Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1883-11-22
AMONG THE PoLAND-cHIMAs.

communicated Tue results OF his OD-
servations in letter to the Kansas
City Indicator, from which we make
the following extracts:
From Plainwell we took straight
shoot southwark for Somerville, But
Ter county, Ohio, where the real ST.
mon-pure Poland-China nabobs man
age TO exist. We found a nest of them
here, and the clevcrest set of men, one
and all, we ever met. The weather
was simply superb; the bluegrass and
white clover under the influence of
recent rains and warm sunshine were
as pleasing TO the eye as basket OF
flowers, and the swine, all of one breed
and one color, looked sleek and mellow
as they nipped the fresh heritage in
their twenty-acre lots.
In this locality the breed originated.
Close by were men who claimed 10
have knowledge of the first cross made
forty-odd years ago. A bonanza of
far greater value than the Comstock
lode was Unexpectedly struck; for i
can only view the formation of this
grand breed of swine in the light OF
accident; were il otherwise its chron-
icles would be as explicit to-day as
those Of the Bates herd of Short-horns
or the Lord Western Essex.
The first breeder we ran across was
Mr.. James y. Young, who was on his
way to Mr.. John W. Bakers for a
young boar they had purchased in
partnership at outlay of $50. They
named him Perfect, and if appearances
are not deceptive he fills the bill. Mr..
Baker showed us some fine Young ami
mails and one or two sisters of old
the apple Of his eye. Our visit here
was necessarily brief, as we intended
TO return again, and did return in
company with Mr.. a. c. Moore, of
Canton, Illinois, who, like ourselves,
had gone "down into Egypt after
corn" so TO speak.
From Bakers we went TO Young's
and Toasted our eyes again on the
young boar Perfect, that meanwhile
had been taken from his box and con-
signed to his new quarters. Mr..
Young herd of brood sows compared
favorably with any we had seen. and
his pigs showed marks of careful
breeding. Reluctantly declining a
pressing invitation 10 dinner. we de-
scendcd the hill and hied us TO the hos
pitable roof of Uncle Jimmy DufIield.
James u. Duflield is parsonage
who deserves more than passing no.
tice at our hands. To him, more than
TO any other man of the present day,
are the owners Of fine Poland Chinas
indebted for the best strains of blood
known in the business. He has been
the owner of Tom Corwin I'd, Give or
Take, Commander, L. s., and AT the
present time Look-no-Furthcr. lie
bred most of these, and in addition
thereto, a host of fine boars like the
sire of Look-no-Further. Success, who
stands at the head of the noted herd
Of T.. and J. NJ. Klever. From hum
bic position in life, Mr.. Dufiield has.
by his own eXert;ons, raised himself
TO position of prominence and
wealth. lie is a walking cyclopadia
of facts relating TO the Poland Chinas,
is treasurer of the Ohio Poland-China
Record Association, and, in brief. a
man whose opinions are sought after
in all complicated matters pertaining
TO the breeding and rearing of swine.
Associated with him in business is his
son-in-law, Mr.. Shellenberger, and also
Mr.. Falk, who each occupy one of his
farms in the immediate vicinity. His
son, John f., is in like business for
himself, and is n chip of the old block.
At Mr.. Shellenberger's we saw old
Cora Shellenberger, that, without
doubt, is the most valuable Poland
China sow in existence, if we except
Graceful I'd, owned by the Klevers.
Another noted SOW we saw here was
White Nose 4,402. Mr.. Shellenberger
and Prof. l.. n. Bonham own a young
boar they call boss, for which 800 has
been refused for half interest. lie is
one of old Cora's pigs, and is claimed
TO be the best pig she ever raised.
L9ok-no-Further is kept on the home
farm by Mr.. Duffield, and has fully
sustained the high estimate placed on
him by his owner year ago.
Mr.. John F. Duflield is getting to-
gether a grand lot of brood sows, and,
though young in years, he is essenti-
ally q hog man and knows what he is
about. We were particularly taken
with young sow sired by Command
er, and insisted on his pricing her
but all our persuasive cloquence was
in vain. He liked the plums of herd
as well as we, and had the firmness to
resist our tempting offer.
Mr.. William Strecber, from across
the Rhine, neighbor of Mr.. Duflield,
has small herd of considerable merit
and a few young sows which gave evil
dence of skillful breeding.
Mr.. Lewis Frazee is a breeder of
some note, and whilst we did not see
all Of his herd, we saw sufficient TO
convince us that Mr.. Frazee knows
how TO breed Poland-Chinas of the
Ohio type.
Mr.. George NJ. Keller has small |
herd of good stock headed by boar
Of considerable note called Jim Napol-
con; his ge;-all we saw of them
have glossy coats black as the ravens |
wing.
Mr.. John Lamm holds up his end of |
The plank as breeder, and has a year.
ing boar named Asa which we would /
have been glad to transplant TO Kan.
sas soil. lie was, however, priced TO
4 party in Nebraska at S75, and the
nan who gets him in my judgment
wins prize.
The last herd we visitcd--and for
ack of space we are forced 10 omit
Of somc-was. that of Mr..
James A. Stephens. Mr.. stephens
herd was large and his yearlings ex-
fine. Mr.. A. G. Moore
rode over with usto view this herd,
md selected fine young boar sired
,y Look-no-Further. | give Mr..
Stephens credit for having bred one
If the finest young bears it has ever
,een my fortune 10 sec. He is Msy
,ig and would weigh over 900 pound2