Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1832-08-27


the spring, and their appearance Will FURNISH oea-
lar satisfaction OF the propriety of all which has
been SAID in favor of the breed"
! The above is followed by n communication from
the Hon. o. Fiske, in which he says, Il have
obtained the following accouat of the Introduction
of tins breed of swine, from the Hon. L. Pickering
He SAW them frs, on a farm of Gen. Rideely, ii
bout fourteen miles from Baltimore. Gen. K. in
formed him lhat they were brought 10 this country
as y present 10 Gen Washington, from the Duke of
Bedford, who committed them to the care OF an
English farmer by the name ofParklnson. This
man took a farm in the nele hborhood OF Baltimore,
but instead OF sending the swine TO Gen. Washing
ton, Parkinson sold them. Gen. R,oge'y esteem
ed them very highly, and SEN, Col. Pickering a pair
Of them in a vessel bound TO Salem.
Mr.. John Reed, of Roxbury, obtained the breed
from Col. P's stock. From Mr.. Reed | obtained
the offspring from separate %l'ttcrs, and transferred
them to Worcester, where by avoiding the breod
directly in and IN, l have preserved them without
dcgenerating. The race is most perfect and valua-
bic when unadu,terated but affords a most yaloa-
bic improvement 10 our native breed when judi
ciously crossed"
Capt. John Mackay, of Boston, has exhibited at
Brighton a peculiar and excellent breed OF swine,
which have repeatedly received premiums ifoln the
Massachusetts, Agricultural Society.
The author Of Glcauings in Hushandry, an Eng
lish work of merit, says, There is on animal
kept tame in some Of the East !adia Islands, called
BdbutonSSa, of the same genus as the common
swine, which, if il y ould bear our climate, would
be ausetul animal, as it lives solely ON herbs and
the leaves of trees, and never ravagos gardens like
swlue; the flesh is well tasted
The West India lslands and the Azores ought
not tobc forgotten, as producing a fine and dellca,e
breed of pigs, originally, it might he presumed,
Spanlards, which have at various periods found
their wsy thi,hcr such have been used for tho pug-
rose Of refining our native breeds.
South America has also Il finc breed Of pigs. AT
Somervilie's show, in 1909, Mr., Gibbs, scotsman
to the Board of Agriculture. exhibited a black Wild
pig from Monte Video. The SOW and litter were
imported together, and were very savagc.-|hey
were deep III forIa, with very tnc bone, One OF
them fattcned very young to twenty-tour stone
and although pc and carrying a sufficient quantity
ofEatt, it had more desh in proportion, IN the OPP
NON Of the butcher, thaa he had ever before wit
nessed-There vas the least possible otiai, the
inside seeming to be- filled with flesh. 1t was re
marked that the great gut was smaller than the
smallest cut of a small pig. This pork was excel!
lent, incllning to the sarory.
1t had never occurred, that | am nv arc, to oul
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ties putc, whence possibly a still more delicate porn
might BE- raised tnan any VIC At present possess,
granting the attenp, were naie with those wl.lcl
furnish muscular flesh, or lean, as well as fat
Some of the Wild SWINE of the opposite continent
are well adapted To such purposes, and are beside,
very proliic.-Most countries Astounding witt
, forests have herds of swine these ANIMALS, under
such circumstances being Away ready toqult duIles
tlc'tton. | remember, very many years ago, two
young boars retiting, On French leave, To an cxten
slve wood, then The property Of Mrs. Etdrcd, DC
tween Colchester and Mersea Island, which be
cane subsequently, 'uring several years, the terror
ofthe neighborlood.
WHIrE TREE ONloV AND porAroG OHioN.-
These are very SUI erior varieties, and will proba
bly, become the principal ones cultivated. The white
tree onion produces u fine large bulb, Of excellen
flavor, and ae the same time q cluster Of small set
on the top of the stalk for tho next years plan
ting. Thus rendering the sowing ofsred uuneces
sary. From about SIX square rods, We this sunme
gathered eight bushels OF fine large onions, and up
wards of two bushels Offsets for next years plan
ting. These onions keep remarkably well darn.
winter, a. ours were exposed 10 the whole of las
r winters frost in a cold garnet, and, where they wer'
frozen as hard a3 stones, without injury. Whel
We c%enriler the SAW : of time and trouble IL
raising sets nom seed, tins variety will be an acqul
I s,tion.
The pot1tof OaioB IS also a most excellent va
riety, and superior 10 MI others except the whit
tree. Its hfvor IS very mid 1t grows to a soo
size, and also saves the time and labor Of raIsin,
sets from seed.--Ihc onions are set III the groun
in the fall or very early IN spring, IN the same man
d ncr ascommon onions arc planted for seed. In q
short time the onion separates INTO from five to fiji
teen small bulbs, nearly all of which grow to goo
sized onions in a few weeks-gencraIly GROWN
under ground, in the manner somewhat of Iris
potatoes, whence the name.
The potatoe and white Tree onions nre fit for us
ftom four 10 eight weeks earlier than any o,he
Kind. Amcrienn Fdrmet