The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-07-25

ney 40 hot gam IN uer neSn near fast frosty
as in temperate season. | therefore take care 10
get them fit for the knife by the beginning or middle
of December, and should choose to kill them still
earlier, were il not for the advantage of keeping the
lean part of the pork for time without saltinc
as it most commonly may be done by exposing il to
frost. in the coolest part of the house.
But very important question is, what food and
management IS best in fattening swine Peas answer
WE'LL when the price of them is low. But am CON-
strained to give the preference to Indian corn. lie,
them be fed in September with green ears from the
field. There is nothing they will deyour more greed
lily than this corn, and even the cobs with it,
In Indian harvest, the unripe should be picked
out and given to the hogs that atting without dc.
lay; or as fast as they eat them for it will do
them four times much good in this state, as it will
after it is dried it being difficult to dry it, without its
turning mouldy rotten so that they will scarcely
eat any of 1t in this state unless they should be kept
shorter of food than fatting hogs should be- After
the unripe corn is used that which is ripened must
be given them.
If it be thought most convenient to feed them with
corn Of the preceding year, it should not be given
them without soaking, boiling, grinding into
meal. For they will not perfectly digest much of the
hard kernels, it being often too hard for their teeth
1t has been thought by good judges, that the corn will
be at least sixth part more advantageous to the swine
for soaking it in water. But there is if mistake not
still more advantage in grindingit. What new corn
us given tnem may be IN ears, as 1t is not hardened
enough for grinding. know of nothing that will
atten hogs faster than dough of meal and WATER
But this is expensive food, the dough may be mix
ed with boiled potatoes, or boiled carrots They eat
these mixtures well as dough by itself; and it ap
pears to make material difference in their fattenng
In this MIXTURE barley meal will answer as well as
Indian which should be attended to in our
northern parts, where two bushels of barley may be
easily raised of Indian corn Both kinds Of
meal have found to be good mixture with boiled
potatoes; but it should by all means be little sailed
to give it good relish.
While hogs fatting, little or none of the wash
from the kitchen should be given them. Their drink
should be fair water, which they relish better than
any other drink and of which they will drink good
deal, when they are fed only on corn or stiff dough.
To prevent measles and other disorders in hogs,
whilst they fatting, and to increase their health
and appetite, dose two of birthstone, or anthony
given them in their dough, is useful, and should not
be neglected.
Some change of food may be advisable, in every
stage OF their existence, always to increase
their appetite. But while they are fatting laxative
food in general should be avoided, as these animals
are seldom known to suffer by costiveness, especially
when they full fed, but often from the contrary
disorder. If they chance to be costve little rye
will help them. In feeding, steady care should be ta
ken that not meal should be missed, mistmed,
and their water should never be forgotten. They
should always have much food as they will eat up
clean but never than that quantity, lest they
defle it, and it be wased,-a little at time and Of
ten, is good rule.