Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-10-31

| shut them up about The 2Oih of Sept.
and gave them in charge of a trusiy old
English domestic. Hc fed them with raw
apples, brought as wanted, either sweet
or sour as came 10 hand, which with the
slops from The kitchen, was all that they
had, except abouI ten bushels Of screen
ings, which | had ground, aud fed To Them
in their swiIl along the last Of their feel
lug; all was fed raw and cold. Thev
were the small honed grass breed, and had
always hccn kept in hieh order. | butch
cred them about the last Of Novnmber.-
They weighed from 26O to 3l4 pounds
Par, sold al So per hundred, and the re-
mainder, about half, put up for family
use. The pork was hard, fine flavor and
spent as well as any have had however
fed.
The next year had some good and
more poor corn. fed my hogs on apples
and potatoes boiled, the soft corn, and The
latter part Of the time added harley meal
to the boiled swill. The pork was not as
good as before, nor did they weigh as
heavy, and sold fprS7 per hundred.
The first of October last, ! put up %
hogs. all in good condition, having had the
run Of The orchard, grain and pea fields.
and commenced boiling and stea'nns
pumpkins, apples and pouloes. (nuch he
least of the latter. and the cuttings onlv.)
each boiling (say one potash aud caldrun
kettle sci in all arch) was pn, into tubs
well nushed, sailed and lcf to fermeni.--
As it was my purpose to keep one days
feed ahead, say five barrels. | went on
in this way until the time was about half
spent, when put into each boiling one
bushel Of pea meal, mashed inrn the hot
feed as put into the tubs, by which il Was
well scaled, aud was fed as before one
day old The meal was increased as the
Time advanced. In this way fed eighty
bushels peas, l50 bushels potatoes, Is was
son loads of pumpkins, and The resi- and
greater part apples. Ioee'ter with the slops
Of the kitchen. I bu'chered them The l3
December-sold 22-weighl 5,505 pounds
at IS dollars per hundred. The remain.
ing seven put down for family Use. and
they together amounted TO about SGOO.-
Value of 20 hogs when shut up. al 4dc!s.
per pound, $3.50 gain in 73 days, say $3.50
They were mostly small boncd. part Grass
hfccd-pork of the best quality and sold
for The highest price. Except the peas,
the feed could not have been sold for cash
or for but iule If for any thing else. have
given them plenty Of straw three times a
week aud have no denbt the manure will
pay for the feeding, say about The time Of
one hand.
The business Of making pork has be-
COME quite an object with the farmers OF
this town and vicinity; the quality is
much improved. and The quantity much
increased; and The merchants of our little
village (Marcellus) have purchased over
S2U, 900 this season, the main part ol
W ch was fed in this town. say four by
Eve miles. with population OF loss than
5000. The pork was more Of an inn
proved breed, better faItened, more weigh
ty, and finer than OF any previous years
and several lots were Of the first order
among which will mention Mr. Chester
Moses. His consisted Of one old SOW,
with seven pigs, yearlings part, kept III
January; we,ght from 36O to 4I6 pounds,
and sold at 50 per hundred to gentle
man for his own use. These hogs brought
over $50 a piece, which, six years ago.
would have bought good OK; and besides
The LOT sold. he had a lot Of six very fiue
pigs, not as good, but probably next to MIR,
Binsham's. MIR. Moses arrangement and
system for hog feeding. are right. The
swill house, feeding apparatus, vals for
cooling and feeding from. pisgery, and
all. are pattern for any one to follow
| have endeavourcd to persuade Mr.. NJ
to furnish statement in detail Of the feed
ing of these hogs and hope he will do So
| could mention several others; bul as
Ibis communicated is already too long,
will rest The subject for the present..
JHo. SANFORD.
Marcellus, February 1899.