Martinsburgh gazette. [volume] (Martinsburgh, Va. [W. Va.]) 1810-1825, 1823-10-09

GARDENS.
pYe,, ls in, man WIGS. trees for yearsha-e s'oodi
More bl-,t whose Ripple hsnl, create wood'
lie cries with Cyrus, IS Their s'i'des discaoss,
a'Fyas sho planted all those stately rows
Xsnophou relates Of Cyrus the ycun'
ger. that when he and Lysander the
Ylcedemonan had a conference al
Sardis, he conda,iei his gaest thro'
his gardens, and babe him observe the
various beauties Of than. iyslnder,
struck with admiration ut what he pc
held, exclaimed, every thing charms
and transports ne in this PLACE; our
what strikes rue mos. is the exquisite
taste Of the person who drew The pan
of the several parts of this garden,, ana
gave itti,at ele gah symmetry which
cannot TOO mach admire" Cyrus, IN
fn;e,v p!cased with this OBSCURE, re-
nI;.d. cit was I that drew the plan,
and entirely 'n,rrked it ont: and not
only ,hlt. many OF the trees you see
were planted by my o"n hands.
ANIMALS.
pigs.-Thc bes, time For killing
su.l.ng pigs for the market is at tee
end Of three weeks; by which t'n'e
The others. intended to be raised, VIII
be able to follow the sow and then the
males may be- castrated; she sfayin5
Of female, may be deferred another
week. -
In the management Of swine, OF
whatever breed or variety they be, II
will be proper 10 have them wen rug,
ed. to prevent them from roofing, aoa
breaking into corn tieids during bar
we'd. ami that operation eight to be
,,erforne.l as early as possible, or the
rracticc recommended By Mr.. Tuho,
+" t,,,y be substituted in the room OF ring
inv Itseonsists in shaving or paF'ag
off, with razor or sharp knife, the
rris,,es on the tops Of the moses CT
Young pigs; the place soon heals over,
and they are thes rendered incapable
Of roofing OF turning Up the ground,
which is so detrimentalto sWard iana
Erawn is the flesh OF bear, picked
or so,sed. which is always found to be
best tasted according to the greatest
age Of the animal: 1t should be at
least s or 6 years old. We find Le-
rnnns, in Homcr's &C ODYSSEY" killing
50 well fatted Drawn
OF the fifth year."
Bglls.-The boil as we'll as the cow
and OK, generally lives about fourteen
wears: but the progress OF decay IS
,,sIially perceptible after he has attain
ed the age OF years. His temper is
naturally fierce and ungovcrnah'e,
which IS not a little increased by his
being permitted to live quietly in the
= best pastures, withoht beng applied
to any useful purpose, hut that OF pro
yn,oaiing his species. Hence this ami
nal, naturally vicious, often becomes SO
rischievous, as to endangcT many va
& luable lives; an evil which, we con
ceive, might be remedieL by training
him to labor. For, being the only
beast of his size which is thos INDUCED
in i.lieress. and as he possesses equal
strength with the OK, we doubt not,
l5rt i! he were moderately worked
and allowed to indulge his desires d.
ring the breeding season, he would. by
being Injured to labor, and attended
BY mankind, become gradually lame
and harmless as the horse, or any other
often riaturai vicious animal. Ne no.
dcrstand, indeed, that several expert
rnepts have been made for this pui'.
nose: and from their Successful result,
we think the practice of working bulls
may be adyantageousiy adopted; espe-
ciaily as these animals are not broken
N with little difficulty, and work well +,
bot, also because they recover from Ia.
Itigue much sooner than any OK, and
may generally be procured OF easy pr.
ces in those places where, oxen beng
scarce, young farmer cannot purchase
without involving himself III great ex,
pense.
The Chester Post Boy states, that Mr..
TweIls in Randor township, Delewart
county, has growing Indian Corn and
Miliet worthy of notice. In one of the
cornfelas the stalks are from IL TO 134
roo4 h;oh and from I n inches in cir