Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1831-09-29
From tie Coaneaticnt Cm rnat

~ VII ft dCAlpW!tsa yea Gfdt EE1t aETleElltu
raj interests OF onI country have been great
~ promoted by the enterprise of indi. .nlnal
gentlemen in importing foreign breeds Of
sheep horses, and neat cattle; and by cross
ing them With the best breeds Of our own,
wide, comparatively, little attention has
been pad 10 the best breed of swine
Among farmers, As well as most others liz
ln4 IL TIE county, pork constitutes the prin
cip,I article Of tben meat provisions through
the year; and lard Tie principal ia gre hem Ia
their pastry cookery II is hclevcd that lar.
acrs have generally erred Ivy cu.ivdtins lie
lar%e breeds These by good feed will grow.
bat not lattcn Sufficiently for FIRST rale
pork until eighteen or t.gpntY months old:
and then, when bUfcbcrcd, wi! produce a
greater proportion 0! bone aad oiitI. and less
lard th,n those Of smaller frames and better
forms Tie best tseeds are those which,
wit!I tie satne feed can he iItteD7.d earliest.
say Prom six 70 Eine months and then made
10 weigh, when slaughtered, ten scores tbs
IL easily done ty careful anH z }od feeding of
the smtH brIt,is and good forms. wi, rc,s
those 81 large and long frames require six
Or eight months feeding, N:,ich aaes lnto t;.o,r
growth without adAts much TO their r,t..u.l
are po; Ei tJr the ssaus otter earlier than ~
or 20 montAs. THIS kind OF pork costs The
tarmer too much Aside from chat, sarb
pork is neither 80 rich nor 80 delicious as that
lat,ened 1t a mdch earlier period
" hte residing III Malaga in 1928, be
catae CONVINCED that the spanish breed /
saw there was tac best and most profitable
had ever seen These swine are r,nla, hle
as well for smdiueSs of bnue as for syn,ue-
try N their form. They are black: but when
bntcheIed The kan Is as white ana d. hcatc as
those Of our white breeds | cannot give e
better description of them than VIII be found
~ the following which, iew years since was
published in an Albany paper
"Eyt'art Vi letter troH George c. Barrel
ESq American Consul at Malaga, (Spain)
to a melAbcr of The Albany County Agr
cultural Society
.As an American, am happy to observe
enlightened men forming Societies in the "a
nous parts OF the United States, 10 promote
the great interests of Agriculture. shall
transmit to you the different kinds of wheat
growing in this kingdom
The sheep OF this part Of Spain are not bet
ter than those OF America. If YOU can in
dnce the yeomanry of America to discard
the long sided hungry breed Of hogs, and 10
substitute those of SPAN, you vii. confer an
Immense service on your country. They are
seen IN droves all over Span They subs,st
IN summer on weeds, and with Lltie corn
IN autumn become a>tonishlngly fat, and
make the most delicious pork in the world
VIII send you pair, and shall he happy on
all occasions TO serve your views"
On leaving Malaga in Ian. 1929, among o.
ther articles for Slip stores, / procured a pair
OF thls breed with view TO introduce them
INTO tins State. But on approaching the A
merlcan coast in February. in "A heavy oale
oil wind, the pigs with many other hines
were swept from our deck and lost. Si,ee
my return have written to Malaga, aud bv
the KIND aid Of friend there, have procured
another pair Of The same breed.
They have safely arrived, aud in good or
der rom these (prt JUDGE laid asidc) /
confidently believe our native breeds of swim,
here may be greatly improved IT is hoped
that agricultural gtntIemen in the ylcin,t,
"'il feel disposed to afford such encouras.'
ment as shall give a fair trial and / t,tst
they Will be fully satisfi, d with lie result
SAMUEL WOODRUFF.
w lndSur, Sept Sth 1871