Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-11-07
REHABILITATION.
ADD les as Food for Animals.

Apples, when ripe, afford more or less nulrl-
menl to The animals. Sweet apples are gener-
ally supposed TO be The most nulricious, though
we are no. certain ,ha, the supposillon is cor.
rect. Our fathers and srandalhers held that
sweet apples would fa,en hogs; but in latter
years, i, has been proved tha, hogs will latien
upon apples that are not sweet.
A hog is naturally an epicure---(we don't say
an epicure is hog land when left TO himself,
is pretty good Judge Of what is best. OBJ
serve, then, what are his natural habits. Put
him in an orchard where there are various kinds
Of apples, and see how he viii! work, or rather
how he will eat He will always select the
most paIatable appleshe will mol confine HIM
self 10 one kind nor TO sweet apples alone; but
will go over the orchard and pick out the chol-
cesi fruit, always choosing that which Is IN
such state of ripeness that lis qualities are
nearest perfection. Like The boys, bs regular
hauns are the "5est trees" whether the apples
are sweet or pleasantly sour; but he never eats
crab apple or an un'Ipe one, unless forced by
hunger We should therefore infer from the
natural habits Of the hog, that if we wish to OBJ
tain the greatest thrift from him when feeding
on apples. il is bes, TO feed him partly with
those which may be called sub-acId.
When hogs or cattle are being fed principal
y on gain, their appetite, health and ihrlil, Will
be found much improved by small allowance
of raw apples, occasionally. AS regular food
for hogs, The value of apples is undoubtedly
much improved by cooking, either by sieaming
or boiling If they are TO be fed by themselves,
sleaming is probably best. But 1t is believed
4 IL. t,n
them thoroughly, and mix with them while hot,
portion Of meal. This checks the laxative
nature of the apple, Iinpar,s additional value,
and causes the food 10 be retained in the slOm
ach and lniesilnes sufficient length of time for
The whole nnlrimenl 10 be extracted The meal
nav he made from Indian corn. rye, barley,
buckwheat or oats and peas! We think we
have never seen hogs laiten faster, than when
fed on The following kinds and portions OF food,
viz bushe OF potatoes and bushel OF apples
boiled together, and when sufficiently solt a
peck of oaI and pea meal stirred into them, hav-
ing the mixture when cold, about the conss-
tency of good stiff mush, or '.hasly pudding"
The pork was solid, sweet and good. Some
experiments made several years snce by Payne
WIngale, ESQ. of Hallowell, Maine, a very close
ana accurate observer, showed tlidl apples W6Ie
worth more than potatoes for fatiening hogs, es-
pecay when both were cooked and mixed
with an equal portion of meal. Apples are also
excellent for caule. We have repeatedly wit
messed their effects in the thrift and smooth
ness Of the coats of caille TO which they were
fed at The rase Of abou. peck per day, during
the winter. Fed regularly, in this quantity,
they increase the quantity and richness OF the
milk of cows. while the condition OF the animal
is likewise improved.
Ii is The opinion of some very jndcous farm
ers, Ina, given quantity of ground will afford
more nu'riment for any kind of stock, when
appropriated 10 apple trees, than when devoted
to any other crop. Our own experience incnes
Us 10 favor this conclusion, aud we think our
friends. who for The promotion of temperance,
have cut down their orchards have shown a
zeal not according to knowledge" They
seemed moi TO be aware that the same subs,an-
ces which produced The deleierous effects thai
they desired To avoid. nigh. be converted into
wholesome and substantial articles of human
sustenance.- Albany Cuttiuator