Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-11-15
asLoTTEsvILLE VIRGINIA, SATURDAY NOVEMBER Is ,sas

w. ~" 10 them four tIaes as much good in Thu
~ as II VIII alter Y rs dried, it being Difficult
Wy y, without lts turning mouldy or rotten 81
au. t'ey wui scarcely eat any Of it in. this state
uuless they be kept s9,ster of food than fattin.
,hls snou,d De. Aitfr the unripe corn is used
'Na ~ wn'ch IS ripenedfuu be given them
- IL oe thought most convenient to feed them
WIN corn OF the PRECEDING year, it should not be
Zen mem without sosking, or boiling, or grind.
!, l"s 'e ihto meal. Fol they will not perfectly d
ses' a.ucn Of the hard kernels, il being often too
ia. ia, LOT ther teeth has been thought by good
tnat the corn tail be at least sixth par,
more advantageous tsathe swine Fur SOFA, ;nr 4, :;
water. Bltthere is. mistake nat s,;ll7 moe
advantage in grindin1it. hat new corn is civ.
en- them may be i'll ears. as il is not hardened g
nough Tor grinding tntw OF nothing that will
Eaten hogs faster hg snldeyl of neaf and wafer
but as th!s Is expelsfsdsoy,f tftie ouuSb NAV he
M mixed with boiled potatoes, or boiled carrots
ney eat these mixtures as well as dough bv il.
ser ana II appears to makeno material difference
IN then iattening. In this mixture, barley meal
VIII answer as well as Indian; which should be al
| tenhed to IN our more aorthern parts, where two
In shells of barley may be as easily raised "a ONE
| oil Indian corn. Both kinds of meal have c,,nd
To he good mixture with boiled potatoes but i,
should by all means be little sailed to i've il =,
good relish
While hogs are fatiing, little or none Of the
wash from the kitchen should be given them.
Their drink should lie fair water, which they rel
ish better than any other dunk, and of which thev
WIFI drink good deal, when they are fed only on
corn, stiff dough.
To prevent measles and other disorders in hoos
whilst they arc ia,ng. and to increase their health
ana appetite, dose two of birthstone or anti
m"ny gwen them in their dough, is useful. and
should not be neglected.
Some change OF FOOD may be advisable in every
stage OF their existence, as ii always seems to H..
crease their appetite. Ru; while they are iatt;nu.
laxative fool in general should be avoided astbcSe
"h'na's arc seldom known 10 suci'bv cos;iYcncss.
especially when they fall fed, but often from
lie contrary disorder. they chance to be cos
tive, little rye will help tl,cm
in ieeolng, steady care should be taken that
not one meal should he missed nor mistimeJ and
their water should never be forgotten. They
should always have as much food as they will eat
up ciean bat never none than that quantity lest
'hey dehe II, aud IT be wasted. A little at time,
and often, is good rule
Ii their skins she scurvy, or inclined to ,,,nr;.
ness, little oii sponred upon their backs. vii,
ca'se IL to come OIL And some say a small mess
al rye, noH aud then, irxa chan IA in thsr fool !,
good against these and oIher disorders
ltthe issues III the FIRE legs should chance to
get stopped, every attempt to fatien them will be
~ '"'"' bNSc, therefore should he watched
and IT found to be stepped, they should be rubbed
| open with cora cob
Rubbing and currying their hides very frequent
~ is OF advantage to keep up perspira,ion 1t is
| .rratc!u ID the animals as well as conducive 10
tier health aid growth proper scrubbno
post IN the middle Of their pen will not be amiss
Ana during the who!c.,- uc of their fatting. they
SHOULD have plenty Of litter. They will lie The
more dry and warm, and it will be more than paid
Tor. by the increase Of good manure
When hogs are ki!le.', a single one should no,
he ieIt to live alone iii pen lie will be apt ,c
pre- too much after his former companions And
IN cold weather he will suffer for want Of Iodoino
as warm as he has been accustomed to. :,
The fat OF pork should be plentifully sailed will
| til" best and strongest clean salt IL will take
| three pecks for barrel The pork should be
kept continually under pickle: sor If it be expo
sed ever so little to the air, it will become rust,
! and nnpalaiable.
Bciicd or steamed clover hay will serve to kee,
| hogs during winter, but the addition of no,atoe.
| or carrots, boiled or steamed with the hav, will be
| an improvement.
| 1t is declared. that food, when soured by pro
per fermentation, is much the best for Ea,tening
| SWINE, and that one gallon of sour wash will 90 Il,
lar as two oil sweet for that purpose Mr.. Young
| says, That the best method of feeding all kinds @
| gram to hogs, is TO grind it to meal, and mix i
with water IN eiserns for that purpose, at the rate
of five bushels of meal to a hundred gallons O
water Dcane
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