The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1854-10-11
AGRICULTURAL.
Raising Hogs.

MEssRs. EDuoRs: Il should have piy
en- YOU my experience in raising hogs b,
fore tbis, bot | have becnswaitiny to see
the sarcastic attacks that would be made
on my ignorance. do not write for nv
own benefit, but for that Of others. 4
man seldom makes anything by giving his
experience or advice TO others, al,houol
what he writes is honestly intended for
their good. But as | have excited the cr.
rio>iiy Of some Of your readers on the sub.
Ject of raising hogs, will now attemp. 10
explain ,hc mode, inve praciiced. | OF
course tried TO get the best stock could
to raise from, aud that was the large Gui.
nca crossed on the Portuguese. had
three pens with suitable Sizcl doors 20
sMt my pigs. generally give them what
they will eat un!il they get large enough
TO weigh from 80 to 100 pounds. aud then
let them shift with the out hogs. | feed
on boi'el stuff, such as meal, reas. corn
bran, wheat bran, pumpkins and slop wa
ter, all mixed and boiled together. l feed
but little corn only fur months in the
year. say from the first of Jnuary to the
first of May. Then come in my barley.
rye wheat and oats, and by the time this
is out my apples and peaches come in, if
they hit, and il not, IaIways have plenty
OF squashes, cucumberY, waiermclons, DC
| plant my fence corners in squashes, and
theretypreveul them from growing mp in
weeds and briers. The squashes I have
boiled with little meal, slop and u hand,
fol OF" It before feeling them.
As as my cora will bear gathering
| gather one fell, and turn The hogs in
AMI befnr" ih~s' ..,.,-a- i---.-I d..
have another fresh one to turn them
in.
About two weeks before saughtcrng, |
put and feed on meal. with n few tur-
nips or pumpkins boiled with it.
Now, your readers may sav The barley.
rye, wheat ami OATS pastures cost some
thing and would say il had nothing
to tarn in on il, it would have been WI :
ted. A.so hat the peas, pumpkins, bran
SqnaShc>, d., AL cost something. 10 be
sure, i, all costs II little labor, and ii YOU
expect to succeed in his or any other Lu .
mess, You must not value a little |. boz
trou6t" moreover, you can't succeed I !
tins matter If you trust it To an overscer
or negro. have tried trusting / 10
them, and | am satisfied nv meat cost
me from SIX TO seven cents. In or,,cr 10
do justice 10 over>eeis, would say they
have not time u attend 70 this, wi,hput
tie neglect "f other matters Ct more i'm.
porance. And Il negro neither has the
knowledge nor feels the interest to attend
10 it As it should be. But let every farm.
or attend 20 this matter himself, and nv
word for it, it will do him no hart. In
stead Of lying in bed until The sun is an
hour or two high, let him rise early and
attend to this. 1t viii not only add to his
wealth and satisfaction, but also to his
health and comfort. / will venture to
predict that there are now thousands thai,
neither have health, wealth, nor sa.isfac-
ton, for the lack OF suitable employment
for the body aud mind.
But no man car succeed on this nj n
who attempts to raise more meat than TO
supply the necessary wants of his family !:
and each family can raise certain amount
OF meat in proportion TO the wastaee. if
they will have il gathered up aud propar.
ed for them.
There are many men who will trust the
cave and management oftlIeir hogs to the
oyerseer or Negroes, and will have six
eight or twelve hounds, fce or two, and
perhaps one or two masliff cprs, and had
ERazsoon feed so many hogs. But | have
=. sh hjec,ion TO man'ssport and pleasure,
.iI'Hs will tax his energy TO support il, for
think there is time for all things, ex
cept doing mischief aud there should be
no time for that. Whether there is much
time spent at this or not will leave 9TH
ers to Judge.
My readers will please pardon me for
deyiating from my subjec,, aud not ing
more foil explanation Of hog raising. I
only designed giving thy outlines Of my
experience and arrangement, and leave
Others chance to think for themselves.
Tor find there are very few that are viii
ing to take the experience of Others for
their guide. lasalL psobabiIiiy this may
be the last experience or counsel | may
give through The press. EcckSrnrck.
Farmer md Pianiv. 80