The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-06-10

and for cross with the common stock Of
the country. With them can relate no
personal experinee, or very little, only as
have per chance seen them upon other
farms. There are several foil blood befk.
shlres scattered though the country some
of the most valuable of which, are Owned
by Colonel D. S. Hariee Of Cheraw, (ex'
cuse mo Colonel for using your name, be
bred pig last fall, that weighed 81 lbs. II
| mistake not, at few days over two
months old. have seen his several times
and pronounced them the best pigs have
ever seeG. have seen pigs from han
blood boar with the bes, improved stock OF
the country, the pigs ra'sed with others oil
common stock, and the change vas very
percepllble for the better. | will not give
!, as my opinion that The Berkshire will
otow larger than some of our native hogs,
WheG fed TO their entire satisfaction, but thai
they will remuuera,e US better for our alien'
ton, aud yield US moro pork upon gwen
quantity Of food, ] have no, the least shad'
ow of doubt. Although have been so
slow to supply myself, would advise all
planters that raise their own meat 10 sup
Div themselves with Berkomania. The
morus mar make silk, but the Berkshire
ptH make meat.
wll! now offer some suggestions Tor I'M
proving our common stock Of hogs. ln the
frs, place, our hogs should be shut up-no,
IN close pens; for close confinement IN our
warm climate causes disease, as | know
] from experience. A woodland pasture IS
! the proper place to couiiue stock hogs, and
the knife should DO promptly applied TO ev
cry foumlag Pug which we find around our
fence Thus we could secure whatever
blood we might wish, and would not be
compelled to keep as is now the case, near
y as many breeding sows as We need pork
hogs, too feed Wild cats foxes and such
like vurunitls Another advantage OF en-
closing our hogs, Is that we can have our
pigs to come when We wish, and only then.
The common custom at suffering bogs
TO run ulI two or three years old is expen-
ave, and should lie discontinued. Ii IN.
crcascs the number 90 hand two or three
Z AbEbt hUA AHE " pNiiNG III AIaifY tsN NNAAS
proportion. WHEN We open pea or pump
kun field IN The fall, our hogs are SO Humer
Gus, aad ~ such poor condition, that they
deyour every thing, and scarcely begin 10
improve. For experiment, ] once took
seven hogs, two years old, from the woods
and iauened them without the benefit Of the
under crop, and the cost was 81 per hun
dfed. They ale seven bushels Of corn
each, and the price Of corn was a dollar
Now seven Bushels al corn will raise a hog
I to weigh double the amour, in one year, if
properly managed. Wheie there is plenty
( Of uucuuvaied swamp land for hogs 10 run
10, the number is rot material; because
lhey require luile more corn ihan enough
10 keep them gentle. Bot when We must de
pend chiefly on the corn crib, hogs ough, 10
be slaughtered at from eleven IN seventeen
months old. Pigs dropped in Angus, and
September. and IN January md February,
ough, To b. slaughtered IN December. And
we can secure thetr cGtulng at these seasons.
by tho encicainc system, The pigs might
be kept in good condition I'LL harvest, and
afterwards tll fall, with small portion OF
oats and plenty Of rye. They are fondesi
Of oats; bat oats soon rot, and rye with
grass will keep them for length Of time.
|, IS uueconomicul TO sulitr hogs ever to be
come poor, or decline IN lesh tiIl slaugh
tered.
Wheo compare my own practice, md
that % others around ne, with nv remarks,
and similar remarks which hear from
others, am reminded ct the language oi
the ouctout orator, !" When compare,
Athenmus, the speeches Of some amongst
Us, with Their actions, an at a loss TO re
eonclle wha, see ahh What hear"
Mr.. Editor, # 500 think these labors Of
u rainy day likely to be Of service 10 any
farmer, publish, # not commit to the flames.
4 fRiENp or SWINE.