Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1917-10-31
PUREBRED HOGS PAY.
FARM PAPER MAN USES GRANT
COUNTY BREEDER AS ILLUSTRA-
TION.-BIG WINNER,
WISCONSIN Agriculturalist)

Big Maid is a typical big type Po-
land China sow. She was narrowed
on the farm of F. A Morehouse at
Grant County, Wisconsin.
on March II, st. Patrick's day, 1916.
She was one of litter of eight pigs
sired by Ideal Jumbo out of the sow,
MS Wonderful. Under the careful
of Frank Morehouse she
and her little mates grew into big,
stretchy brood SOW prospects of
promising character. The next No
vember Big Maid was bred to that ex-
cellent young sire, Big Ben H, and
soon after consigned to the Grant
County Poland China Associations
bred SOW sale to be sold to the high
est bidder.
This sale took place on February
Is, 1917, when Big Maid was not
quite eleven months old. Thomas
Holmes of Lancaster, a not distant
neighbor of Mr.. Morehouse, proved to
be the highest bidder. He got Big
Maid for $50 The writer, who rep
resented The Wisconsin Agriculturist
at this sale, tried to buy ner on a
mail bid, but was obliged to drop out
because his bid was limited to a
smaller price.
Mr.. Holmes took Big Maid home to
his farm and on March 9Th she far
rowed litter of seven pigs. There
was not a poor one among the pigs,
and one description would answer for
all of them Mr.. Morehouse had
nominated his herd for the Futurity
Poland China Show to be held in con-
nection with the 1918 Wisconsin State
Fair as a special inducement to buyers
at the sale to bid on his consignments
Big Maids pigs promised so we'll that
he and Burlie DObsOn, secretary of the
Grant County Poland China Associa-
ton, urged Mr.. Holmes to keep this
nomination good on the litter. It re-
quired some persuasion, but Mr.. Hol-
mes finally agreed to do this and so in
due time entered the pigs in the State
Fair Poland China competition in both
the open and Futurity classes.
The opening of the State Fair saw
Mr.. Holmes and his pigs at the fair
Immediately the pigs attracted atten-
ton among the other Poland China
exhibitors, nor did they fail to at
tract the eye of the judge, Henry Dorr
of Iowa. When the Poland China
show was over, Mr. Holmes pigs
had won total of over $500, which
included first prize on junior boar pig
in both the Futurity and open classes,
and the junior boar championship.
Meanwhile the Grant County Poland
China Breeders Association was pre-
pairing to hold it's second annual fall
boar sale and Mr.. Holmes consigned
three of his pigs to this SALE On sale
day. October End, they were the big
attraction. One of them topped the
sale at $142.50, and went to Tarr Bros.
of New Auburn, Wis, to head their
select herd of big type Polands. The
other two sold at $3.50 and 1850 re-
spectively, to head the herds of L. N.
Blunt and G. B. Coke, both Grant
County breeders at Platteville The
three pigs brought a total of 1880.
One other pig had previously been
sold at a long price, which brought
the total returns, including the prize
money won at the State Fair, up to
more than $500 Mr.. Holmes still has
left three gifts out of the litter, all Of
them excellent individuals. He also
still has Big Maid. You will agree
with the writer that the $50 which
bought her at the Grant County Po-
land China bred SOW sale last winter
was an excellent investment.