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  • The Emperor on recalling Duroc from Berlin did not manifest the least apprehension respecting Prussia.

    Complete Project Gutenberg Collection of Memoirs of Napoleon Various

  • The Emperor on recalling Duroc from Berlin did not manifest the least apprehension respecting Prussia.

    Memoirs of Napoleon — Complete Louis Antoine Fauvelet de Bourrienne 1801

  • "Duroc," he said, after a long pause, and in a husky, tremulous voice, "is it not a disgrace that this should happen?

    Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia F. [Translator] Jordan

  • Here he found but two young heifers being tested for tuberculosis, and a magnificent Duroc Jersey boar in magnificent condition.

    CHAPTER II 2010

  • When he realized that his investment in eucalyptus was a failure he turned his attention to stock breeding, determining finally to produce the finest strains of Shire horses, Shorthorn cattle and Duroc Jersey hogs in America.

    The Eucalyptus Grove 2010

  • London posing for the camera at his famous Pig Palace, holding one of his little Duroc Jersey piglets.

    Jack London holding a piglet born on his ranch 2010

  • Weatherford Chief Executive Bernard Duroc-Danner said Tuesday that he expects U.S. onshore activity to "flatten out" and doesn't anticipate "significant gains" in 2011, although the company's profit margins have room to grow.

    Weatherford Profit Jumps on Drilling Demand Ryan Dezember 2010

  • Made with a blend of Duroc and Berkshire pork, it's "kind of a reverse burger," Mr. Cruz said, with pork as the patty and beef — in the form of bresaola, or air-cured beef — as the bacon on top, and finished with Gouda and smoked pepper mayo.

    Neighborly Menu 2011

  • One man could easily care for over two hundred Jersey Duroc hogs.

    The Jack London Experimental Farm 2010

  • The backlash led enterprising chefs and small farmers to seek out breeds like Berkshire, Red Wattle, and Duroc.

    Whole Hog 2010

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