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but recently very high figures have been attained. The top price 

 was paid in February, 1919, when the sow Kramer's Kind 592374, 

 dam of The Clansman 103093, was sold by J. L. Davis to T. E. 

 Thompson & Sons of Indiana for I5600. It is interesting to 

 note that on October 21, 19 19, Thompson & Sons sold a litter 

 of 9 sow pigs and i boar from Kramer's Kind, sired by Giant 

 Buster, for ^17,325, a world's record. Robert Halford in 1918 

 sold a yearling sow for ^3400. On February 23, 1918, J. A. 

 Pfander sold the sow Mammoth Giantess 13th 191 790, said to 

 have been the largest Poland-China sow ever bred, for ^3300. 

 The sow Buster's Big Model 217248 was bought in 1919 by 

 Glover & Moore for $2525. Fred Sievers of Iowa made a great 

 sale on January 15, 19 19, when he sold 38 sows and gilts for 

 $28,850, an average of $760 per head. Ten Colonel Jack gilts 

 sold for $10,878. At another remarkable sale held August 14, 

 1919, by W. E. Green, Algona, Iowa, 31 head sold for $49,955, 

 an average of $1610. This is the highest-priced sale of the breed 

 up to 1920. The Poland-China has reached higher levels on prices 

 paid at public auction thah has any other breed of swine. Some 

 of these high prices are regarded as a detriment to the welfare of 

 the breed, and more than one editorial has been published in the 

 agricultural press severely criticizing this kind of price booming. 



The distribution of Poland-China swine is mainly through the 

 Mississippi Valley states — notably Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, 

 Missouri, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska. The breed is com- 

 mon also in other states. Among pigs of this class in Canada 

 heavy-fat producers are not popular and have but slight hold. The 

 breed has been introduced abroad in a small way. In 1877 

 D. M. Magie sent three head to Joseph Munson, at Liverpool, 

 England. This is said to have been the first exportation of pure- 

 bred swine from the United States. In 1898 twelve head were 

 sent to Russia, six from the Iowa State College and six from 

 H. G. McMillan of Iowa. In 1919 many pigs of the breed were 

 exported to Brazil and Argentina. The Poland-China, however, 

 has never met with favor outside of the United States. This is 

 due to the fact that a leaner type of pork is usually, desired. 



Organizations for the promotion of Poland-China pigs are strong 

 and influential. The Ohio Poland-China Record Association was 



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