The Massachusetts spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1831-1858, 1832-10-24
SWINE


COMMITTEES james Draper Of Spencer. Chair.
man Lewis Barnard Of Worcester, Luther
Spring of Uxbridge, Nathaniel Lakin of pay
ton, lothian Bartlett of Marlborough.
The Committee on Swine having attended.
the service assigned them, report
Ihey regret to say, that they do not 6nS the
e1hiotions OF Swine equal to former years, but
ai'er careful examination Of the sev,ral AMI
mails exhibited they have awarded tie follow
ing premiums:
To Messrs. Haywood and Rico Of Worcester,
Ioi the pest Boar, GBedford breedl the first pre-
minm Of SIS.
Po Samuel Baniste. of Worcester, for next
best the second do, SO.
10 Newell Rice of Worcester, for the best
UNI, IS:
To Samuel Banister of Worcester for next
best, SO
TO Jones Estab,ook Of Worcester, for the
best Weaned Pigs, being in "umber, the first
premium, So.
To Newen nice of Worcester, for the next
best. icing 5 in number, seeoAd do. 81
Fhe whole number of Swine in the Pens wac
forty three, twenty-one of which were for exhi-
bition only. Capt. Lewis Bgelow of Worces.
ter, exhibited Boar, Is months old, but the
Committee understood this animal drew the
second premium last year. and az it was not en-
from awarding any. BENJAMIN N. Childs of
Worcester, also exhibited a Boar, months old,
for which he claimed no premium: Joseph
Kinds, Esq. ofWest Boylston exhibited Sow,
which came in strong competition for the Sec
ond premium, but the Committee thought that
the Sow Of Mr. Banister, with the same keep
ing, would produce the most pork, they finally
decided in favor Of his animal. Benjamin F.
| Haywood of Worcester, also had fine looking
Sow, but not such as to claim premium Tho
| Committee noticed tive fine looking Sows be-
longing 70 Stephen Salisbury, Esq, of Worces-
ter, and one belonging 20 Mr.. VIM. Eaten of
Worcester, which were deserving Of common
daton. We also noticed six fine looking Pigs
belonging TO Mr.. Eaton, but as their age was
not mentioned to US, we did not feel at liberty
to award premium had they otherwise merit.
ed it. Mr.. Benjamin F Haywood exhibited Z,
and Samuel Banister 10 Pigs, for exhibition only
Upon The whole, although the exhibition Of
Swine this year falls short Of some of the last
| preceding years, yet il is such as to show much
improvement since the establishment of this
Society. The breeding and fattenng of Swine
is business Of great Importance to the farmer.
! The flesh Of this animal is not only an ndspen-
sable article for the supply Of his own table, but
furnishes one of the staple commodities for his
market. Since the establishment of Agricul-
tsral Societies, there has been an entire revo-
luton in this branch OF agriculture. Formerly,
New England was overrun with a raw-boned
nk-sided race Of animals, which devoured the
substance of the farmer, and like Pharaoh's
lean kind, "were still III favored and lean al
BEFORE" and whose chief return to the owner
was skin, bone, and bristles But we think w
may now congratulate the Society on the al
most entire extinction Of this race, whose yer,
existence was a waste, and whose disgussfUl an
uncouth appearance was mere nuisance. w
now generally find small boned, well. propol
: toned breed Of Swine, whose handsome al
, pearance and good qualities, abundantly con
, pensate Tor the exchange. This has been e
fected by the selection'of our best native, wi
f a crossing of the Bedford breed. The excelleI
cies Of this breed are, that they are not go
mandizers, nor yet fastidous in their food ; ar
while they eat but little, and that too, perhap
of ordinary quality, they still fatten fast ar
WELD pork of the first quality and at small O.
pense. The fattening Of swine. # judcious
l. managed, is one of the most profitable branch
ri of agriculture. The farmer who supplies Il
=, market with his beef, his butter and cheese,
his wool, must possess MS hunareds, or
thousand acres while the man with his sing
:, acre. with competent skill and economy, IN
profitably furnish his own pork, and often
, surplus for the market; and even the poor m
who only occupies land sufficient whereon
bnild stye, may keep his own pig, who
live and thrive on the crumbs that fall from
= masters table No other animal can be KEEP
SO small expense with the same profits, for
10 will grow and fatten on the offal or mere !
Dish Of the more substantial products 81
Farm. and thus turn TO profitable account, "
- wonld otherwise be thrown away, or becom
10. nuisance TO the family. Some slovenly farm
~. ar. m the habit Of permitting their Swine
shs roam a, large through their pasiureso or perl
WV in the highway. This ought not to be:
,,,v hog should be restrained entirely to his
,m. with only small enclosure attached In !,
ana NAV he soon Loses his rowing proPsnsi