David M. Magie was one of the most prominent hog farmers. Around 1837 he had already earned a reputation for his superior hog breeding operation. His operation was located in Oxford, Ohio. Magie’s farm operation was valued at $9,500. Magie’s farm was on three hundred and ten acres of land, two hundred of which were used for regular farm operations. Magie had one hundred and sixty-seven “swine” as part of his hog operation and two thousand two hundred bushels of Indian corn. This corn was valued along with the pigs due to the correlation between the two, as corn was often used as hog feed. Some claim David M. Magie was the first to breed the first Poland China pig; however, this claim cannot be confirmed. Today Magie’s farm is called the Austin-Magie farm and Mill District, which was designated a part of the National Register of Historic Places. It is currently part of the Institute for Food at Miami University.
Sam Douglass was one of the hog producers and distributors in the state of Ohio. His operation was located in Oxford, Ohio. According to the 1850s census records, Douglass’ farm operation was valued at $7,500. Douglass’ farm was on three hundred acres of land, one hundred seventy five of which were used for regular farm operations. Douglass had one hundred and fifty “swine” as part of his hog operation and four thousand five hundred bushels of Indian corn. His wife, Isabelle Jane Douglass, and two daughters Margaret and Martha Douglass lived on the farm as well.
Elijah Saddler was one of the hog producers and distributors in the state of Ohio. His operation was located in Oxford, Ohio. According to the 1850s census records, Saddler’s farm operation was valued at $4,000. Saddler’s farm was on one hundred and seventy acres of land, one hundred forty five of which were used for regular farm operations. Saddler had one hundred and twenty five “swine” as part of his hog operation and two thousand two hundred fifty bushels of Indian corn. He and his wife, Cordelia Saddler, had nine children. Some of their children stayed in the pork industry for their future careers. Elijah ran the family’s farm until he died at the age of 41 in 1850. Some of his sons remained in the merchants and livestock commission. His son Jerome Ferdinand Saddler and Lewis Lamont Saddler established a livestock commission company called J.F. Sadler & Company. George Washington Saddler and Silas Packard Saddler were also livestock commissioners. George practiced in Cincinnati and Silas in Pittsburgh.
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