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TBI OF IE SUCCESSFUL PURE BRED ,
HUG BREEDERS If) THE SAIENI DISTRICT
In Every Case They Are Successful in This industry on the
: Land They Represent Four. Leading Breeds, Poland
Chinas, Berkshires, Durocs and Chested Whites They
All Go Back to Record Stock, and This District Is Now
tj Turning Off as Fine Hogs as Any Section
Cnltor statesman: ' . . ."
In response to your inquiry, re -
garcftng the purebred; hog breed
era in the vicinity' of Salem, it is
' a pleasure for me to report that
thts section is outstanding from
the standpoint of the number of
, high class 'hog breeders. During
the past few months I hare come
in contact .with lft purebred hog
? breeders within-a radius of 15
miles of, Salem,' Qn. i "I feel cer-
tain that I "am safe, in saying that
; nowhere in the entire west is there
a district where there are grouped
so many outstanding . breeders.
and 'where the ; four . main breeds
f of hogs, 1 namely, Poland Chinas,
'. Berkshires, Durocs and Chester
Whites, are so we)! represented.
i I had' no thought of preparing
j an article for the press at the time
' J risked with the various purebred
"hos, breeders, and anything that I
lean giro at this time must there
i fore ne very? brief; and obtained
i very largely from memory. It is
unique in. that the ten breeders
- that , 1 have, thus far met re i all
1 practical farmers.!:! They, are men
- who have obtained their ". experi
ence from the Bchool " hard
i j knocks. There ik no theory about
jj their breeding.- because experience
'las taught them from a practical
and a utility, standpoint alone that
.'.purebred hogs will bring. them in
1 at"least I. one-third more ' monej
I ' than ordinary stock.
Figure Is Reliable
This figure checks closely with
I ' - the investigation made' by the bu-
reau of animal, industry of the U
, 8. Superintendent of Agriculture
-Y; In 1921, which brought out the
' fact that purebred hogs have 38.3
per cent greater earning power
' over scrub hogs, from a standpint
of utility alone, and not including
the sale value of breeding stqck
On one occasion when I was
talking with one of the breeders,
1 asked him why he raised pure
bred hogs and why, they were su
perior over ordinary stock.' With
out a moments hesitation he point
ed out the following reasons: -
1 ) Purebred hogs jr mature
earlier, and on the average will
reach a marketable age at leaat
two to three weeks earlier than
ordinary stock. (2) They will
produce , more pork for feed con
!wned than will scrub stock, and
Mlsmeans nionr economical pro
1 auction. (3) They dress out
with . a, 'smaller proportion -of
waste, because of better con for ma-
i tion and quality, and this means
i higher prices over ordinary stock
( 4 ) Experience has shown that
the sows will farrow and raise 1 to
weaning time a larger percentage
of pigs, thus giving increased pro
duction over ordinary stock,
s Pioneer Breeders
Thomas Brunk. over in Pplk
' county, about seven miles west of
Salem, Is the northwest's pioneer
purebred breeder. He purchased
his first pair of purebred Poland
China-hogs In 1876. A party
hrmtrht them . out from Illinois
and as six month old pigs they sold
tnr S8.00 a niece which was con
sidered an, enormous price at that
time. During the span of years
from 187$ to 1927, Mr. Brunk
has Imported something like 53
; boars from the middle west and
considerably more than that num.-
? her of hred sows. . .
U In referring to hogs. Mr.' Brunk
I stated: "We have just as good
aioclc as they have in the middle
( West, but we don't get the fancy
oriees they do for their breeding
stock. We can ordinarily figure
on paying two or three hundred
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J dollars for Import
r ! trasted to selling i
. to 1100 here."
1 Since 18 7 Mr.
portations, as con
at prices of S50
Brunk has. had
a definite goal In sight, and I was
Impressed to hear him make this
remark: I finally have what 1
consider is my Ideal type. I have
t pen of four gilts 1 think are the
best that I have ever raised." The
, great achievements and results ac
complished ! In American hog
breeding which ranks so far ahead
of the rest of the world that there
is no comparison, are due to hav
ing such men as Thomas Brunk,
who will strive for oer half a
century to obtain a goal and to
develop the ideal type that ; they
have in mind. . ' -
- Consistency .was one of tne
things that Impressed me most on
the; Brunk- farm, because he has
the unique exhibiting . record of
showing at the Oregon state fair
for 41 years: of having Judged
either hog or goats or sheep there
continuously: for 38 years, and of
having Judged hogs for 18 years
at the Spokane interstate fair.
t For Over 20Tear ,
0. M. Gunderson of Silverton
has raised-hogs for over 20 years.
and for the past eignt years nas
hMn raiainz purebred Poland
Chinas. He has-built up a: herd
which traces , back Into the best
blood lines in Iowa, aad right now
it two outstanding J herd boars
are Iowa Importation. For eight
years he has exhibited at the Ore
gon state fair and for three years
at the Pacific 1 International, in
l2S he . came home with Junior
d champion fe-
males at the Paclflo Xnternatlonal.
One of the things th'at stands out
in my mind about Gunderson is
the time, the interest and the sup
port that he gives to boyss and
girls club work. I suppose I will
not be betraying .confidences by
saying that he is a banker as well
as a farmer. Iast year he coach
ed and sponsored, the boys live
stock" club team ; that . won the
championship at the Pacific Inter
national last fall, against compe
tition from 11 western states. I
happened to be' in Silverton the
day that Mr. Pluramer of the Pa
cific International personally pre
sented the gold medals to the club
boys, and I thought, what a power
for the good is a man like Gun
derson.
Another Good Breeder
C. K. Loe of Silverton is an
other of the outstanding Poland
China breeders of the county. His
foundation stock is from he
dle-west, and ha has gone as high
as $800 to get individuals of par
ticular merit and which will carry
him on toward achieving what he
considers his ideal type. He has
shown on the northwest fair cir
cuit for the past few years and he
is planning on including Califor
nia In the circuit this year. The
Impressive thing on the Loe farm
is. that there is, a son enrolled in
club .work, and I thought toemy-
self, what a fine thing it is, where
there is a boy understanding the
methods and Becrets of a success
ful breeder, and particularly when
the breeder happens to be his own
father. Lucky boy to have an op
portunity to work with his father's
high grade stock, and also to come
under the influence and leader
ship of a man like Gunderson.
Prom World Record Hogs
It. W. Hogg and Sons, about
four miles west of Salem, have
been building up a herd of pure
bred Poland Chinas for the past
2 u years. J ney naye aiways Deen
interested In producing pork, and
their goal is to get a real pork
type. In their quest for outstand
ing animals they have gone into
Nebraska and Illinois and obtained
stock from breeders who have de
veloped world record ton litters.
A year ago they shipped In a young
boar that was from the family that
produced a litter of 12 which
weighed 4320 lbs. at six months
of aite. Or to state it another
way, the production of pork, aver
aged two pounds, per hog per day
or 60 pounds per month from dateint litters of his pigs in the State
of birth to six months of agei.Mr.
Hogg and Sons have exhibited at
the Oregon state fair as well as at
the Pacific International for years
and in 1915 they had stock at the
International Exposition at San
Francisco. It was gratifying to
note that the two sons of Mr. Hogg
are breeders and that they are
partners in the farming enterprise.
They are both outstanding judges
of livestock, and particularly hogs,
goats and sheep. Their interest
and enthusiasm speaks well for
the purebred hog breeding indus
try of this section. They are
young, and ambitious to build up.
and this desire together with the
practical experience and . help of
their father back of them makes
a mighty fine combination.
Satisfied Customers
i,A.N. Doerf ler up on' theWal-
do Hills near Victor Point, hasiers of RIckreall, are eacn.-getting
been a purebred Duroc breeder for
a number of years. 'I was very
much impressed by his principles
of advertising and salesmanship.
It is his policy to make certain that
evey purebred hog be sells will
make a satisfied customer and h-j
consequently sells on the buyer's
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er. He maintained that being .lo
cated off the main highways was
no disadvantage because people
who were interested In high grade
Durocs always made it a point to
come out to his place when in the
market for buying stock.
l: For four years Doerf ler had a
grand champion boar at the Ore
gon state fair and he will show at
Salem and Portland again this
year. ,
Berkshire Breeders
Itieck Brothers in the Waldo
Hills near Macleay, have been
raisings purebred -prize winning
Berkshires for a number of years.
For the past three years they have
made the western fair circuit, and
they plan on going out again this
year. Going out on the fair cir
cuit has a fascination for them
because for the past three; years
they have had the junior and sen
ior grand champion . boar at num
erous fairs in California, besides
winning the orxand championship
at the Pacific International at
Portland twice.
There are four brothers on the
Itieck farm, and the thing that
stood out above all else when 1
was there was that it gave the ap
pearance of being one of the
smoothest working farm organiza-
mid-LIoM that t have come in contact
with. , They have a herd of 70
registered Berkshire hogs, of
which 17 are brood sows, and this
hog unit fits mighty well along
with the. unit of 40 cows.
One of the boys mentioned that
they tried selling whole milk for
two years and that they gave it up
because they make a far greater
return by selling cream and util
izing the skim milk for hogs and
calves. j; "
, j From Boyhood Up
In 1919 Cass Nichols six miles
east of Salem, started out as a
pig - club member with Chester
White as his breed selection. It
must indeed be a pleasure for
those who helped him in those
early days to measure the prog
ress that he has made from a boy
club member to that of an out
standing breeder of Chester White
hogs. One of the things that has
impressed me- most about Cass
Nichols is the fact that wherever
I have come across white hogs in
the county they have in almost
every instance come from his
stock, and I have been Intel csted
to note that he is regarded by hog
men as one of the constructive
breeders of this section, and that
he is a great credit and help to
the pure bred industry. He has
been a heavy importer of bread
ing stock from Minnesota and has
built up a herd of 15 outstanding
brood sows. He figures that his
best advertisement is to produce
pork, and the public will be given
an opportunity to see three differ-
fair ton contest this fall. Cass
has made great strides as a youn.
breeder and after he has been in
th game for 61 years like our
friend Thos, Brunk we are going
' to expect national fame.
On Howell Prairie,
W. L, Creech, on the south end
of Howell Prairie, has been breed
ing purebred Poland Chinas for a
number of years. He has built
up his herd to where he maintains I
eight good brood sows. At vari
ous times he has made purchases
from Thomas Brunk and his blood
lines therefore trace back into tb
"pedigrees of the middle west. Mr.
Creech has been an exhibitor on
the northwest fair circuit and it is
his plan to go out again, this fall.
Other Good Breeders
T. A. Ditmars, about 15 miles
north, of Salem, and Pence Broth-
well underway as breeders of
purebred Durocs. -Mr. Ditmar'
has been a hog man for over 20
years,: and five years ago he ob
tained his first registered stock.
He'has built up his herd to where
he has seven purebred brood, sows.
I could not help but be im-
vitVtiiwoveic-
ftoor A ViORO
guf VfttrtVtB. .
pressed when t was on the Dit-
mars farm by the new 24x48 thor-1
oughly modern hog house wntcn
accommodates 10 brood sows. He
was proud of the house and he had
reason to be proud because it Is
good one, and the only objection
I beard him make was that it was
not large enough. lie mentioned
that . after he had cared "for the
hogs in the new bouse he found
the work so easy that h regretted
not making it twice as large be
cause he found that , he was car
ing for seven sows easier than he
used' to car for two with the old
buildings, and he proved to him
self that with modern buildings it
is easier to care for 10 brood sows
than to cut across lots and care
for one by the old straw stack
method. Mr. Ditmars is an en
thusiast about the ton litter con
test and 'he mentioned that he
was going to win unless the other
contestants had a super feeding
method, which is yet unannounced
Pence brothers, near RIckreall.
have been raising registered . Du
rocs for three years and have de
veloped five brood sows which are
outstanding both for type as weB
as for utility. Their demonstra
tion of the value of sweet clover
and alfalfa for hog pasture is a
conclusive one. and it has sttmu-I
lated them' with the desire-nr in
crease their herd up to 15 to 20
brood sows, because they are find
ing the pure bred hg business one
of the best Income units on their
550 acre farm. One of the broth
ers Is a real hog breeder. He has
made a fine practical start, and
I was pleased to note that he I
Interested in the business, and
that he is availing himself f
every opportunity to become ! a
high class and successful Duroc
breeder. J' " 'V
As I think -bacX about the ten
farms that l have mentioned. It is
indeed a pleasure to Jknow that
they are all successsfulf and that
In every instance they are making
money as pure bred hog breeders.
The fact that they are making
money means that they will con
tinue in the business, and they
consequently will be one of the
greatest factors In this section to
ward building' up the hog Indus
try, and making it a profitable
unit, on each of our diversified
farms.
IVAN STEWART.
Salem. Ore., July 13. 1927.
(Mr. Stewart is in charge of the
information department of the
Chas. R. Archerd Implement com
pany, Salem. He has surely given-
the general reader a good idea of
what ten leading Salem district
breeders are doing in this import
ant field. Ed.)
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RECORD COW TO
Harry D. Iliff's Lion's Lilac Is by Test the Greatest Jersey
Cow in the World in Her Class Owned, Bred and
. Tested Near Independence This Tdakes Trfrce
World's Class Records for Mr. Iliff
A new world's class record has
just been completed by a Jersey
cow owned by Har;y D. -Iliff. In
dependence, Orv. Iter re-oVd is
712.44 lbs. butter fat and 10.7T.2
lbs, milk, entering test at one year
and nine months of age. Her reg
istered name is Lion's Lilac. She
was named by the .Lion's Cluh,-of
Independence. '
Th,e Jerseys are divided into
classes for the purpose of testing;
these classes are as to age . and
time or duration of test. That Is
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Lion's Lilac, new world record
and owned and tested by Harry
tiK8e under two; years of age when
they enter the test are all listed
together for comparison and called
senior yearlings, and those over
two years and undr two and a
half years, as Junior two year olds
and so on up the line until they
are five years or over and then
they are listed as mature cows.
Then again they are divided as to
duration of test; some of the offi
cial Jersey testa are conducted for
one full year and another ctassifi
'cation Is for 305 days. The new
Hass champion is in the 305 day
division.
' The World Record
, By completing this record she
has defeated all Jerseys in the
world in this class. This record
Lbaa been held by Greymere Alice,
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Lt.ctrw owned by M. N. Tibbies, In
I Warren Gray, Marion, Oregon.
ureymere Alice s record is 581.8 7
Libs., fat. It will be noticed that
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1otli -records are - held by cows
owned ia Oregon, The-' two dif-.
efrent '.classifications" as" to dura
tion of test are divided Auto eight
t?u! classes - as' to- ages up. to the
time that all are claused as "ma
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heads the list in two of rthese 16
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this places him at the head of the
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A - His Own Breetlluj;
Lion's Lilac, was bred by Mr.
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D. Iliff, Independence, Oregon
Farm Lilac and her sire was Gov
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was sired by The Moari, the senior
herd bull on the Iliff farm, and
his dam is St. Mawes Lad's Lady.
St. Mawes Lad's Lady heads the
list for senior yearlings in the 365
dys class against the; world. This
gives Mr. Iliff the world's highest
Tecord cow in the senior yearling
classes both in the 305 day divi
sion, and the 365 day division.
St. Mawes Lad's Lady qualified
for a higher record; when at the
age of four years she produced
1032.97 lbs., but this was not a
world's record in that class. An
other of Mr. Iliff's cows -qualified
for a world's class record when
St. Mawes Lad's Pride produced
1002,35 lbs. as a senior,three year
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record producers, but - has cattle
that have been outstanding la the
how ring, - Cattle from i his Tarm
have won grand championship in
the show -ring atvmanyidUferent
fairs, and ; they are always .-to be
wriously considered when exhibit
ed. ?i v rf : ' --
Breeding stock f rom his farm
are sought V for- by tha leading!
breeders and have been shipped to
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Eleverior More Will Bern the
Contest From Bis-Distnct
Ton litter pig contests are very
general now with the "high "class
swine breeders of this country,
and "these will' be a leading, fea
ture at the Oregon state fair this
fait, with at least; eleven Salem
district men in the;runnlng.
The ton litter contest is one
that calls for a single litter of
pigs to weigh at least a ton at
months of age-as much more as
rossible. the highest weight get
ting the prize.
, The Raleigh Farms in Illinois
have the record for the country,
with a litter of 17. pigs from one
sow, -weighing 5116 pounds at 6
months from farrowing. This Is
the stock on the farm of Hogg
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