The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-09-22
FOR THE JOURNAL.
WATEREEiaAGRlCULTURAL So
CIETY,

n mEetlng OF .tnlS ooCiety was "e'o -
Swift Creek, on Thursday. the 9Th instant.
The President being absent, William
Sanders, Esq. one Of the Vice Presidents
took the Chair. The Recording Secretary
read the proceedings Of the former meet.
ing. Mr.. James Cantey was proposed and
unanimously elected u member.
Major J. N. DeSaussure from the Com
mit,ee appointed to prepare an essay or
memoir to be submitted at this meeting,
made report, which, ,hfer being read, was
approved and accepted, with instructions
tha, the same be sent up to the Slate Ag-
ricul,ural Society.
The Committee on Cotton asked further
time to make their report upon the proba-
5le amount that will be made on the Wa
,cree, which was granted.
Several Committees were then appoint.
ed TO make all necessary arrangements for
celebrating the anniversary ofshe S"clety'
and 10 make suitable preparations for the
exhibition of the stock on the FIRST Thurs
day in November next.
The President, in pursuance of rule,
commenced calling upon the members to
give their views and opinions upon the
best mode Of raising and attending cattle
and hogs, and The cultivation of lucerne.
Col. w. J. Taylor stated TINT his hogs
were of the Cobbell breed; that he has
for several years past, paid great attention
10 them, aud finds by proper treatment and
management, can make them a first rate
hog. Pushes them when young. He thinks
a cross would be advantageous-and whilst
the country is not yet well supplied with
the bes: foreignimproveG breed. neighbors
should exchange with each other TO obtain
that object.
Mr.. Jacob Little, gentleman of long
experience, observed that he was satisfied
tha. crossing the breed was necessary and
advanlag geous. inasmuch as he thought the
same old stock would degenerate; was har-
der 10 keep up; took much more food;
were lazy and sluggish, and became unpro-
life. Ga. fields were indispensably ne
cessary to the raising Of hogs successful.
ly and economically. The stock hogs and
those intended for slaughter should be
turned upon them-il makes them icdus.
lrious and thrifty. If practicable, the
larger should be separated from the small
er. Anintelligent and trusty servant should
have the management, and his whole time
devoted TO their care. Mr.. Little further
stated that the hogs he intends TO slaugh.
ter in the winter are turned into the corn
field the latter part of August, or first OF
September, and that il is all a mistaken no.
tion, that the destruction Of the corn will
be much. felt-,hat the hogs would first
take the corn lying on the ground, which
would rot before it is usually gathered for
your barns. The peas and pumpkins they
have. also the benef. Of eating The young
pea hams at the same time. Mr.. Little
kills from twenty to twenty five thousand
pounds Of pork year. and there has
been bought but one thousand pounds Of
bacon for The place he is living on, for the
last nineteen years; he pickles 10 or IL
beeves ,hroughthe winter, which, with The
pork that is cured, makes a plentiful sup.
ply for the negroes.
Capt. B. Boykin observed that he agreed
with both the members upon the impor
tance Of good cross, and that his plan did
mol deviate much from Mr.. Little's--that
he also turned his hogs into oat fields in
July. and in the fall upon the corn fields;
thai, he has paid considerable attention to
the raising Of hogs; that they have impro.
we'd in appearance and number. x
Mr.. J. Arthur coincided, and was pre-.
paredtos say that great benefit would re-
suit from q rigorous prosecution ola sys.