The Abbeville banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1847-1869, 1856-03-20
Hog Ranges.

a"o"t raising Ills own meat, and cn"ngh to
supply his doctor, merchant, blacksmith,
&c. he will. without h"Si;alinn tell vol, that
it will not pay. He can make more hr
rlantlng cotton, even if he has to buy ii,
own meat. or the greater part of it, Tbs
we a'lnit is true, when cotton ranges at
better prices than ut present, provided
he has to feed his hogs exclusively
ON corn AMI peas. Blu, we do not
admit tie necessity Of this process Of
making bacon. There is much cheaper
process than this opened to all the pl,,nters
OF this country, and a better one than to
make cotton, an'l pay fr-i ght to Savannah,
and thcn pa! ing freight on hogs from Ten
nr>>ec. Some Of "nr cotton planters have
NJ since get partial insight into this
plan. anil the result has been that thev ara
| much better "if than hose WHO raise their
own flour and pork, at the risk of raising
less cotton, and yet there is plan bv
which tLey can raise it nurl, cheaper than
| they do
Every farmer s!,ond have n hog range
attached t" lis farm. 1t should have n
good stream Of rnn',ins water, and might
embrace from ten to one hundred acres. ac-
c"i!ing to the amount ni pork to lie raised.
He maj "r pant should lc forest, which
would answer the double purpose Of rails
in:c timber FIR wood aml rails, and acorns
for yonr hogs. All the unlclgrowth should
he cut ont and burned. The dead trees
cut down and split for wood and rails, as
we'll rs all tie thick growth of saplihgs,
pines, gums, 'lcywood>, anl in fact all but
oaks, hirk"ries, wanuIs, mulaerries, per-
simmons, &c. The oaks should not stand
thick: but let in plenty of air and sun, and
they will bear muci, better. One oak stnn-
ding thus is"'a'e'l will lear as mmc rs i..;.E4 ii.E
II dozen crowded. Particular attention
should lie paid to porsimmon trees, in saw
ing aI that might bear. They will prove
"f immense value.
Now for The orchard part AS many n,
YOU please. Plant plumb trees that will
ri,'cn in May, June and July, and some even
later. i'll squares six feet each way, and thew
will soon cover the gronnd. Set ont peach
trees ten feet each WAY, Of s,,cl, kinds that
will riprn from June to October, and ,rv
and plow them twice year,, il possible
and You will have fruit That will gladden.
the heart of Il p"rker. Farmers who-wlS
begin this spring I'y lran>pIan.ing aIl tie
volunteer peach trees about their premises.
will in three years have u fine orchard for
their hogs.
With such hog range, the farmer
would have but little necI to make draft.
upon his c'ih, only in quantities to keep hi.
hogs tame. Tie acorns. hi kory nuts, &c,
would keep them during the winter and
spring, an" peaches. will, the cleaning of
the "nt AMI wheat fields, would keen them,
till tall. Then the Pea crop snds
simmons w"n:d bring them up tsa
time again. Potatoes. gtoundpeas,
muIherrics, blackberries, muskadina
would help, and the result would ID
of sending off hundreds annually !.
t"cky and Tennessee for pork, it ~.
turn into your own pockets in vnr;d ~.
You would not only save your 6d at
you would Increase the vatne of yoa
just the amount that such a f,ruas ~
hr'ng over and above worn out g =
farm, with no such appendage. WhoA
try ita-Csnt,al Georyian.
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