Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-06
Hartford. Sept. 10Th, 1888.
MAKING PORK ON the WABASH.

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Mr.. Ellsworth in his book on the Valley
:ofthc Upper Wabash, Which We notice this
week. inserts a l. tier fromO Fl. Smit; ,Sena.
Tor in the Congress ofihc United Stat s, dated
Washington. April %, 1898, from which,
we make the following extract, principally
for the sake of the last paragraph, which is
probably as true Of all animals rs Of 8" lie.
a statement Of my own operation for
few years past will parti.liy illustrate tue
process adopted in that part of indiaua.
where | reside, in the pork Lusiaess. J.
have had IN cultivation in corn, Iorseveral
years pas, 100 acres Of river bottom land.
The nos. OF l0es: lands have been in csli.
va,ion in com abou. Is y ars, without M.
term!ssion aud without manure. Fhe' aver
age crop has ocen since | have TILED them,
abou, 6 bushels Of corn TO the aere: I
plan. my corn generally about the firsf o'
MAJ; It is laid bY Chat is LIE cnlture pt : u
| Is completely about the middle OF July,
and by the middle of September, /, is suffis
eienly hard to commence The feed'ng Of my
hogs. Al this lime | purchase Of .I'ose wn,i
raise them, the stock required to eat my
corn say abou; three ard u half hogs 1o'
the acre, which is abos't the proper nu.nb-r
to eat an acre Of cora in l3 weeks. tilv
usual time allowed 10 make pork from o.:
binary stock hogs. My course Of f'eiingts
thus My fields contain from 20 10 80 acres
each. all well watereJ. Al the proper sea-
soa, | turn my hogs into fed, and nfirr
it is eaten of clean. pass them TO another;
and 50 on, until have ftd of my crop,
when my hogs are ready for market. The
profits of'he operation depend much upon
the price and quality of the stock, and the
price pork may bear in the market. But
| for several years past, it has been an excet-
lent agricultural business: When hsss
commenced feeding this kind Of stock, 4
few years ago, very naturally supposed
that by turning them into The field Of ongalh,
cred corn, great vase would be the incsi-
table consequence, and had my corn pull.
ed, and fed to them in dry lot. Butt /
soon became satisfied by inspecting tho
operations Of my ne'ghbors, WHO had beet
fol years in the business, THAI my labor a:.d
exprnsc o: feeding In iaI> way VS. einre'y
thrown away, and ! ai,.nGoHcd ii, hoss
gather corn IL tnc -u';;i van H.,.e % s'"
waste, provided, the fiji is OF F,.>, !" wnc:.
they are fed are propor,Ioncd IN sIz :, a.
number Of hogs fed upon them, -.
shoLl Le in the proportion Of loo hogs |"
five or six acres OF corn The hogs s'oul'
be.regulaIly sailed with ie' ding, and run
ming water should be at all times acccsslblr
to them. By feeding iu this way Hnd IL
my hogs improve more rapidly, and az
lands increase IN value yearly, ai'Hct1s.
nave never put shovel full Of 'haIqae dPu..
them. This may be Accounted 'os ,; -
fact that the stalks, husss, Sc ais ofod-, sE;
down to rot upon the lsaas ,:fousi' '"s F." -
ter, to be Ploughed IN t',e svr'r%, atiJ - ','e
process goes on yea aiie: ear 'i's a'-'
RECEIVING again !ne 'aa.i =: al :!'.- w.
raised upon Il. s, toe l:i:se liz a4pJe".
of feeding swiac, wou'J s8SGes -A'f 80.
much ,:i.e Success depends rpot. - jrscs
ar the anin.sI. as wei! ;s lie maHasf Q I:to
Seding ubes. yoaag. There is one sa':2.a
fac ao: Should never be lost light Of BY his
! feeder o. :.isrr oF this Stock. and tnat is,
Ma: yfyoa once put 4 hos ap0a hig. feed
seu :saN Gsgsr &imiaiS,S Il, OF he animal
~i'l scarcely ever regain ms former health.
f1, ani improving condition; or in otas.
~orc,, wnen you commence the falenns
process ynn should continue it I'LL the animal
i k.M,..l."