The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-12-30
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From tie Cultieetor for Norember.

From the Culacator for Norember.
MT. ALLLN's VISIT TO ENGLAND.
H-o&rs gaylord Il Tlc6er.-Belng on
my way hoDe to Buffalo, and knowing the
anxiety Of my friends TO earn the success
OF ny agricultural expedition to England,
avail myself Of few moments Of leisure
TO state the general result. 10 swine went
into thorough and minute examination
from the difereut species Of the China, the
Wild boar Of Asa, and from the forests OF
Germany, specimens Of which | found in
F., The I9ologlcai Gardens and on the estates
Of the nobemen and gentlemen in different
parts Of the country. also examined all
the original breeds Of England still left Of
any consideration, aud the sarious crosses
aud improvements that baYe been made on
them by iupUr.aIoGs from abroad. also
saw specimens Of the Italian, Spauisb
French German, and Russian breeds; then
Scotch, irish, aud WelcI, With crosses too
numerous to mention. And the result Of
The whole is, that the Bsrkshfes, as
brought to this country by Mr. Haves, and
such as have heretofore and now import.
cd, for he general purposes Of tho farmer
are, upon the whole, The very best auimals
10 the world. There are some kinds of
swine that beat them as 10 SIZE and others,
perhaps, 10 little minor points. Bat what
| wish TO be understood as asserting is,
that the Berkshire uo!tes more good quail.
ties 10 him for general purposes than any
thing within my knowledge; and 10 coming
70 this conclusion, | stake nay reputation as
q breeder, and my judgment as man; and
although may be called an Interested party,
may be permitted to also add without pre-.
JUDGE, and after a long, laboricus, strict,
and sincerely trust, au impartial inyesli
gatlcn.
Berkshires in England are spreading We.
~ rapidly, aud are also now taken TO Scot.
land, ireland and other parts Of the world.
Ihe name, consequently, as with rs, hae
pos99e sgaHb P1ipoqfga brat !q a. veil as
here, with grades and every Imaginable
breed. Out tho real true animal in shape
color, and quality, IS precisely such as Mr..
HAYES fest imported here, saving one ex
erplIou; and that Is, pig wall now and
hen be cast allsr the model and color of
The original breed, as figured in Loves II
lQsisatlons, VIZ, sandy or buff With waves
or spots of black, and also black With some
ePots or waves Of white but tho fancy Of
the people sluclinIng to those more black, or
a dark, rich, plumb color, Just fecked With
Il little white, the lighter co!oured and buff
ones have been constantly thrown out, ;ilI
they breed with now and then stray pig,
as have SO often before explained IN tie
pages Of the Culiivator. For my part |
rather fancy Sigh, buff With the black, /
and found tho largest hogs in the country
50 marked, after the old original. Wind /
scr Castle has a buff spot on one fore leg, (
besides a slight decking Of tho same on
other parts Of him: and noticed tia. more
Or less of his stock was thus marked
The old breed has become nearly OK. /.
lnct, a few specimens only remaining and
hose so degenerated in size that they are
lot now so large even as the present i'm. Il
proved rnce not comparing al all with
" ndsor Castle. All assured me that he
vas the largest onimal that had been bred
u tho country for twenty years and in
he last No, Of the Culliyator you have
ather under than oyerstatad his dlmen. I
ions. know from what | saw of the t
leights of inferior sized Bcrkshircs fatting [
n England that he may be made TO easily
tain 500 pounds. Added to this great size, /
Q IS tine IN his points, d most excellent S
conformation, ard what 10 rather remarka. a
lie, Of soft thln hair and skin. took I'm /
'eured pans with all my other selections; c
nd though | could find mono else quite as
irge as Windsor Castle, they perhaps had I;
trliie more Of tineness 0fpont and fashion. Ii
In regard to the size of hogs, breeders i:
I'd pork packers in England take the same o
round as Informed the public in last Ju. a
s Cultivator, that they had Ia Cincinnati, a
lie greatest pork mart in America, and up. p
. precisely the same principles; and il 81
ould be waste Of tlmo for me to add a
lother word here on the subject. Large CT
limas have consequently become very p
arce in BERKSHIRE, and exceedingly ditli s!
III TO nhd' l personally peram5ulated u
Berkshire and the neighborins counties, a!
I'd also employed agents who are dealers il
pigs, each one of whom annually buys OF
ousands, and knows every mans breed. 4
z IN the country, TO assist me and sen, 81
'er BY the London packet ships Mediator NJ
ID Wellington, and am to receive next "
ason, stock from all the different families q
cd there that are worth possessing. al
hese | shall keep apart in breeding at it
me and thus, trust, save The necessity DE-
further importaIons for twenty wears to th
me. Stock of all kinds is very high 10 70
1gand now. Pork and mutton sell read. ed
in market at Cd TO I'D sterling; equal SC
IL and ID cents per pound Of our money. be
White, lght.spoued, black, blue, gray, ex
d all sorts of colored pigs may occasion,
y be seen in Berkshire county; but the US
ope there would scout the idea of their wi
ing called by their name; they would Pc
ns'der II an imposition, and | might al. biI
'st add, an insult. And, to my numer. ca