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FALL 2013

Thank you for taking a look through our Fall 2013 Boar Catalog. It has continued to be an incredibly exciting time at Premium Blend Genetics. With winners coming in at a rate we would not have dreamed , females continuing to settle at very high levels, and we feel have been able to lay in what we think is an absolute beastly set of new boars to our line-up across almost every breed.

Along with the 36 boars in stud we will be breeding approximately 90 Berkshire, Crossbred, Hampshire, & Poland China females to breed this Fall with 1/3 of those planned for the Dec 5th On-Line Bred Git Sale.

We are truly grateful for every order and to now be able to work with my family on a daily basis doing something we love is an incredible opportunity that I do not take for granted. Great family, friends, boar partners, customers, & showmen are the reason that is possible and we are very grateful for every purchase.

We work as hard as we can every day to find the most elite genetics possible to be able to offer semen, showpig prospects, and breeding stock that will provide our customers and their customers with memories that will last a lifetime.

Thank you Mitchell, Nolan, Morgan, Jacob, Regina & Ted Laird, Garrett Cole & Blake Goss

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SIRE PRICING & INFORMATION 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36

Breed Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire Berkshire Duroc Duroc Duroc Exotic - Negative Exotic - Negative Exotic - Negative Exotic - Negative Exotic - Carrier Exotic - Carrier Exotic - Carrier Exotic - Carrier Exotic - Carrier Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Hampshire Landrace Poland China Poland China Poland China Poland China Poland China Spot Spot Yorkshire Yorkshire

Name Big Gulp Dark Knight Heat Stroke Shotgun Wedding SuperBad SuperFly TNT Torge Bucket List Bugatti Wise Guy #HASHTAG Bone Chill Bone Collector Bone Thug BB King GunSlinger Hulk Monster Quest Young Ambition Alabama Outlaw Lamborghini Mercy Mark’d Man Mayhem Meet Your Maker Momma’s Boy Bad Cat Case Closed Done Deal Perfect Storm Positive Attraction Titleist Double Take Radioactive Cloud 9 Cool Cell

List $150 $125 $100 $150 $150 $150 $150 $100 $100 $200 $200 $150 $150 $200 $300 $100 $200 $100 $150 $300 $75 $125 $150 $150 $150 $125 $125 $125 $125 $200 $100 $125 $125 $150 $300 $125

Overrun $75 $60 $50 $75 $75 $75 $75 $50 $50 $100 $100 $75 $75 $100 $150 $50 $100 $50 $75 $150 $35 $60 $75 $75 $75 $60 $60 $60 $60 $100 $50 $60 $60 $75 $150 $60

Last Call $50 $40 $40 $50 $50 $50 $50 $30 $30 $65 $65 $50 $50 $65 $100 $30 $70 $30 $50 $100 $25 $40 $50 $50 $50 $40 $40 $40 $40 N/A $30 $40 $40 $50 $100 $40

Stress NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG NEG CAR CAR NEG POS NEG CAR CAR NEG NEG

EN 7-11 7-9 18-3 23-2 3-8 22-1 3-4 3-5 1-4 2-2 32-5 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1-9 2-4 4-1 11-2 2-2 58-3 9-8 7-9 6-3 2-5 7-6 5-3 84-2 4-1 76-6 4-1

Reg # 115392011 115392009 113329003 118957002 118673008 115393001 110890004 103447005 337589004 347260002 343264005 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 476438009 477157004 480627000 478666002 482790002 480417003 114775008 43324009 42673003 43622005 43324006 43387003 149793002 152303001 544486006 531068001

All pricing subject to change.

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Superman

Negative

Bar None x Walk The Dog

Bred by Bryan Bennett & Sarah Jones Owned with Chris Jones & Family

In Tribute

Mother - Champion Houston

As you may be aware, Superman is no longer with us as he had to be put down. He injured his back early this spring and we treated him every way possible and it appeared he was headed to full recovery. However, he later re-injured his back and reached a point where he was unable to stand up even with great assistance. This will be his last listing in a catalog but we wanted to pay tribute to a truly great sire who we believe will continue his incredible influence through his full-brothers Dark Knight & Big Gulp and sons SuperFly & SuperBad as well as the numerous tremendous daughters he produced. His DNA has been banked but we are holding off cloning at this time. Superman is buried in front of the boar barn and will soon have a plaque on display in his honor. There are very few pigs that can change your life - Superman changed ours!!! We apologize we do not have room to list all the Superman winners but many of his winners @ Majors are shown or listed below.

Sister - Champion Houston

Superman Winners Not pictured below - Champ Berk Male ‘12 Fall Classic , Res Berk Male ’12 Fall Classic , 5 of 12 Class winners @ WPX, Reserve Gilt InSF 4-H, 2 Class-winning Gilts InSF 4-H, 2 Class-winning Barrows InSF 4-H, Class-winning gilt STC Jr show, Grand &

$3500 Top Selling Berkshire Gilt InSF Open, Grand & $14,000 Top-selling Boar & Reserve Jr Berkshire Boar InSF Open

Resever Overall Champion Berk Team Purebred SW

Class-winning Barrow WPX

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4th Overall Berkshire Barrow WPX

Reserve Barrow OYE

Class-winning Barrow OYE Class-winning & Reserve Gilt San Angelo

Champion Gilt WPX JR, Champion & $7750 Top-Selling Gilt STC Open

Reserve Gilt Belt Buckle

Sister - Champion San Angelo

Class-Winning Barrow Houston

Champion Barrow Houston

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Big Gulp

Negative

Full Brother to Superman

Bar None x Walk The Dog (2011 Houston Champ Gilt) Bred by & Owned with Jones & Bennett Berkshires Stress Negative EN 7-11 Reg #115392011 When we introduced Superman last year we stated - "We believed we were now being handed the best Berkshire we had ever seen – period – no debate – no question – not a close second" Superman has obviously done his part to back that claim up and we LOVE Superman as he got the ball rolling for us. But when we were handed Big Gulp, we think we just moved to a whole new level.

Massive boned and massive chest and reaches out and just grabs the ground like his big brother but does it with a freakier front end that explodes out of his blade. OH MY!!!

Superman & Dark Knight’s Littermates went 1st & 5th in gilts & 6th in barrows & San Antonio. We are grateful to the Jones and Bennett Families for letting Big Gulp and his littermate Dark Knight join their brother at Premium Blend.

Big Gulp’s babies so far are some of the best we have started. - If you liked Superman, We are getting more and more confident his brothers & sons are going to carry on his legacy.

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Dark Knight

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Full Brother to Superman

Bar None x Walk The Dog (2011 Houston Champ Gilt) Bred by & Owned with Jones & Bennett Berkshires Stress Negative EN 7-11 Reg #115392011

Superman & Dark Knight’s Littermates went 1st & 5th in gilts & 6th in barrows & San Antonio. We are grateful to the Jones and Bennett

Families for letting Big Gulp and his littermate Dark Knight join their brother at Premium Blend.

Dark Knight brings a unique package of Superman power in the largest framed most extended package to date. We think he can fit lots and lots of the power gilts out there to produce elite Berkshire showpigs. Superman & Dark Knight’s Littermates went 1st & 5th in gilts & 6th in barrows & San Antonio.

If we could only keep one Berkshire female, it would be Hattie & we bred her to Dark Knight for her summer litter. Timing is everything and Dark Knight ranted out right around Belton when people saw him on the trailer and when he 1st got back to Indiana but Chris Jones will tell you Dark Knight was the best as a baby and time will tell which son brings the most to the table.

For those wanting to line up Superman, our recommendation is DARK KNIGHT!!!

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Heat Stroke

Negative Different Strokes x Hattie (All You Want) Bred By PBG Stress Negative EN18-3 Reg# 113329003

Heat Stroke was a February boar we did not do justice to in the hustle to get the stud started. We did him a disservice by not showing him at the open house but those that saw him later loved him and used him on some really good females. The most massive Berkshire we offer with a tail set and set to his rear two that is ideal AND it is all wrapped up in a perfectly marked jetblack package.

As we have discussed elsewhere, most of the boars in stud have some great females behind them and he has our best 2 Berkshire sows directly behind him on the bottom side – Hattie – Grand Gilt 2010 InSF & Miss Hathaway the 2008 Team Purebred Foundation Female who is the basis for everything in our Berkshire program.

Heat Stroke babies have been very popular this Spring and his popularity has taken off as people have had the opportunity to see them.

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Shotgun Wedding

Negative Kentucky Lovin’ x Dead Or Alive x What Else's Littermate Bred by Mauck Showhogs Stress Negative EN 23-2 Reg# 118957002

Kentucky Lovin’ x Dead or Alive x What Else's littermate sister from our Mauck bred gilt purchase. Just a mid-February, the bone this one has already is incredible and as you can see from the video he absolutely floats around the yard. May have the best set to his pasterns we have on any boar of any breed. That draws you in and THEN HE TURNS AND WALKS AWAY - and that is when the Oh My #$^**^&%^ comments start. JUST MASSIVE BONED & MONSTER WIDE with his tail head jacked way up in the air and he just walks and walks and walks.

Extension, bone & style wrapped together in an ultra-sound package. Seems like many are looking for that Berkshire boar to add height at the point of the shoulder and a cool / extended front end and we think we have found one that can do that very well. We added TNT recently from Harlan Reid for those same attributes and are thrilled to have him here to join Shotgun Wedding. Both will get a great shot on our best.

Shotgun Wedding has been incredibly popular in the short time we have been showing him to visitors. Some put him at the TOP of their list. This one could be an absolute CHANGER. If we were asked to draw up what we would want a Berkshire boar to look like - we can absolutely honestly say this is it. Like we have heard over and over on our $35,000 Poland—Perfect Storm — our non-Berkshire breeding visitors tell us they might go buy one just to breed to him.

This guy is just flat out a blast to walk in the yard and admire. We believe the Mauck’s have once again created a Berkshire masterpiece and we are thrilled to have him our gallery of Berkshire sires.

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SuperBad

Negative Superman x Kimberly (Different Strokes) Bred by PBG Stress Negative EN 3-8 Reg#118673008

Without a doubt the best Berkshire we have bred and having Shotgun Wedding and SuperBad come along in the same summer to add our existing line-up makes us feel very good about what we can offer in the Berkshire breed,.

Superbad is Superman & Different Strokes power combined with the What Else hip & rear pastern set coming thru his Grandma - Anne.

SuperBad is Superman x Kimberly ( Different Strokes x Anne (What Else x Hattie (Miss Hathaway x All You Want))) which lines up the best Berkshire female we bred for 3 straight generations and it all starts with the queen of our Berkshire herd - Miss Hathaway.

SuperBad has Superman, Bar-None, Walk The Dog, Different Strokes, What Else, & All You Want as the sires in his 1st 3 generations. On the female side he has the 2011 Houston Champion Gilt as his paternal grandmother and Hattie (Grand Gilt Indiana) as his maternal great-grandmother. Bottom line - genetically he has Berkshire greatness bred in.

So now we will talk about SuperBad himself. The best hip and hind leg set we have seen in a Superman son and the most enormous blade and top we have ever put in one - maybe of any breed. The set to his rear pasterns are absolutely ideal AND he has a super-clean but extremely powerful head & neck. Lots of great Berkshire boars available we think SuperBad has a shot to be an absolute legend.

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Negative

SuperFly Superman x (Gary x Miss Hathaway)

Bred by & Owned with Jones & Bennett Berkshires Stress Negative EN 22-1 Reg# 115393001 SuperFly is the result of legendary genetics thru the mating of Superman (Bar None x Walk The Dog -2011 Houston Champ gilt) on a Gary x Miss Hathaway gilt we sold to Jones & Bennett. So when you have Bar None, Walk the Dog, Gary & Miss H as the grandparents this is what you would expect.

The mother of Superfly was a littermate we sold to Adam Beck and produced their record $7800 weanling gilt , $5100 gilt & $21K litter and that gilt & litter would be full-sibs to Superfly as they were sired by Superman as well. Superfly's littermate gilts went 1-2 & Reserve @ San Angelo and Jones & Bennett have a littermate gilt that we think is very special as well.

SuperFly was very popular in the trailer in Belton and we hope this picture will show you why we are very excited to see what he can do.

If you like them stout and square and massive and clean-necked and sound and produced from legendary Berkshire greatness - we think we have a very good option for you to consider. We are very grateful to the Jones & Bennett firm for continuing to entrust great Berkshire genetics in our care.

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Torge

Negative Time Bandit X Head of the Class

Bred by Keim’s Stress Negative EN 3-5 Reg# 103447005 Not much needs to be said about this “living legend” in the Berkshire breed. Sired

9 State Fair Champion or Reserve Champion Berkshire Barrows in his 2011 crop including the Champion Berk barrow at Wisconsin that Warren Beeler said was the best he had seen! Torge’s track record of winning shows is unrivaled and we are thrilled to have him here at PBG. We loved him and his littermate sister at NBS and were not surprised that he accomplished what he did in his first full season.

When we picked him up from Bryce this summer, it was even more obvious to us why he has been so successful. He is massive boned, extremely sound, and very tall at the point of his shoulder. We think this guy can continue his dominance in siring better Berkshires for many years to come! The buyers list of Torge semen is a who’s who of the Berkshire breed as they recognize the very unique things Torge offers.

We think Torge offers another very good option on Superman daughters. Shelbi Gordon exhibited an OYE Class-winning gilt bred by the Gordon’s with Superman on a Torge daughter and confirmed what we thought that mating could produce.

Torge continues his impressive run with the Jervis Family’s $4750 Champion & Top Selling Gilt @ the WPX Opens Show bred by Kent Brattain & Family. He also produced the 2013 IJSC Champion Berk & 2nd Overall Points barrow—Shown

by Jester & bred by Larry White / Nathan Day. If you need to put a correct hip and hind leg and an up-headed but and moderate package—we believe Torge has done that as well as any in our opinion.

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TNT

Negative AC/DC x Kindergarden Cop Bred by Schmailing Bros Berkshires Purchased from Harlan Reid Stress Negative EN 7-9 Reg# 115392009

We were searching for the Berkshire boar to get the front ends up and add extension to go back on the powerful Berkshire females that have been rolling out the last few years. The 1st class of gilts @ WPX was won by Boland’s gilt we thought was way good in those areas. She went on to win 4th Overall Berkshire @ WPX Then we saw her littermate barrow that ended up being 3rd Overall @ WPX and we got real interested in their sire TNT. The gilt then came back a few weeks later to win Champion Berkshire & 3rd Overall @ Team Purebred and sold privately for $8500.

So we approached Mr. Harlan Reid at Springfield about the possibility of working something out on TNT and were able to come to an agreement to bring him to Premium Blend.

TNT continued his great summer with Sheets’ Reserve Barrow @ InSF 4-H. We think TNT on the power gilts that have been laid in the Berkshire breed the last couple of years could be an explosive combination. Between TNT & Shotgun Wedding we feel very comfortable that we have some excellent options for our customers.

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Bugatti

MM2 Bren x Problem Solver Bred by Rick May EN 2-2 Reg#347260002

Bugatti is our $20,000 Top-Selling Duroc purchase from Rick May at the NSR STC. As good a red boar to make barrows as we can imagine. Busted way open front to rear. Dead square all four corners. Beautifully extended yet powerful head and neck.

That first look is always a key one and the first look you get when Bugatti comes rolling at you is incredibly impressive.

We feel Brian Anderson described Bugatti very well in his summary of the STC Duroc sale in the Seedstock Edge where he said: “This guy had a presence like no other, was super square & look liked a barrow-show winner needs to look, If your goal is to make a red one that can win hog shows, then you better take a serious look… This one had a style and class all his own.”

We agree. Combines power and freak in a very cool red package. Bugatti has become a beast since he has been home and has a huge full flank to match his awesome base width and look.

With Wise Guy & Bugatti in stud we think we have a Duroc to cover your red females however you need to go.

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Wise Guy

Royal Flush x God's Gift Bred by JJ Genetics EN 32-5 Reg#343264005

One of our prime objectives this summer was to bring a GREAT Duroc to PBG. We had heard reports and saw videos of lots of really good red ones heading to WPX and the show did not disappoint in our opinion and wise guy was one of the key reasons we thought the show was stout. It took $30,000 to get it done but we were thrilled to be able to load WISE GUY onto the trailer and bring him home. We think he has all the tools to have a major impact in the Duroc breed.

WISE GUY draws you in with his powerful but extended head and neck and how he explodes into a massive rib and ripped top and stifle in a very sound and functional package. Then he turns to come at you and he absolutely blows you away with an incredible chest floor that runs perfectly true all the way to the ground with toes dead square at every corner.

Simply put, we think he combines power, style and correctness that few have done and makes him an extremely unique breeding piece to produce winning showstock that will have the longevity to improve the Duroc breed for several generations.

We had several people comment to us that they really liked him after the show and we greatly appreciate all the positive comments from elite Duroc breeders after the purchase. We loved him at the show and he has done nothing but get better every day since he has been home.

Time seems to have a way of sorting the pretenders from the contenders - we are very confident WISE GUY will prove to be a very WISE investment from the legendary herd of GUY Jackson.

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Bone Collector

Negative Grand Cross Gilt Iowa State Fair 4H Hillbilly Bone X Heavyweight x Crossbow $45K 3/4 Interest Purchase from Blake & Ty Goss and Larry Byers

Bred by Cody McCleery & Carl Kent

Bone Collector and Superman got us off to a flying start with Premium Blend Genetics . When we saw the video of Bone on Facebook we felt we had to try to own him as we thought he could help lots of crossbred females make better showpigs by getting their feet and legs back where they needed to be and to jack their front ends up at the point that their shoulder is the highest point on their skeleton.

Bone Collector is massive boned but always STRUTS around the farm with his head up. We hoped he would stamp that look and he certainly has , as the BONE COLLECTOR STRUT is becoming a trademark of his offspring. Add to his “look” the soundness, flexibility, height at the point of the shoulder and extension in his neck. Add to that he is a HILLBILLY BONE son. Add to that he is HEAVYWEIGHT on CROSSBOW on his momma’s side. Add to that the fact that he is STRESS NEGATIVE. We think it all adds up to the TOTAL PACKAGE. We know there are some really good options for Hillbilly Bone sons out there and we offer Bone Collector as a proven choice that can get it done from coast-to-coast.

Bone Collector has had success beyond what we could have dreamed in his first 2 crops including Iowa State 4-H Fair Grand Champion Commercial Gilt, his Fab 5 Top 50 gilts @ OYE - being the only sire to put 2 gilts in the top 10 and tied for the most gilts in the OYE TOP 50 sale with 5. We do not have room to acknowledge all those who have had success walking behind a Bone Collector but a few of his other highlights from his 1st two crops are: OYE - 4th, 10th ,32nd, 36th & 50th Cross Gilts (Over 900 Shown), Ft Worth Class Winning Barrow, Houston Class Winning Barrow, Georgia National 4th Overall Barrow (Division Champ) LSU - Class Winning Barrow. Ohio State Fair Grand & Reserve MQP (Premium Sale) Barrows. Bone has proven his versatility in siring winners across the country as he has Grand Overalls reported so far in California, Colorado, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Ohio, Oklahoma, Michigan, New Mexico, South Dakota, & Texas.

Customers rave about his babies from day 1 and they don’t stop raving about them. His ability to not just sire 1 or 2 salable pigs but 8 to 10 very valuable pigs per litter is what has customers coming back over and over. We have truly had incredible reports on almost any combo you can imagine. Crossbred boars that throe Having added his sons THUG & CHILL has us extremely excited for what the future holds.

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Bone Thug

Negative Bone Collector x Warfare

$75,000 purchase Bred by & Owned with Goss Showpigs Stress Negative Bred by Cody McCleery & Kent Showpigs One year ago we gambled $45,000 on the purchase of Bone Collector from Blake & Ty Goss & Larry Byers as our headlining exotic as we laid the foundation for Premium Blend. He hit beyond what we could have hoped for this winter throughout the south and southwest and reports continue to be tremendous this Spring from coast-to-coast.

BONE THUG is Bone Collector x Warfare with his grandma being the tremendous Larry Moore Square-Deal pure Yorkshire who is an impressive beast and has been a tremendous generator for the Goss's. As a show gilt she was Supreme Purebred Oklahoma State Fair, Champion York Tulsa, & Class-winner NJSA Southwestern BONE THUG has his daddy's look but is in a more moderate package (note - many comment that Bone Collector himself is more moderate than he appears in pictures and videos). and is built like a cross between a pit-bull and a rhino. THUG looks like he was constructed with a square and a level - and that level runs up-hill from his tail to the tip of his nose just like his dad. We think he will be a BARROW-MAKING MACHINE. With the addition of BONE CHILL and BONE THUG we think we have assembled a line-up of Hillbilly Bone descendants that can fit your females any way you want to take them. Conception on Thug this spring summer was extremely impressive as he had a total of 3 misses reported—and he bred a TON of females. 2 reports of settling 2 females with 1/2 dose each.

Thug has been very well received by visitors and we are very proud to be able to offer one of the premier new exotics in the country.

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Bone Chill

Negative Bone Collector x Legacy x Major Feat Bred by Lawyer Showpigs Stress Negative Purchased from Chris Postier

Massive everywhere with his daddy's style and design. Most loved Bone Collector as far as his massive bone, design and up-headed style but some wondered about rib and body. Bone Collector buried that concern about 5 miles deep this winter and nobody will ever worry about Bone Chill in those areas. Truly MASSIVE everywhere you look.

Thrilled to get this son in stud and rolling.

Bone Chill's mother raised the Solomon gilt that was Reserve Cross and 3rd Overall @ the 2011 InSF and is consistently one of the top producers for the Lawyer's.

Bone Collector is on an awesome run with barrows & gilts in Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, & Oklahoma and we are confident Bone Chill will help build on that success.

Visitors have frequently commented that the picture of Chill does not do him justice and that he ranks in the very top group of boars they have seen this fall. The softest most massive of our Bone Collector trio with the same impeccable structure and style.

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#Hashtag

Negative Swagger x Heatwave

Stress Negative Bred By Heimer Hampshires We had discussed purchasing a Swagger son with Jesse for a few months so on our way back from an awesome OYE, we stopped thru to see 3 sons he had retained We were very impressed with all 3 of the boars. When we were able to finalize the purchases of BONE THUG & BONE CHILL for our exotic line-up, we figured we were out of the picture on any of them. But when the boar Jesse told us most resembled his dad was going for what we thought was an absolute steal, we could not pass him up. If Jesse had said we could have the #HASHTAG for $6000 when we stopped thru, I would have loaded him in the back seat of the car - and it was my wife's car!!!

Here are Jesse’s words describing #HASHTAG - “89-1 represents everything that's been so good and so consistent with Swagger offspring. Of this trio, he's the most 'typical' of a Swagger-sired boar in terms of his look, body shape and muscle. This boar is absolutely monster chested and extremely square from his blade to the ground. His back shape starts immediately behind a massive blade that sits wide and he's as square and true all the way back as you'll find. He has the patented Swagger 'look' - his head carriage is naturally high and without effort. Many Swagger barrows seem to find another gear when the drive wears on and this guy is no exception. He's as mobile and athletic as you'll find for one with this much width and muscle. When I say this one is a typical Swagger, I also mean this one should generate like Swagger. He should stamp the same look, muscle and build - consistently - and that consistency can be awful hard to find in this business. This boar truly represents everything that has been so good with Swagger and we're excited that he'll get his chance in Arlington, Indiana. Thanks guys! “ He has been extremely popular so far and if he comes anywhere near his dad – this will be one of the best investments we have made and we believe will provide a valuable option for our customers.

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B.B. King

Carrier Ya Know x Drop Shot

Stress Carrier Bred by W-D Swine We have always admired the WD Swine program and have been looking for the right “WATJE BLUE” boar to come to PBG. We think we have found that boar in B.B. KING! Not only does he bring the trademark look, design, and balance that the W-D firm is known for—but he has added mass, bone, and power that we think sets him apart!!!!

The ultra-attractive blue color scheme is out in full force in this guy making him a unique sire that we highly recommend! Seems like everybody wants at least one “Blue” boar in stud. We didn’t just want any “blue” we wanted a GREAT “blue” boar and we think we found him- B.B .KING – the king of the “BLUES”!

We have had our 1st babies out of BB King and they look way stout, way freaky headed and deep blue colored. May be real fun on him if you are looking for a blue option.

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GunSlinger

Carrier Big Guns x High Standards (Perry's Friday Sow) Bred by Perry Genetics Stress Carrier

Feet and legs-dead square. Toes-perfect. Joints clean as a whistle. Comes out of his blade with incredible power. Massive chest. Incredible top-shape that blends very smoothly back into his ham - and that is where we and those that have seen him in person think he is absolutely one of a kind. We have never seen a stifle that is this full and square all the way up to the tail head - it is almost literally straight across from his tail head out to the edges of his massive hams - which look like they were chiseled out of granite. Sounds freakish as you describe is yet it all blends together perfectly.

GunSlinger is starting to pile up the victories in the past 6 weeks and that is what we heard repeatedly this summer wait until you see my GunSlinger barrow / gilt. Numerous County Grand Overalls as well as 5 Class-winners InSF 4H, Class-winning $2500 gilt InSF Crossbred Classic from Mench & $10,000 2nd Place boar Crossbred Classic from Perry Genetics.

One of the frequent questions we get—Where does GunSlinger work? Here is what we see and reported to us as trends so far.

Feet and legs are impeccable across the board. Off-spring will be sound as a cat. Color will follow the dam. Pure Yorks tend to be very largely snow white, belts go belted, sows that have red will get calico or red-belts. Babies are immature and very loose in their design. Babies will tend be not shredded early but when you want it you can get it - FAST. He will put as monster a channel down a top as any.

Many compared GunSlinger himself and his babies to the legendary Supermonster as far as design and maturity pattern and we obviously take that as a huge complement. Gunslinger babies will likely be ones that buyers who trust their breeders will benefit from getting their advice on how they will feed out and how to feed them.

Most common trend on where he works - Take him to as much bone and width as you can. He lets great sows do their stuff. We think he is a “breeders” boar. You can see the twinkle in the eye of the guys that saw what he did on their stuff this year as they have a year under their belt to know where to go to really make it fun. We think that if you know how to use him - the aisles will clear when the GunSlingers roll into the show

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HULK Trading Favors x Black Rhino Bred by Grant Norman Stress Carrier

The HULK -POWER-POWER-POWER in an outcross pedigree---This is the popular boar that Grant Norman auctioned behind the barn in Duncan.

When we saw this boar—two things came to mind—He could be the outcross to many popular bloodlines that we have been looking for—and we thought that this boar opened up through his chest floor, with perfect squareness from his blade to the ground as good as any we had seen since Fare Warning! Not only is he massive, he is very cool up through his front 1/3 and attractive in his overall design--he is a barrow makers dream! We were thrilled to purchase this boar and think he is one to use if you need to add power and mass in one generation---The Hulk!

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Monster Quest

Carrier Fame Monster x Super 8

Bred by & Owned with Desert Showpigs Stress Carrier Judge Jason Hirschfeld described this guy as being a “creature” - and we thought that was a perfect description – unfortunately that name is taken! This guy is WAY out there in bone, width and muscle and we said if he throws that into his babies – it will be really fun to watch.

Not for the faint of heart – he is a MONSTER! Monster Quest has been a visitor favorite and his first litters are on fire in California and his babies have been reported as barn favorites at many of our customers this Spring. The customer list on Monster Quest has some of the most elite herds in the country and that list is growing quickly as word spreads. Many said last year they had to breed at least one to him so they wouldn’t look like an idiot if he hit.

Well – It looks like he is hitting – GRAND SLAMS!!!

Those who have seen his offspring on the West Coast are WAY IN on Monster Quest.

HUGE bone and can handle it and brings an awesome look along with it. Partial list of winners to date.. – Champion Prospect & Reserve Overall Western Bonanza, Reserve Progress Barrow – Western Bonanza, Grand Overall Empire Classic, Grand Overall Northern Exposure, Reserve Grand Santa Barbara Co (CA) (700 Head Shown) Grand Overall East San Diego County, Grand Champion Market Hog at Del Mar Fair. Champion Progress Hog Silicon Valley Jackpot,Grand & Reserve Surf n Turf, Reserve Grand Oregon Youth Expo

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Young Ambition

Carrier Supermonster x Big Ern x 7-2

Bred by Dan Young - Young Livestock Stress Carrier Purchased from Warye & DeOrnellas Young Ambition is the Supermonster son that we have been looking for ever since we started the stud. We saw the picture Paul Warye put on Facebook and were planning to give Ronnie or Paul a call the next day. But Ronnie beat us to it and called us that afternoon saying he had the best Supermonster son that he had ever seen and he had traveled thousands of miles and countless hours looking. So we hopped in the truck, headed two hours east, handed Paul a $50,000 check and headed home with the carrier exotic we have been looking for to stand beside GunSlinger & Monster Quest, #‎Hashtag‬, We think that is a very lethal trio of carrier exotics and when added to our negatives Bone Collector, Bone Thug, Bone Chill, we think we have a truly elite & genetically diverse Exotic line-up to offer to take you almost any way you want to go.

Young Ambition was purchased as a weanling for $10,000 from Dan Young. They told us that he was the most impressive baby they had seen and others have told us the same. We loved the picture, but after seeing him motor across the yard in person we don't think it does him justice. He has the Supermonster design and look with a MONSTER chest floor that is dead true all the way to the ground. Massive rib that flows back into a super deep flank. Tons of muscle and top shape that is loose and long that allows him to float around all day long.

We have quickly noticed the trend that great boars have great females behind them and this guy certainly does. His mother is the Big Ern x 7-2 sow at Dan Young's that raised the Grand Overall Barrow at the Missouri State Fair shown by Bailey Pope that was a very impressive beast.

Sam Warye showed the Young Ambition’s littermate barrow pictured to Grand Overall Honors (800 Head Shown) @ the Champaign Co (OH) 4-H fair. Young Ambitions other littermate was 2nd in class to the Champion Cross & Reserve Grand Overall InSF that Mr. Kirkpatrick described as the deepest he saw all week.

Time will tell and but we think Young Ambition has a chance to be a truly great sire.

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Alabama Outlaw

Homebody x Model T

Bred by PBG Owned with Ronnie Outlaw EN 1-9 Reg# 476438009 Alabama Outlaw is a littermate the gilts we sold in the Fall of 2011 that went on to win Grand Overall Gilt @ 2012 NJSA Western shown by Lexi Hernandez and Champion Hampshire @ 2012 OYE shown by Cody Day. AO’s sire – HomeBody - (Son of Newnum's Reserve Overall Gilt @ 2009 NJSS) had a really good year in 2011-2012. For us he made Hampshires as correct and sound as any we have had in a long time.

In addition to the NJSA Western Grand Overall Gilt and the OYE Grand Hampshire Gilt he also sired our Reserve Grand Gilt @ the 2012 Indiana State Fair Open which judge Steve Rodibaugh said "If you haven't tried raising a Hampshire gilt that is this correct and sound, you don't understand how hard this is to do".

Sister NJSA Western Grand Overall

Dam - Model T

Sister OYE Champion Hampshire

As the 2012 show season unfolded , Alabama Outlaw grew more and more valuable in our eyes as a really good option to get feet and legs back under Hampshires, while keeping the shape and muscle needed to win, and avoiding the dreaded bowling-ball joints.

If you want sound Hampshires that still have the width, muscle, & look to get it done – we think Alabama Outlaw is built and bred to do that. AO has grown into a very impressive mature Hampshire boar and are thrilled to show him to visitors.

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Lamborghini Mercy

Home Invasion x Long Time Coming Bred by Miller Show Pigs (IN) EN 2-4 Reg# 4771570004

Lambo is a Hamp boar we can recommend to breed to almost any Hamp sow you have and we believe that is a very hard thing to find. We have been breeding Hampshires for 32 years and it has certainly been a challenging breed the last few years but we hope and honestly believe Lambo could help get things turned around. Lambo continues to look as impressive as he did at the open house last year and can flat motor all day long. We love showing him off.

Chloe Studebaker had a great summer with her Lambo gilt winning 4 Grand Overalls & a Reserve Overall in Ohio & winning her class at the Ohio State Fair.

We believe Lambo would be an incredible option to take to the power gilts to maintain their power and yet ensure the feet and legs stay true.

For those that demand to drive only the very best – we offer Lambo!!!!!

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Mark’d Man

Look At Me x Unreal (Mother of OH MY, OH YEAH, Above All, & Stop Me) Bred by and Owned with Mark Long EN 4-1 Reg #480627001 From his massive shoulder thru his barrel rib and huge top, back to his huge hip, this is one of the most unique Hampshire

boars we have seen. There are parts here that we think can do some SERIOUS changing in the Hampshire breed. Mark’d Man traces back to Mark Long’s famous Black Oak sow that has been as influential in the Hampshire breed for the last 5-10 years as any we know of. Another example of a great boar with Hall Of Fame female blood-lines backing him up.

We hate to be redundant in describing him but -LOOK AT THAT FOREARM AND MASSIVE RIB AND HOW IT EXPLODES – (REPEAT AGAIN FOR EMPHASIS) - EXPLODES - ALL THE WAY BACK TO HIS HUGE STIFLE.. There was a pretty cool time not long ago when the Hampshire breed had a large group of very interesting and independent breeders who were constantly reaching out and trying things that they believed would make the Hampshire breed better. The night before the Indiana State Fair Hampshire show there would be huge groups getting boars out and studying and discussing them well into the morning. We think it would be an absolute blast seeing them study Mark’d Man .

There are good cool-looking boars that take an awesome picture if you hit them for the absolute right nano-second and then there are BREEDING PIECES. We think Mark’d Man has some things that give him a shot to be a truly unique breeding piece in the Hampshire breed. We know we have never seen one like him!!!

Mark’d Man’s first babies look flat out incredible—stout, moderate, massive and huge boned. Maybe 2 of the best Hampshire litters we have started.

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Mayhem

Sire of $90,000 InSF Champion Boar - Reserve Premier Sire InSF Capital Investment x Long Time Coming Bred by Heartland Elite Showpigs STRESS NEGATIVE EN 11-2 Reg# 478666002

Mayhem is a Hampshire boar that is flat out exciting to us. He is moderate in his frame, HUGE in his bone and foot, extremely wide coming and going, all while traveling comfortably & straight on all four. We believe that he has a shot to sire Hampshires that have the power, width, muscle, and bone necessary to compete in combination with the soundness, design, and skeletal correctness to make to show day!

Mayhem’s mother was the Reserve Hamp Gilt at the 2011 Indiana State Fair. Mayhem’s littermate won Grand Overall Barrow @ Wabash County (IN) and that is one tough banner to bring home.

Mayhem stunned us when we walked him out after the winter. He looks better than he ever has and many have said he is the one of the most impressive mature Hampshire boars they have seen in a long time. He is MONSTER legged and can get out and roll – AN IMPRESSIVE BEAST. Not only does he look impressive in how he handles his power, his babies are flawless in their design.

Along with the Grand boar at Indiana, Cooks showed a littermate barrow that was 2nd in class @ InSF 4-H & the Rule Family showed a Mayhem barrow that was a class-winner @ InSF 4-H. The Lackey family had a great run this summer with their Mayhem gilt who was shown to Champion or Reserve 6 times on the IJSC as well as picking up a Grand Overall title and a 4th Overall title. She ended up being the 3rd Overall Hamp Points gilt.

We think many used Mayhem like we did and shied away from power. We have changed the way we are going with him and are going to take him to power as he will certainly keep the power in them and it looks like he will put incredible wheels under them. Hampshires may be the most challenging breed out there but the reason the stands at Indiana are still packed for the Hampshire show is because when you can put one together like the Cooks did at Indiana this year - there is nothing more fun to watch drive across the ring. We think Mayhem looks to have a real shot to help the Hampshire breed .

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Meet Your Maker

Point Maker x Augusta Bred by Steve & Laurie Hannon

Stress Neg EN 1-2 Reg#482790002 MEET YOUR MAKER is our $10,000 Point Maker x Augusta Hampshire (off-belt in the Crossbred show) purchase from Steve & Laurie Hannon.

The cleanest jointed squarest made Hampshire we have seen with this much bone. MONSTER legged. If he sires his feet and legs into his babies this could be really fun.

AND he has a monster top and stifle to go with the impeccable structure.

It is an absolute blast watching him prowl around the yard. He is as good and sure footed a Hampshire as we have seen in a long while.

The interest in Meet Your Maker has been awesome and he has already seen use on not only great Hampshire females but many are also using him on some great crosses as well. Watch the video on our website and we think you will understand the unique structure laid into Meet Your Maker

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Momma’s Boy

Homemade 17-3 x (Homebody x Model-T Daughter) Bred by Ottenwalter Showpigs EN 58-3 Reg# - 480417003

Momma’s Boy is the result of mating Homemade 17-3 to the Homebody x Model-T daughter we sold to Ottenwalters that grabbed Grand Overall Gilt honors @ the ‘12 NJSA Western. Possum’s littermate grabbed Champion Hampshire honors @ OYE that same year.

Momma’s Boy’s paternal Granddam was Newnum’s 2009 Reserve Overall NJSS Gilt and his maternal Granddam is our foundation Model-T sow that Jerry McLemore told us was the best he had let go of when we purchased her. We have noticed pretty quickly that most of the boars that end up in the stud have at least one great female laying behind them and Momma’s Boy proves that point more than any other.

Pictures usually don’t tell you much about soundness but we think you can get the picture that Momma’s Boy isn’t afraid of where his next step is gonna land……We think there are lots of Hampshire sows that can use what Momma’s Boy has to offer. Momma’s Boys babies look just like you would think. Stout, wide, huge boned.

Momma NJSA Western Grand Overall

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Maternal GrandMomma Model T

Maternal Great GrandMomma NJSS Reserve Overall

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Case Closed

Carrier Done Deal x Wanda

Bred by PBG Stress Carrier EN 7-9 Reg#43324009 CASE CLOSED is our stress carrier son of Done Deal x Wanda (THE $7500 4th Overall Gilt 2011 InSF 4H shown by Austin Irvin and bred by Kyle Stephens) . We think he may combine power and base width in a very unique package.

Just blown way open underneath -with a massive top.

Case Closed is a littermate to the Reserve Barrow @ Expo, & the 5th Overall Poland Gilt @ Expo shown by Kylie Gill & the Class Wining Gilt @ InSF 4-H shown by Ricky Thompson, & the boar we are retaining - Positive Attraction. Three littermates shown and all have had great success, 2 boars in stud and 3 more gilts we kept for breeding. A very powerful and consistent litter.

If you liked the stoutness and chest floor in the Expo barrow, CASE CLOSED is that one with more extension and height at the point of the shoulder. As massive a Poland as we have produced.

Just blown open everywhere and still gets out and rolls. We think Case Closed has a place in LOTS of Poland females to continue to make this breed great. If you need to bust your Polands open - we think Case Closed is a very good option to get that done - not just in how he looks IT’S IN HIS VEINS.

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Done Deal

Carrier Pretty Good Hog x No Justice

Bred by Boicken's Owned with Tucker Polands, Stress Carrier EN 6-3 Reg# 42673003 Done Deal was the $10,000 Champion & Top Selling Boar @ STC last year that we purchased with Tucker’s Polands. We bought Done Deal to get great big chests and massive middles into our Nibbs line who makes them extremely functionally correct. Well, Done Deal certainly delivered.

Champion Points Gilt IJSC (7-Time Champion in 9 shows); Reserve Poland Barrow @ WPX, 5th Overall Poland Gilt @ WPX, Reserve Poland Barrow @ STC, 4th Overall Barrow STC, 4th Overall Gilt STC, 3 of the 8 Class-winning Gilts @ STC. Champion Poland Gilt Wisconsin State Fair 4-H, Reserve Champion Gilt Ohio State Fair Open, Class-winning gilt Indiana State Fair 4-H, Champion Market Hog Iowa St Fair 4-H as well as the 2 boars we are retaining—Case Closed and Positive Attraction.

If you need to bust your Polands open and put rib in them, we don’t think there are many that do it as consistently well as Done Deal has.

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Perfect Storm

Negative Heat Wave x Lockdown

Bred by Jeff & Margaret Wingo Stress Negative EN 2-5 Reg#43622005 PERFECT STORM is our $35,000 STC Poland China boar purchase with the Frank Sandall family-from Jeff & Margaret Wingo.

With the private treaty purchase of Titleist - our negative Dang Good Hog son from the Sandall to add to our Done Deal x Wanda carrier and positive sons Case Closed & Positive Attraction, we had decided we would only be interested in a Poland boar if we found one that was the most monster boned one we had seen.

Well we found the most monster boned and footed one we have ever seen. We have never seen front toes this wide and square on a Poland and not on very many of any breed. Then we see the set to his front and rear pasterns and they are PERFECT. Then we see he is Stress Negative. Then we see him roll down the aisle in an incredibly athletic package. You will rarely see a Poland that reaches and grabs the ground with his rear pasterns like Perfect Storm. Then we see his rib, body & mass. Then we see his awesome top and rump shape.

Then we see he is 3/4 outcross to PSSS Nom Nom Nom and an outcross to the Pretty Good Hog / Dang Good Hog / Done Deal lines and it hit us all as the PERFECT STORM. We have never seen a Poland China that reaches out and grabs the ground with a monster set of rear feet like this guy. You never know but if he hits like we think he will - this could get real fun -real fast. Perfect Storm is converting non-Polandites at a pretty good clip.

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Positive Attraction

Positive Done Deal x Wanda

Bred by PBG Stress Positive EN 7-6 Reg#43324006 PBG is proud to introduce Positive Attraction - our stress positive son of Done Deal x Wanda (THE $7500 4th Overall Gilt 2011 InSF 4H shown by Austin Irvin and bred by Kyle Stephens) The meat wagon that can motor and add look.

Positive Attraction is a littermate to the Reserve Barrow @ Expo, & the 5th Overall Poland Gilt @ Expo shown by Kylie Gill & the Class Wining Gilt @ InSF 4-H shown by Ricky Thompson, & the boar we are retaining - Case Closed. Three littermates shown and all have had great success, 2 boars in stud and 3 more gilts we kept for breeding. A very powerful and consistent litter.

Positive Attraction brings the loaded muscle you would expect from a positive but still does it in a very sound, attractive, and heavy boned package

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Titleist

Negative Dang Good Hog x Unstoppable

Bred by Hayden Sandall Stress Negative E N 5-3 Reg#43387003 PBG is very proud to introduce Titleist our $7500 Private Treaty purchase from the Sandall Family. Stress Negative son of Dang Good Hog on an Unstoppable dam. Littermate to the gilts that have been doing well on the circuit for the Sandalls and sold for $4500 to Hirshfeld privately and JR Armstrong purchased the other for $1600 at the STC. The only down side to buying Perfect Storm was our concern that no matter how hard we tried he will overshadow one of the better Poland boars we have seen in a while in Titleist. We knew from his video he was impeccable in his structure. The way he reaches and grabs the ground on his back two is pretty rare in the Poland breed in our opinion.

What we didn't know from the video was that he would be bringing the massive top and rib that he has. This guy can absolutely float all day and has an up-headed look-at-me presence. Don’t miss out on one of the most uniquely sound yet powerfully attractive Polands we have seen for a LONG time.

Following the trend of a great female behind them, Titleist is out of the Unstoppable gilt Hayden purchased from ASI that was 3rd Overall @ Springfield and Champion Poland & Reserve Overall Gilt @ Nebraska State Fair 4-H. They say lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place - we think it did for us this year in Springfield .

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Bad Cat

Outlook x Thor Dam is littermate to That Guy and Apollo Bred by Vickrey Showpigs EN 9-8 Reg# 114775008 If you are in the hunt for a Landrace to make them stout, moderate and showy, we are extremely confident BAD CAT is the best option we have seen for a long time.

MASSIVE topped , MASSIVE chest, MASSIVE as he travels away from you and yet feet and legs are awesome and can motor all day long. This one truly shocks people when we walk him out.

Similar to the statement we made when we got Superman - If his babies take after their dad, you are going to be in the hunt.

We are trilled to have him in stud and very anxious to see what he can do. We honestly thought it wouldn’t be until the fall that we would see much activity on Bad Cat – but some of the very elite Landrace breeders are getting in quick on this deal.

We think he can be an absolute terror in the Landrace breed.

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Double Take

Carrier Ram It x S & L

Bred by Matt & Tammy Miller Stress Carrier EN 84-2 Reg# 149793002 DOUBLE TAKE is one exciting Spot boar! We love boars that we feel can be “movers and shakers” within their respective breeds, and when we saw DOUBLE TAKE in Des Moines last year, we thought he was one of the more extreme Spot boars we had seen! This is one massive, wide, heavy boned dude! We think he we was the widest chested boar we saw of any color in the barn at WPX, and we expected him to produce elite spot showpigs that will be tough to beat.

We had to do some serious convincing of some folks how good Double Take looked when we got him home. Many of them are now reporting that their best Spots are Double Takes and they are coming back for more.

Double Take has an awesome summer. Producing Champion Spot and 5th Overall @ the Wisconsin State Fair Badger Classic ; Champion Spot Gilt Ohio State Fair Open Show; Reserve Champion Spot Gilt Ohio State Fair 4-H. Class winning barrow - Team Purebred Springfield, Reserve Overall Gilt Hancock Co (IN) 4-H

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Radioactive

Carrier Like No Other x Double Feature Bred by Lowdermilk & Hege Stress Carrier EN 4-1 Reg#152303001

PBG is very proud to introduce RADIOACTIVE our $10,000 Like No Other x Double Feature purchase from Lowdermilk & Hege.

We weren't sure we were going to go after a great Spot this year but this was one Spot we felt we could not pass up.

Huge boned. Huge and powerful out of his blade. Huge ribbed. Huge topped. Dead square on all 4 corners. We think as square a rump as we have seen in a Spot boar with a tail head that is high as you can put one.

We aren't going to profess to be masters of the Spot breed by any stretch but we certainly study them enough to believe that this is one UNIQUE Spot boar. Like we said on Superman - if his barrows look like him - STAND BACK!!!

A huge thanks to the Lowdermilk & Hege family's for contacting us on this guy - HOLY COW!

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Cloud 9

Doc Logan x Mighty Mack 74-1 Bred by Ricker Yorkshires EN 76-6 Reg# 544486006

Our #1 priority heading into the summer was adding a great Yorkshire boar. We weren’t sure where he would pop up but we knew it would very likely take a big number to get him as the demand for Yorkshire semen is pretty stout. The number ended up being $60,000 and we think it will be money very well spent.

Garrett ended up being prime on watching the Yorkshire show for us @ WPX and there was NO doubt what boar he thought we needed.

There were several really good Yorkshire options at the show and a couple that we sure would take in a heart-beat as well but when we looked thru them after the show, we all agreed that the Ricker boar was one of the more unique Yorkshires we had seen in quite some time.

Very intriguing in his combination of a powerful yet extended head and neck. Massive in his top and chest and all wrapped up in a very correct structure with a hip design that is nearly perfect in our judgment. If you’re tired of Yorkshires that have a speed-bump-like ham-loin junction we aren’t sure we have seen many that we think can fix that faster than C9. Add the backing of the elite Ricker Showpigs Yorkshire herd and going back the Mighty Mack 74-1 line makes us feel really good about his predictability.

It sure seems like showpigs that can bring extension along with tremendous power thru their front ends AND carry that power all the way thru are sorting to the top pretty quickly. We think CLOUD 9 combines that as well as any Yorkshire we have seen in a long, long time. We think he will be able to make a huge splash in the showpig world and produce breeding stock to influence several generations. We think CLOUD 9 can help make your dreams come true.

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Cool Cell

SuperCell x The Grizz Bred by New Wave Genetics EN 4-1 Reg# - 531068001

We certainly have great respect and admiration for the Yorkshire breed but it is not one that we breed on a daily basis so we asked several Yorkshire breeders what they would be looking for in a Yorkshire boar to breed to their sows. The response was pretty consistent– get their pasterns up off the ground, moderate them so they don’t have to be 350 lbs to finish out, and get rid of their “jump” muscle. WELL - HERE YOU GO. To say we are very happy to have Cool Cell tucked away, settled in, and ready to roll would be a large understatement. He is moderate in his build, very wide and true front to rear, and boasts a very thick, expressive top that we think reads winning York showpigs.

The traits that we think make him so unique for the Yorkshire breed are his expressive muscle shape, and that he has this shape without being too rigid or jumpy in his ham/loin junction. This guy also has an incredible appetite and has gotten better and better since we got him home!

A very unique Yorkshire boar that we think can do many things to improve the next generation! Cool Cell has been popular since we got him but he has a near cult-like following in certain areas. Reports this Spring indicate that he is not disappointing his fan-base. Gracie Flaspohler showed her Cool Cell to Grand Overall Gilt @ Franklin Co (IN) 4H, Cool Cella also sired New Wave Genetics boar @ STC selling to LVS.

In-Season Pricing - List Price $125 Overrun $60 Last Call $40 Off-Season - List Price $60 Last Call $40

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2013 PBG Sired MAJOR Wins We take great pride and work very hard to recognize those that have had success with PBG sired offspring. The wins this year have been very humbling and we appreciate all the hard work that goes into each and every result. Please check out our Facebook page Laird Showpigs and our website www.PremiumBlendGenetics.com for an up-to-date listing including sire, showman & breeder info when available. Results can be automatically submitted via the website Bone Collector Winners

Grand Commercial Gilt IoSF 4H Class-winning Gilt InSF 4H Class-winning barrow Houston Class-winning barrow Ft Worth Class-winning barrow LSU Division Champ & 4th Overall GA National 4th, 10th, 32nd, 36th, 50th Overall gilts OYE Grand Overalls in CA, CO, , ID, IA, IL, IN, OH, OR, OK, MI, NM, & TX Cool Cell Winners STC Boar So Cool sold to LVS Multiple Breed Champions on the Iowa Circuit Grand Overall Gilt Franklin CO (IN) Done Deal Winners Champion Gilt WisSF 4H Champion Gilt MoSF Champion Market Hog IoSF 4H Reserve Gilt OhSF Open Champion Points Gilt IJSC Class Winning Gilt InSF 4H Reserve Barrow WPX 5th Overall Poland Gilt WPX Reserve Barrow STC Jr show Reserve Gilt STC Jr Show 4th Overall Poland Gilt STC Jr Show Class-winning gilt STC Jr show Double Take: 5th Overall Barrow (Ch Spot) WisSF Badger Classic Champion Gilt OhSF Open Res. Champion Gilt OhSF 4H Class winning barrow STC Jr Show GunSlinger Winners 5 Class-winners InSF 4-H. $2500 Class winning gilt InSF Crossbred Classic, 2nd Place $10,000 Boar Crossbred Classic.

Grand Overalls in IN, MI, NY& OH Lambo Class-winning Gilt OhSF 4H 4 Time Grand Overall Gilt Ohio Circuit

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Monster Quest Winners Champion Prospect & Reserve Overall Western Bonanza, Reserve Progress Barrow – Western Bonanza Reserve Grand Santa Barbara Co (CA) (700 Head Shown) Reserve Grand Oregon Youth Expo Multiple Grand Jackpot & County Overalls Mayhem Winners $90,000 Champion Hampshire Boar InSF Reserve Gilt Wisconsin 4H Class Winning Barrow InSF 4H Reserve Premier Sire InSF 3rd Overall Points Gilt IJSC Superman Winners Champion & Top-selling $14,000 Boar InSF $3500 Champion & Top-selling Gilt InSF Reserve Berkshire Gilt InSF 4H Reserve Jr Boar InSF Premier Sire InSF 4 Class-winners InSF JR show Reserve Gilt InSF Jr Show Champion & $7750 Top-selling Gilt STC Open $21,000 Top-Selling boar STC 3 Class-winners STC Jr Show Champion Gilt WPX Jr Show 4th Overall Berkshire barrow WPX 5 of 12 class-winners WPX JR. Show Champion Barrow Houston (2 class winners) Class-winning gilt OYE Reserve barrow OYE (2 Class Winners) Reserve Overall (CH Berk) Team Purebred SW Champion Male Weanling Duncan Reserve Male Weanling Duncan T N T Winners Champion Gilt STC Jr Show ($8500 private sale), 3rd Overall Berkshire WPX JR show 4th Overall Berkshire Gilt WPX Jr Show.

Reserve Berkshire Barrow InSF 4-H. Torge Winners WPX Open Champion & $4750 Top-selling Gilt, IJSC Points Champion Berk & 2nd Overall Points Barrow

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Go BIG or Go Home

Cu s t o m e r Ap p r e c i at i o n S a l e Sunday March 30th, 2014 Boone County Fairgrounds Lebanon, IN $5000 Grand Male - $5000 Grand Female & Owner Receives Proceeds From Sale of Grand Champions.

Premium Blend Genetics & Crossroads Genetics are collaborating to hold our inaugural “Go BIG or Go Home” Customer Appreciation Sale. We are both VERY committed to providing an opportunity for our customers to receive the highest $ for their VERY best prospects and that only happens if those with the $ to spend are sure the very best prospects will be there.

The most sure way we know we can help make that happen is to provide a significant monetary incentive.

We hope to make this an incredible event so any further ideas on how to do so would be welcomed Verification of parentage to the declared sire will be performed prior to disbursement of Grand Champion cash awards and sale proceeds. Genetic testing of any entry may be performed at the discretion of Crossroads Genetics and Premium Blend Genetics to verify parentage to the declared sire prior to disbursement of sale proceeds All costs associated with genetic testing will be paid for by Crossroads Genetics and Premium Blend Genetics.

We will work details as fast as we can and will post as soon as we have confirmation but wanted to give as much info as possible as early as possible. Contact either firm for any questions.

$45 (or less) Nationwide shipping on all orders.

FREE Shipping on all orders of $700. Saturday delivery available at an additional $15 on both options.

Guarantee Settle on All List Price Semen Purchases Back Cover -Kane Champagne with his 4th Overall Berkshire Barrow Sired by Superman & bred by PBG & Jayden O’Neil with Buttercup 7-Time Champion on the IJSC & IJSC Points Champion Poland Gilt. Bred by the O’Neils and sired by DOne deal Done

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Laird Premium Blend Genetics Inc. 909N 900W Arlington, IN 46104

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