Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-09-24
SWINE AR|STocRATS
CONE T0sTATE FAIR
Many Noted Duroc, Berkshire
and Poland China Hogs Are
Exhibited-At Least One
Undefeated Champion.

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When visitors VIE" the swine de-
partnent a the state fair they stand
in the presence of the real aristocrats
OF the swine race. Among the herds
shown by breeders of the state are
many animals remarkable both for
size and for quality breeding.
L. S. Otto of Filler, Idaho, has 16
Duroc Jerseys In the show. The herd
head is Otto'S National Colonel, is
standard colonel boar of line bred de-
velopment going back 10 years. The
first support to this hog is the Ace
of Kings, an Orion boar of Jackson
breeding, Orion lined on both sides,
the one pig on which Mr.. Otto stakes
his future. This herd is also using
Perfect Orion 2nd, a boar on whose
sire side is Orion line bred out of
Proud Chief boar
OTHER NOTED DURocs.
j. F.. Watson of Downey, Idaho. has
in the show one Duroc Jersey boar.
under a year old. His dam is from
Great Wonder who was champion Of
Iowa two years ago and was second
at the Chicago International. His sire
is Giant Sehsat ion "a son of Great Sem
sation the most noted boar in Ne
braska,
H. C. Polly of Burley is here with
10 Duroc Jerseys. The herd head is
Polly's King Colonel out of old King
Colonel of Nebraska. Polly's King
Colonel was blue ribbon winner at
the state fair last year.
Golden Sensation is Polly's chief
herd SOW. She is a half sister to
Great Sensation the grand champion
of Nebraska, the last two years. In
the exhibit are two young boars, very
fine prospects. They are sired by va
liant Critic, who was second last year
at the sttae fairs of Iowa, Illinois and
Nebraska.
BIG TYPE BERksHIREs.
w. c, Mccormick of Salmon, Idaho,
has three Berkshires here. Pork Ma.
kers Sincerity is the herd head. He is
out of Epochal and Lord Bromley
Marley, a strictly English boar. He is
shown in the senior pig class. His
dam is The Verdict end. This boar
is probably the only one out of Epo-
chal in the state.
Porkmakers Improver Junior
boar pig, is a grandson of Epochal
and is out OF Dukes champion Lady
10th. He is an English bred boar on
the dam side.
Mr.. Mccormick is also showing a
junior yearling gilt, Porkmakers Anne
liza. She is sired by Dukes Champion
the 18th and is out of Elm Lawn Lass
21st She Is line bred masterpiece
gilt.
This young herd represents the COM
bination of English American type Of
Berk eshires, breeding for a quicker
maturing type of bacon hog.
HAGA'S GREA TBoAR.
o. o. Haga of Boise has in the show
one Berkshire AN aged boar named
Highwood Columbus 129th. He is bred
by H. c. and H. b. Harpending Of
Dundee N. Y. He was champion and
grand champion at the 1918 Idaho state
fair.
BIGGEST BERKSHIRE EXHIBIT.
= Chris Jeppson of Provo, Utah, has
here 40 head of Berkshires. the biggest
Berkshire exhibit at the fair. He is
showing in all the classes. His blood
lines are Laurel Champion and Grand
Leader I'd, breeding. Laurel Cham
pion is considered to be one Of the best
bred hogs in the Pacific coast states.
Grand Leader I'd. was grand champion
boar of the San Francisco worlds fair.
Mr.. Jeppson win have some of his
stuff in the public auction sale on the
fairgrounds Friday.
UNDEFEATED CHAMPION.
H. L. Randall of Boise owner of
! the Mountain View herd of Poland
Chinas has at the fair six head of
his pure bred swine. The herd Is
headed by Big Bone Wonder End. a
/. son of Big Bone Equal Big Bone
Wonder End won second last year at
+ the state fair.
Rambling Sam is another boar used
1 in this herd. He is grandson OF Old
Sam, the grand champion OF Idaho
who has never been defeated.
On the SOW side most of it goes back
to Pay Lady She is one of the noted
sows of the Royston herd, an undefeat-
ed grand champion.
+ Mr.. Randall is showing Lady Royal
who is entered in the junior yearling
class of the Futurity. She was one of
the winners in the Futurity last year.
He is also showing litter of pigs
entered in the Futurity. Their sire is
Big Bone Wonder End, and the dam is
Lady Ideal who is daughter of old
Pay Lady.
/ Clarence Fliegel OF Weiser has a
very fine Poland China boar at the
fair.
There are three Chester White ex-
hibitors. Boise high school, Mr.. Can
non and Golf & Lamb. Details of their
stock was not secured at this writing
because neither of them was with his
exhibit at the time this article was
being made up. 1t is understood these
hogs are from the most noted blood
lines of the breed.
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