Muscatine journal. [volume] (Bloomington, Iowa) 1849-185?, 1853-06-10
Farmers Column.
Hogs.

Hogs.
The most profitable hogs we can raise
nre those that are Of full size at the
youngest age; and. for this purpose. the
best are the Deicestershire, Bedford,
Berkshire, Chinese and Calcutta; these
all arrive at full growth at 16 and go
months old. provided they are we'll
kept We know Of no cheaper and
more profitable method Of keeping and
fattening pork than to feed mush, as
we. call it, viz; have your corn ground,
boil il to the thickness of mush, mix
with il, when cold, all your spare milk
and swill from your kitchen. After
clover is in head. let them run on i. for
pasture. Hogs raised and fattened in
this manner will save to the owner at
least 33 per cent. over the old method
Of letting hogs run at large through the,
summer, and in the fall putting the m
ia open pens and fa,tening them with
corn in the ear. Yet most Of the pork
in this country is made after the old
method. A saving Of at least 33 per
cent. will be made by cooking their food
as above recommended-John Young,
Of BelleriHe.
as.-In the House of Representa-
tives Of Massachusetts,, on Tuesday
week, Mr.. Rowley, from the Commit.
tee on Agriculture. TO which was re.
ferred petition for law regulating
The sale of eggs. by weight, reported
,.that the presen. mode OF selling eggs
Foes back as far as the memory of man
ipnne,h, and the granting Of the prayer
Of the petitioners would produce the
most direful results. II would COM
pletely feyolu,ionize our whole code OF
Kitchen laws, render useless all cooking
receipts, and bring down upon the heads
Of the members Of this Great General
Court in general, and upon the heads OF
unmarried members in particular, the
anathemas of the whole fraternity of
cooking maids. for presuming to limo.
yaie upon this time -honored and
hallowed practice. II eggs were all OF
u size, there would be no necessity for
legislation. The committee, therefore.
recommended to the feathered tribes
strike for an increase Of feed. and an
application Of the ten-hour law, and
hat the petitioners have leave 10 with
'dsaw." The report was accepted.
ML& AND BGTrER.--S. n. franklin,
of Ledyara, Nrw York, writes 10 tn:
Agficuliof, concerning remarkable ma
liee COW in his possession. The COW
.ralved twins in March. In June she
gave from IS TO 20 pounds Of milk per
,day Tor. several dpys in succession. from
which was mnde SO pounds Of butter
rcr day. She had only good pasture
aud sweet hav. In .his the quantity Of
milk per day is enormous, the produce
of butter is not SO remarkable. The
New England Farmer gives more ex-
a,raordinary instances: "Elijah M. Reed.
OF Tewksbury. informs Us that he is
now making butter from his Ayrshire
ecw, md obtains one pound from four
quarts Of milk! He did not state to US
The manner of feeding. in obtaining this
product" We have 10 call for the doc
uments on that slory.-Ohi3 CuliiUator.
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- BEpBuGs.-Do not fail TO treat these
odoriferous marauders with mercury
whenever they make their appearance.
To prepare j: for spplica,ion, put
small qaantity-say a teaspoontul. into
d ;umbler. and break in the white of
two eggs. Then make an egg beater BY
splitting in two the end Of stick cross
wise and inserting two fiat pieces o.
wood ora goose quill. Put the wheel
end Of this into the tumbler. and ia,
king the upper end Of the stick into the
palms Of the hands, roll it as in beating
eggs, ill the mercury is fully .incorpo
rated. Apply it in small quantitie!
with feather 1t will remain fo
years. and bedbugs will sooner take an
sother pew than endure it another in
3 stant. $ fR