Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-02-08
AGRICULTURAL.


FEEDING PCS. Pigs ore very gross iced.
ers, nothing comes ouiiss to a greedy ,hos--
toots, herbs, fruits, grain, l'rh, fish. and
even hay, sNaw sHd fiesh nsnures. In the
fold yard snl isiley fields he is a very useful
fellow; but in graz ug lands he cs injury
by rootirs, BY pulling up grass roots snd BY
his dung pfoviDS nssseous to .lher stock
He !. very soon affected ty change either OF
food or west ,sr. FrCEen twIll and put'id
flesh ere very perncous. -Aightsi and cold
rains are the greet sJurce of every i'll suisr.
ed by Yong pigs; sour nilk bitter mix,
ar brsn mixed with %uter viii make them
scour; but steamed roos, mixed with msai
whey or even wstrr, given warm an' in warm
stys, will make thea thrive Ius'cr than any
other sn'tnsl. Raw potatoes or other roots
are injurious TO them, VII lie I'D pigs will not
get fAt upon such ioed. Pigs should not be
put together ior fatteuing in too great num-
ters. Few esdersi idSe physiolou ical view
q! tbs subject; nsser'heleSs, thry most atop,
the principles. Young pigs require those va
rieties Of fsod most ndupled to promote tn,
heal by development of Irsm'--Jllcr pgs
thsso that f.ten fastest, heucc, pea unt
beam meal Indian meal, Uatmca', mix
whey. &c, ar. best for y iung pigs; while II
addition to thcse, potatoes aud other roots
steancd, ard barley mea, gresve cakes
bran, pollard, g. are best ada ped to Iuutei
oder pigs; greayc cakes are highly recon-
mrndrd iur quick tGtteniug. II is imi roper
in breeding ~ put two animals together IN
dee any great disparity Of hind or cIrcun..
stanccs-tl,! produ@e vi u,surediy be de-
fecti'c N piaiy points; there should b. as
sanitation in size AID iraGe is best that
the female should be O. the iDr.c breed il
crossing, and IN o!l cgs,sf attempted I'M
proyeucSt tinr, vel ormcd female mu
be selected. The mort symmetrical animal,
in a. breeds have been produced from II ralh
er large, gs.d aud wcl-inacs iemule, and I
good a'aIe OF moderate sizc. Pigs viii ta,ier
RAPID y o. grams Tor time, alterwu:d they
must have more nutritious food.
Futlcniny on crude or dry grain is not goo,
management; il will sometimes cause ,lc u,i
by swelling ip the stomach, which, indeed, i
sometimes our',s after eating To excess, i
should always sS soaked II given a grain =
much better TO ,rind il. Il made nio malt,
all the better. Barley bread or cake, soaked
in milk or whey, is sud 10 be unsurpassed fol
efficacy inIatening. Bean meal lattens ra
pidy, but makes the bacon hard and "craun
chy." Indian meal iaitcns very quickly, Ant
makes sslid, !irm, good bacon. Barley mea
is superior to either, and produces excellent
quality in tbs bacon Pea meal, fixed with
whey or milk, isttens young pigs admirably
and produces the H. est quality Of pork -
Wheat meal; This is too expensive IND only
the cosrsest kind ID used: it will fatten free
ly, hut the meat is light and hubby. OsI
meal tsttens satisfactorily, and produces the
mos. delieslo inea; ns To favor. Taro meal
meal from tnres is similar 10 bean meal
but act equal to it in efficacy. LinseeS mea
fattens very rapidly in mixtures with Other
meal, but makes the bacon oily and nubby -
Acsrns sns beschmasi are good for s. ore pigs
but fatten very slowly, aud never well. A
csrns produce good firm bacon; but the bacon
from beechmaat feeding is coarse and fabby
with unsound oily tat. Bran, pollard, anC
seeds Of weeds are very slow futteners.--
Much more might be raid, but will merely
add, isad them carefully from the fret.