New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-03-20
american AgricuIlurai AssociatIon.

On "Wednesday evening, 18th inst this Society
held meeting iis Rooms in the UniyeIsty-ine Pre-
iderL Hon LrrHEa BaADisB in the chair, and q fair
attendance Of members.
Afsr some preliminary business relative 10 me ex'
penses Of procuring the Charter Of the Society Mr. PILL
anshed HE remarks commenced al former meeting
Ga the sosling Of Domestic Animals particularly the
R9y~hleh Tor lie tze is probably the most useful Of
our snimss-abhorred by Jews and Turks and ~or'
SHIPPED By cbnvse Vn'i be grants when the request
ed favor supposed 70 be grsnteda native OF several
places the esrih and supposed 10 have been intro
doeed into this country by the Canadian esrsnts for
attic frat settlement none were " be seen mere See
then several ane varieties have been raised from the
China breed aud PORK forms principal part OF our
farming Industry well as source OF export 10 tne
West there farmers who raise Tor iattening 5iVy
hogs-aud IN the whole United States 10000 sre raised
snnasGy, consuming 2O0OoOOO bushels 81 corn every
year
Ia demonstrating the wild boar great change comes
oe- the sdrt Of III. creafu hexibity Of the ears
dscreasesto trsks diIninsh more than hBlisnd In
stead Of taking HE food IN the nigd a. be does "hen
wild he keeps eviized hours eating only in the Gay and
Of All the yadetio Of tho Hog the Berkshire T.
sidered the best The WOburn Ia ano rrins' nitro
duced Aere from England, and originally sken mere ~
tbd Deke OF Bedford Air treating o. the 'snehes ei
this animal AID tho different treatment he meets on tax
Ing "A uis sb de In different countries hr Pe won't On
,iCbgh 10 vndicaie the uuclesr from hls opProofi.
Gus ehsYaciersayiry that naturally tte hog IL one OF
tn ,Lon of anlfaa his object IN rolling N mud being
merely 70 nd himself Of hess bur that be loves clean
bed ii straw A. well ss good dlnner.-Ar y has an
orchard OF grated sweet spPes, plant exclusively Tor
HE hogs he cOnsders apples the best food to
them HE hog, soild the year round-and seldom
allowed 10 run the folds for be nnds them very uei1i
10 the barnyrd. consuming the refuse hs ~ oher an
imsls.
The PRrsrpTsr mentioned having imported from
In land, some years since. excellent SOW supposed
10 be . cross belsoen tins Chin,sc and Grs's
breeds Three yesrs and half sfterwssa this and
one OF her pigs werc Killed aud together yielded a
weigh, Of over 600 los. one peculiarly Of ihis breed
was ,ha, 'doieh they grazed ike the calf they never
u,ose he turf They were lodged 10 separate stalls 20
that their dinners Away serveo IN sep
srs apsrtment il is always reqmit when etteniDg
swine 20 keep them In good temper "a possoieso
that while one is eating he nay not vary the exercise ~
biting The VI his neighbour.
Dr. GARDINER, Nd HoLBRooK and Dr. BROWSE
followed In remarks analytical and syntheuca upon
specimen of the Chinese swine imported to ih country
By the second named gentleman, which could never DC
induced TO minge with any other variety ard all efforts
70 pereuats the breed 10 ms country i@iee ennrey
%, RaovSr corrected the assertion that swlne were
nrst brought TO this country by Csnaosn erligrsnts
yrslna was the fret place which they Get their lee
ana thence they migrated by vii. or eompuson TO Old
psrts.