Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-05-26

have before remarked that Mr. p. IL not. lust
now, doing much in the way Of rearing
swine and Of course | had not the oppor.
tunity OF much personal inspection in this
heretofore important department OF his
farming. His long and extensive expert.
ence in this business, however, entities his
opinions 10 much consideration aud
passing notice Of them may not be without
interest TO some Of the readers Of the Cul.
tivsior.
His stock Of swine, for several years
past, has numbered about one hundred and
my OF all ages; and bis slaughtered hogs
have been celebrated, in Boston market, for
their great weight aud fine quality. Every
attention has been paid 10 the manufacture
OF manure from this large stock, the pens
beng supplied literally with peat mud, and
other materials for the purpose in return
he has received from this source some 500
loads annually Of excellnet compost.
He prefers the Mackay hog TO all other
breeds that he has known, for their early
maturity, depth Of carcass, and great weight
IN the more profitable parts, thinness and
whteness OF skin, &c. BY breeding in and
IN, they had become enfeebled in constjtu.
ton, and il became necessary TO cross them.
somewhat, with other breeds in order 10
remedy the defect. He is now crossing
them with the Suffolk breed, and, judging
rom the few specimens Of this cross which
! saw, | should say that il produces hog
OF desirable properties in every respect
The Suffolks are remarkable for thrift. Wig.
or Of constitution, carly maturity, &C., but
have not the depth Of carcass, I should
think. OF the Mackays. So lar as my ex-
Perience goes, should consider this depth
OF carcass very essential point. have
invariably found, in my pens, that hog Of
great ronndheSs Of form does not, at killing
time, open wsll Another recommend alton,
as consider it, these hogs are perfectly
white. II the pigs are to be killed at the
age OF nine months, Mr. Phinney would ad.
wise that they be kept as fat as possible oil
the time but If intended for killing at the
age Of fifteen or eighteen months, they
should not be fulfilled for the first ten or
twelve months.
Upon this subject he says: ITO satisfy
myself Of the benefit OF this course, I took
six Of my best pigs, eight weeks old, oil of
the same litter, aud shut them in two pens,
three in each Three Of these fed very
high, and kept them as fat all the time as
they could be made. The other three we're
fed sparingly, upon coarse food, but kept in
a healthy growing condition, till within four
or i've months Of the time Of killing, when
they were fed as high as the others. They
were all slaughtered a, the same time, being
then sixteen months old. Al the age Of
nine months the full fed pigs were much
the heaviest, but at the time Of killing, the
pigs fed sparingly for The frs, ten or twelve
months weighed upon an average fifty
pounds each more than the others. Besides
this additional weight Of pork, the three
lean kline added much more than the 9th
ers TO my manure heap These results
would seem very obvious to any one who
J has noticed the habits Of the animal. In
consequence Of short feeding they were
much more active and industrious in the
manufacture Of compost, and this activity
at the same time caused the muscles to en-.
large and the frame to spread, while the
very lat pigs became inactive, and like in
doleni bipeds. they neither worked for their
own benefit nor for that Of Others"
The pigs intended for killing at fifteen 10
: sixteen months, are kept upon ligh, feed for
, ten or twelve months, and in the summer
green clover, cornstalks. weeds, &c, are
thrown into the pens, daily. The remain
der Of the time, until slaughtered, they are
full fed upon Indian or barley meal, in equal
quantities, with potatoes, pumpkins or ap-
! plies, the whole being thoroughly and nice
ly cooked and sailed, and fed about blood.
warm. II is considered, from repeated ex.
periments, that two dollars worth Of mate.
, rial, thoroughly cooked. will make as much
} pork as three dollars worth Of the same ma.
terial, given in a raw state.
Upon the subject Of care and feeding,
. Mr. p. says; "On regular and systematic
, feeding, and clean and dry bedding, the
success of raising and faitening swine very
! much depends A faithful feeder, also, who
has some skill and TASTE. wiihal little pride
Of vocation, is indispensable. Homer in,
forms US that much Of the success Of Ulyss.
es in rearing his fine hogs, was 10 be attrib.
, uied TO his faithful Umeus, whom the old
soldier styled god-like swine-feeder."
Tue IMPORTED STocK or the MAssA.
. cHusETTs SocIErr.-In addition 10 twenty
or thirty cows kept for supplying milk fol
, the city OF Boston, is the imported stock
and their offspring, belonging to the "Mas.
sachusetts Society for promoting Agricul-
ture," which are kept on this farm. This
3 ancient and truly honorable Society, have
. set the rest Of US an example worthy Of all
, imitation. They have formerly spent thou
' sands Of dollars in the shape Of premiums
! on field crops, the bes, cultivated farms
3 &c. but finding this course too frequently
D attended with unsatisfactory results, from
9 the fact that premiums were often sought
!, after merely from the consideration of dol
lars and cents, rather than spirit of enter
: prise in agricultural Improvements there.
: by giving rise. il is feared in too many cas-
b es. TO The practice of deception-ihe trus
D tees resolved to try a new and different
: appropriation Of their funds.
e They accordingly employed competent
! agent in Scotland to purchase four cows
q and bull each, Of the Ayrshire and North
0 Devon breeds, the progeny Of which are io
e be distributed among the several County
!. Agricultural Societies, free of charge, on
!, condition that they shall be kept in the
!. county for the improvement Of its stock
$ The Oldest Society is entitled to The first