The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1845-08-22
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BERKSHIRE HOGS


amused Of communication whlch i, con.
ia'ns from Clojhopper, Of Houston conn.
~ Together with good many other
things, he says want to know tho breed
of hogs that will give the most good mee,
Tor the food consumed how 10 feed. and
aha. 10 iced with, to produce flesh and
make fat But spare, oh, spare tho Rerk
shire they have brought mo to buy pork /"
S'f. the above lamentation reminds me We.
~ much OF gentleman OF my acquain.
lance who called TO SEQ mo sometime dur.
ing the last year In the course of CONVEX
sailon, the breed Of hogs was brought 10,
and, like Clodhopper, he condemned the
Berkshircs took hlm INTO my back
yard and showed him pig had. which IS
three fotths Berkshire lie admitted Il to
be line pig OF ITS age, but vas fearful i,
would never be large enough We conlin.
ued our walk, and camc upon a Berkshire
COW and boar The boar | suppose would
weigh net four hundred and fifty. and the
SOW three hundred pounds Well, SIR, SAID
! will they do O yes. they are 6ne -
they arc large enough Wc still pursued
our walk until We came up to a sos, hall
Berkshire, the balance improved stock, that
! supposed would weigh net 1--WE hundred
pounds NJ any iime when fully tat Nv
trend was much delighted with her The
hogs were there. and showed for them.
selves HIS theory was put to fight by
my demonstration he could shy no more.
but turned Oft md s1id All. YOU feed
your hogs Nov, SIR, II o'Clodhoppef "
thinks that he can dispense With tho use Of
cora, or good substitute for it because he
changed his breed lie vii 6nd himself al
ways pork buyer
And here permit me 10 say. that there
are mony hogs IN the country that have
Teen put on the people Cor I'ctsshire that
have but s,lilc, It any. Of the stock about
hem. Some yeats spe / received NJ
present, a pair Of pigs from n gentleman IL
my acquaintance OF Montgomery county
Alabama Ny hogs we're much improved
by the cross, md consequently we're con
sIdered the best N the nciphborhood
Mind, do not say the iarPea, bat best :.
! mean by this that they we're considered
Of far SIZE. and would yield the most flesh
TO the SIZE OF the bone aud quantity Of food
consumed. have since crossed them vnt,
The BERKSHIRE. Ny neighbour. think m,
stock still better bot tecolloet, feed them
| have the foil blood Berkshire and prefer
them TO the cross upon common stock. 4
never anticipated so grea. an advantage os
many o'he5o expected
l expected to got hog of small bone,
good deal Of n sh IN proportion when ial
one that would be easily iauend and that
cosfd be lalloned also at suy arc and. SIR.
have not been disappointed Now SIR. if.
CtodbopPer" IS disposed to feed and
wishes 70 change hls stock BY cross, |
vii venture to advise him to call on Col. .
DAVID Bryant near Belyue in this county. +
and Obtain from hIm pair OF kcnnelwor,h
Pigs. They a'e large. pisaiy large viii
weigh, when fully grown, ffom two to .ey
en- hundred pounds tbut mind, no foods
'hem) They are generally perfectly white.
very fleshy, and none too much bone. and
can be tnltoGed At any age All things ron.
sidared, prefer them 10 any hops know
a. II | have any objection, It Is that tl,og
may be too largo for our clmalc-smal.
hogs beng the oasics, to save. Bot then
you know that difficulty could DO obylnred
W killing them While young,
Whilo upon this subject, hive no doub,
Oh 'ClodhopPer's" getting vol paid for his
trouble and expense, by feeding his hops
IN meal instead Of corn when tbey arc ont
up to faiien. THIS | nn fully persuaded
hat at least 80 per rent, may be- made by
'dopt'ng tho plan Of putting up hogs on
ioored pen and feeding on meal, instead Of
citing them run out 10 LOT and feeding on
'orn' Gontlomen Of tho North say Cook
our TODD and you can save 80 per cent. by d
hot ot thus. however, am not prepared
Q say, not having tried il 10 nv sats(ac /
ion, bui my intention 10 10 test tho no,,c,
his fall by using pigs Of the same hitter I
'es. even BeIkshifos II you pIoose md =
houii ilvc 10 do so, you shall know the :.
esult i
have tired cross Of tho Durham cat !,
10 on common stock and find a decided Il