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mating breeders could use, and if necessary, modify the material 
furnished, so as to meet the highest demand of the public. For 
more than thirty years, no new blood has been introduced into this 
breed, and no effort made to obtain a new supply of the breed of 
either blood previously used. While this is true, our breeders 
have not been indifferent to the farther improvement of the breed. 
Stimulated by their success, they have perseveringly aimed to im¬ 
prove what they have been so successful m forming. The best 
points or qualities have been preserved, and when practicable, 
have been even made more excellent; all defective points or un¬ 
desirable qualities have been corrected or improved by care, skill, 
and judgment of experienced breeders. Thus we have a breed 
thoroughly established, of fine characteristics and style, and un¬ 
questioned good qualities, which can be relied upon for the pro¬ 
duction of a progeny of like qualities and character. 
Mr. William Kizer, now a resident of this county, brought the 
first hogs of this breed into this state that I have any knowledge 
of. I purchased the first hogs that I had of this breed from Mr. 
Kizer. I have added to my stock from year to year from some of 
the best breeders in this country, including Magie, of Ohio, and 
Moore, of Illinois. I believe we have now in Wisconsin as pure 
bred and as good Poland-Chinas as can be found anywhere. To 
show how little some farmers in Wisconsin know about the differ¬ 
ent breeds of hogs, I wish to state that when Mr. Kizer first ex¬ 
hibited Poland-Chinas at our State Fair, he was not permit¬ 
ted by the officers of the society to enter them as a large breed, but 
had to enter them as a small breed. I purchased of Mr. Kizer one 
of the pigs entered as small breed. When I sold it, it weighed be¬ 
tween 700 and 800 pounds. So great was the prejudice against 
the black color at that time, that Mr. Kizer was not awarded any 
premium, although I believe he had the best pigs on exhibition. 
I will give the weights of a few lots of Warren and Butler county 
hogs that were slaughtered in Cincinnati, and reported in the agri¬ 
cultural reports. They are as follows : 
No. 5, average net weight, 640 pounds. 
No. 7, average net weight, 720 pounds. 
No. 22, average net weight, 403 pounds. 
No. 11, average net weight, 612 pounds. 
