Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-11-15

BREED,NG AND FATTENlNG SWINE

ErtyQet rom The Il poyt on S'rtRc ~ he H"ccNef
Catiie Stolr.
The breeding and ia,iuins of Swine Is bust
ness Of great importance To the farmer The tesh
of this animal Is not only an Indispensable article
for the supPiY 81 lbs own table, bht furnishes
ono Of the staple commodities for his market.
Since the establishment of Agr' ultural Societies,
thlr. has been an entire revolution III ths branch
Of !, ,ricu,are Formerly New England was over
run with d raw bonej lank- sided race OF ANIMALS,
which desonrcl the substance OF the farmer, and
like Pharaul.'s lean Zane, Were still i-taVored
and le,n as before and whose chief return to the
owner was skin, bone, and brstlcs. Bat we think,
we NAV now congratulate the Society on the al
most entire extinction of this race, Whose very eE-
istence was waste, and whose disSnSttul
and uncouth appearances was mere nuisance.
We now generally find small boncd, well pro
po,ioned breed OF SWINE whose handsome appear
ance aud goud qualities, abundantlv compensate
for the exchange. This has been effected by the
selection OF our best native with Il crossing OF the
BEDFORD breed The exccllen;i lies of this breed are,
that they are not gormandz:rs, nor yet fastdous
in their fool and while they eat but little, and
that too perhaps of ordinary quality, they stu tat
ten fast and yield pork of the first quality and at
small expense The ftttenns of swine, if judi
ciously managed, is one of the most profitable
branches of agriculture. The farmer Who supplies
the market with his beef, his butter aad cheese or
lis WOOL must possess his hundred, or his thous-
and acres while the man with his single acre
with competent skill and economy, may probably
furnish hi own pork, and often II surplus for the
market and evch the poor man who only occupies
lad saili ,ient wherein to build a stye, may keep
his own pig who will live and thrive on the
crumbs that fall from his masters table. No other
animal can be kept at small expense with the
same profits, for he will grow and fatten on the Of
fat or mere rubbish Of the more substantial products
OF the farm and thus turn to profitable account,
what would otherwise be thrown away, or become
a nuisance to the family. Some slovenly farmers
are in the habit of permitting their sumo to roam
at large through their pastures or perhaps IN the
highway TINS ought not to be. The hog should
be restrained entirely to his pen, with on
lv small Enclosure attached In this way nc
soon loses his rowing propensties, grows contented
and will fa,ten faster, with much less food be-
sides, with juJicoas management, he will furnish
manure Of the first quality sufficient to raise as
much Indian corn or other grain, as he consumes
in fattenng 1t is well a,tested fact, that many
who own no farm, and consequently buy all their
grain and almost every material for fattening pork
have, nevertheless, furnished large quantities tor
the market and realized a good profit. II pork can
he prof,aby made in this way, the farmer who
Carefully selects the best breed, who raises every
a'lmcnt necessary for fattening, on his own farm
who adds thereto the wash of his tary and ms
A'lchen and who replenishes and enriches his SOIL
with the tertilizmg products from the styc, may
make the raising ana fattcning Of pork, the most
lucrative branch Of husLandrv