The weekly intelligencer., 1897-08-14
$l,575 FOR A HOG.

Kansas City Live Stock Indicator.
One thousand five hundred and seventy
hve dollars is the highest price ever paid
for a Poland China SOW, or for that mat
, ter a SOW of any breed. There are few
men who have the nerve to pay that
amount OF money for q single brood SOW,
and no one would do SO unless he had a
very fixed determination to own the best.
Such a man is Mr.. Geo. w. Null, proprle-
tor OF the Elm Lawn farm, at Odessa,
Lafayette county, Mo. When he first saw
the great SOW, Anderson's Model, he made
up his mind that she was the best SOW
that he had eyer seen and at the same
time made up his mind to buy her. But
when she was put up to sell to the highest
bidder he discovered that there were
many other breeders who had come from
all sections of the country for the same
purposei but with his genuine Missouri
grit, Mr.. Null vanquished all competitors
and she went to Elm Lawn at the price
above mentioned. At the time he bought
her she was conceded by all TO be the
erandest Individual SOW of the breed. To
add to her intrinsic value she had every
appearances OF being a good, motherly
brood SOW and was well along 10 pig TO
the service of the prize winning boar,
Hands OFF. The nick was a happy one.
On the second day of March she farrowed
twelve living pigs, OF which nine were
raised up to the second week in July,
when, by accident, one was left exposed
to the excessive heat which prevailed at
that time, and the result is there are only
eight pigs left. Realizing that breeders
all over the country would be Interested
in having some reliable and accurate
Information about this litter, a represen
tative OF this paper last week spent day
at Elm Lawn and carefully inspected the
entire litter. There are only two boars In
the litter. AS an entire litter they are a
phenomenally good lot of pigs. or the
two boars, the one that promised to be
the better at the start, will now have to
take back seat for The second choice at
that tIpe. They are both large, thrifty,
while oply in good growing condition, is
considerably aboye the average pig in
size, His caat and markings are correct.
Head short, very broad between the eyes
between the eyes. Nose short and we'll
tapered from fhe eyes down. Ear not |
strictly fancy but extrR good. IL is we'll
shaped and set on the head in proper
position, is of nice texture but is a trifie |
large to fill the eye of the exaeting score
card man. However he is going to be q |
very large hog and there is no doubt that |
bis ear will be in nice proportion to his
body and good enough to spit any careful |
breeder. His eye is f9ll bright, clear and |
free fIop wrinkles. His neck is well
crested, not too longi shoulders broad |
and full, back sufficiently well Arched, |
ribs we'll sprung, strong lnin, extra good
in hind quarter, carrying well ont to set
ting on OF tail being very level and square,
testicles even and well hnpgi ham broad,
full, extends we'll forward, is full and is
we'll let down to hook. He has tine length
8 deep and mellow, stands on heavy
bone, but not course and Is good in feet
with good action. The alb We is as true |
pen picture of him as we can furnish. We
count him a good one and believe FORUM
ate will be the breeder who gets him. Mr..
Null banks very strong on the second
choice boar as he was first at the start !
and he thinks is likely to overtake the |
other fellow, as he is thrifty and doing so
we'll. or the six SOW pigs there are four
that are SO much alike that to describe
one will be to describe all, except one has
received a temporary injury on one fore J
leg and is not so good on her feet. Four |
more valuable gifts we have never seen in |
one litter. While they are only in good |
condition they are SO large, fine and mel
low as to make one think of "big, ripe,
mellow apples" They are large, yet fine. |
Haye most excellent coats, all with broad,
clean, short heads good backs, ham, bones, |
hne length and glye every promise of
making valuable brood soWs, comRining ,
size aud quality The other two SOW pigs
are not sd large but very complete in cQn-
formation and either will be prize worth
owning. The entire litter will be Included |
in MIR. NuI's, August 26th, sale. !