The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1842-06-16
CHARLOTTE. n. G. JUNE rs. 1872.
EsER.EE ECO.SO.EY:


Dear Sir This paper will be devoted
10 wha, consider The best mode Of treating
the hog. And IN the off SET bespeak the
patience OF your readers, for 10 do any
thing Ike justice TO the subject, must ne
cessarly be somewhat particular.
We VII suppose then that you have the
proper accommodations for your hogs, such
as have been described, or something SIM.
lai 70 them; uud that IN addition 10 this,
you have a boar OF the improred breed, the
cOmpon hog, with but few, If any excep.
tons, is Of very little valuc,) and that he
has been kept constantly apart from your
sows. This is matter Of great conse-
queuce, for If he be uuresrained he will
either stray away, so that you wIll lose
him, or lie will have intercourse with the
SONS at improper periods Of the year. or
what Is slIll worse, he will set them to
breeding when they are two young for the
purpose. Aud here | will remark, that
the best lime for the sows to have their pigs
$ about the first Of March, or first Of Sep.
teniber, consequently the proper time for
hem TO 90 TO the boar IS about The OH Of
November OF 10Th Of May, for il is well
known that the usual time Of CESSATION with
this animal Is Just about sixteen weeks
We will suppose, further, that you have q
likely well grown SOW, ten OF twelve months
old, younger than this w!ll he too early -
and that at cue or the other periods iadlca
ted above, she naUhesls an inclination for
,he boar. she may now be INDUCED, aud
II she stands quietly during the whole oper
auan, one conus will ordinarily be found
sufficient. indeed, | consider one as pre-.
lrrahlc 10 dozen or more. The boar is
j lhento be returned 10 his pen, and the SOW 10
bo putin another, and there kept apart from
al others hogs, until she IS entirely out Of
heat. Alter tins She may be TUNED out,
md commonly requires no other attention,
except hat She be kept in good growing
I condition. fey days or oven week be,
e fore the expiration Of her term, she ought
= To be pat up 10 good sheltered pen, with
i a small quantity Of short litter 10 make her
!. BED with, aud then my practice is to feed
i 9cnalully, not only With solid food, such as
o earn or meal, mojs;cned with water, but
= suh such succulcni food as can command
a, the time. Tins find to be a certain
]. rer, rave never nuu"u va u"y '"s'o''ee q
+. soN 10 cat her pigs.
h After farroNiug, almost tho only atten
ten Tor the first Two or three weeks IS t
s., tho sow. The pigs durug this time ar
dependant entirely upon her for their food
e Mad here let the particularly impress II up
Cd al breeders 10 be very sparlna OF FOO
tlr several days after bringing forth. lib
c,catulo COW, as all other creatures IN
of similar condition, is IN a ioverIsh state, az
plentiful supply Of food, especially OF
et getting nature, would bat increase the dt
ifultv. Let her he KEEP, on strictly shoi
4 Allowance, unit, by her Glamour and Impo
Zoe. Unity, she mantes,s herself 10 be yer
Iungry, aud then you may gradually vel
ORR tire upon more plentiful supplies. AIt'
vs. tic first week, there is commonly"no n:
am il giving her as much food as she will e
&C Qick aad with good appetite. Bat by
Trans, avoid safety, and upon the first !
u'' thaton Of loalhing the food, take the who
lsS afay, and let the next supply be proPc
pate tinably moderate.
Too At from two 10 three weeks old, the pr
a VI vii commonly manifest disposition TO
...., q TO eat. This ought by all means to
,bar. encouraged, for by il, you relieve the so
Inch al IN addition 90 this promote the inc
roid growth of the pigs. To effect ihl
a'ye, I've tried two plans tho first was 10 pIa
, Jips I'D (sour mill, mixed with meal IS W
nodl on tho outside of the pen to VIII
des!. IL pigs have access, by mean OF h
ietiVc ndc for that purpose; or, secondly, k'
'''0"s 10 pigs constantly shut up, and when
,o ho ,sll TO feed them, turn the sow ont,
Sc pa. c will not let the pigs ear with her
to Iili- 1c first plan have tried, and found
iectiou to il, that the stronger pigs wo
"a a, dive away the weaker, and thus my T
~, IN. sc was in part frustrated. The latte
iujory d now trying, aud thus far, though a
more troublesome, am pleased wit
li'pus 4 the experiment has not proceeded Ia
l,c c psh for me to speak in confidence abou
which 1 ourh, to have remarked earlier, tn
c the" trr furrowiug, your young SOW brou
'H' '"' Cth more than frc pigs, the smaller
object nre feeble ought 10 be taken IRON her
nd nsu. 40 reduce them down to that number
zach ar. bur or five thrifty aud we'll grown
Ii be worth more at two months Oh,
' viii he poor mengrc ones. And then agar
nd will annC, which takes place at SIX or c
,sucd in eks old, if thero be poor aud unpr
To's' at pg pig, (and this is often the cast
H.. :, I'll, him, and no is destined to leave
= nnm. Id. To effect this, have three
me from srccs, in one or the other OF which
laws succeeded, The first is 10 sell
oppoIIu, what can get, or if fail IN this,
10, c,ur. kil and eat him or il no IS too poo
the Uni. /, then to gire him away, and IN the
y be oh. Il have never yet failed. | have a
-ess, post remarked, that five pigs is the exit
'e'' >e"' nbor that ought 10 be left with "
dvcrnse. !. will further remark, that no
nd, to or. seyer large, ought to have more
ID the pa len.
lew OH At tho iimo Of weaving, or even ca
., bid DO better, tho males are cassr