecumseh family; 

 Cora Shellenberger 2880, dam of Success 1999, a famous sire ; 

 Lady Duffield 3776, dam of Tom Corwin 2d 2037 and foundress 

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

 family; Bessie Wilkes 8082, dam of Chief Perfection 32199, head 

 of the Perfection family. The above animals and families represent 

 breeding of the corn-belt states east of the Mississippi. In more 

 recent years examples of the big type, as developed farther West, 

 have descended from these noted foundation animals : Wonder 

 Maid 277520, Mollie Fair 246474, Mammoth Giantess 97276, Big 

 Lill 186174, Kramer's Kind S92374, and Lady Lunker 192572. 



Poland-China sires of distinction comprise a long list. Prom- 

 inent among the early sires that played a most important part in 

 the improvement of the breed were Alex No. i, Butler 93, John 3d 

 311, World Beater 121 3, Perfection 447, Young Perfection 631, 

 Old Sweepstakes 253, Success 1999, Tom Corwin 2d 2037, 

 Tecumseh 4339, and Black U. S. I347i- Early in the twentieth 

 century Ideal Sunshine 37885, Chief Perfection 39931 and his 

 son Chief Perfection 2d 42559 (perhaps the most noted sire of the 

 breed), Meddler 99999 (grand champion at the Louisiana Purchase 



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