The examiner. [volume] (Louisville, Ky.) 1847-1849, 1848-04-22
AGRICULTURAL.
From the Prairie Farmer, April, is4s.


THF MocHo Hoes --Messrs. Editors. Iwish 10
correct Il triflng mistake or two made BY your
self in the February number Of the Farmer in re-
ference TO the Mocho hogs. The article states
that the pigs attain their growth at siy months.
and then may be fattened TO weigh 900 or 80
lbs. The fact is, they usually attain their
growth at about seven eight months, amt
when well kept viii. at that age weigh from 2OO
TO $50 lbs, and | think may easily be made to
come up to 800 at nine months They require
but one half the keeping that the common bfeeds
do, not TO say any thing of the land pixies, one
OF which would starye on the feed that wOUlt
fatten two Of these fl for market. have one
at present that il would be difficult TO improve
in beauty of form. She is borne up scarce thYes
inches from the ground by her short legs, aud
is estimated TO weigh at the age Of sir months
300 to $50 lbs No man can obtain a correct
idea Of the animal unless he sees il; and any ,u-
dcious pork raiser would soon part with all
other kinds for the Mocho. The greatest trubls
is 10 keep them from fattening too fast. Onrs
will keep fat on four OF i've ears Of cora per
day at the age Of eight months. and is good pork
and always has been lit for the knife.
SIL,s STEVENS
Halliday, March. ISIS.
BUss on VISEs.-MessEs. Editors. NV pI.a
Of preserving my melon and cucumber vines
from the depredaticns Of the striped bugs is
some ten or twenty days before plant nv seeds
Tor melons ana cucumbers, | plant pranasscu-
ously plenty of squash and pump. IA seeds ia
and about the melon patch. The bugs will fnd
plenty of food on the vigorous growth Of ihs
squash and pumpkin and will paw very little
attention 10 Your melOas. After NV melons
are out Of the way of the bugs, | cut NJ the
pumpkin and squash vines.
PuoWBot
Lasalle co., H., March, lSiS.-B.
SPRING BUDDING.-lt may not be generally
known that fruit trees may be padded as well
In the spring a. in the summer! bat such Is N.
case This fact is of ssne importance, r>pe-
eiaiiy IN reierepea 10 peach trees, because thev
cannot he very successfully grated, and ky bud.
ding them in the spring, one years growth may
De gained. The cuttings should be taken, the
same us TOR grating, and carefully preserved I'll,
the trees are so far advanced that the bark viii
slip freely, when the buds may be cut Out ana
inserted in the usual mode. To make success
the more sure, slight coating Of grating wax
may be used; and the stock should be cut OF
lew inches above the bud. As soon as the bud
commences growing, all the natural buds near IL
should be Kept rubbed off.-ExeAIage paper.
Hor 1--we REMEDY FoR rHr PEacH BoREH-
MIR. j. =, of Stockholm, n. j., writes rs that
a woman, laboring under the masidening in
nuence Of jealousy. deliberately took an ave.
and ievelled to the ground, fine young orch
ard she had helped to plant; and being in.ent.
also, upon the destruction OF some favor;,. psseh
trees, then beginning TO decay. she prepared a
strong I've and poured il, while aoi, about their
roots. But what was her surprise, when she
found that the trees put forth, Aourished, ana
bore more fruit that year han they were ever
known to do before.-Ame,icaa Agrieultaria
CARE OF SrocK.-Mr. W. G. b., of Newark,
N. j., recommends that pigs have a warm pl are
and clean dry bed. "a pig" he say. .,Iors
not love dirt for dirt's sake, and oil thrive
much better il kept clean" lie further sa,..
"A dirty hide will waste cows flesh faster
than food viii add to il. Curry Gov,
every day aud keep them perfectly clean, for
ni'h and Thrift are ever opposed."--Ib.
WHAT CONSTITUTES Coon FAsxrxe.-About
<,ooo years age, when the old Roman, CoIum-
siia' was asked what constituted good farming,
ne answered, first, good pIowing." On agaia
'eing asked what came next, he replied, "good
,iowins;" thus strongly impressing the ocea-
non Tor good tiilsgs over every other consider
ltiOn.