Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-15


John Skaats. Of Alexander, Genessee
s6untt, N. T., raises the cheapest pork
md heaviest pds Of any nan within my
kuowlsdge. His pecul,4risies are some
what = follows:
l. Keep breeding Gov pork fat
2. Begin 70 feed the pigs % soon a they will
e.. 4 new milk first, then sIops, s,ur milk. ap.
pies cooked and bran shorts stirred In. etc.
3. Never feed Tie gaes sish the sou. Give
them 40 apartment with small o. enirge, that
they may eat ss their leisure, while tue SOW
can enjoy her own dish Ct leisure, and not roo,
them out II The trough. Il
4. Never let them get hungry. At 6rst, feed
| six times dsy.-nsver lees than four.
5. Feed regularly. Fret feeding 1t A. n
and last 1t 9 r. n -punctually and exactly.
| 6. Never begin to fattes, but always keep
thsa fat
I. Cook their food, or let it sour in the swill-
barrel, If given raw. Sour apples that have
lain 10 the evil forty. hours. they viii
relish. when they would not touch fresh
enc.
He uses very little corn-sometimes none;
giving only coarse feed. such - bran, shorts.
| etc.
9. He uses judicious cross between the Stuff.
ok and Byheid Orseds.
10. He never keeps pig till it is over year
old except tor breeding purposes.
IL We mskes ptgs. at ten months old. dress
over four hundred pounds, -four hundred be-
| ing his average mark.
Sometimes he allows his swine small range
| in the best white clover pasture, and at other
times he keeps them close from pighood TO
porkb0od.
Attics. N. Y. LIS.
We intend not to say how few hogs
can be raised to an advantage, but how
a man may raise them as y business,
with the least labor and expense, and
leave the land 10 the best cond ton. All
farming, in my opinion, ought to be con-
Quoted with reference to the continual
improvement of the soil. Present gain,
by \ deterioration of the soil, will ulti-
mately prove to be loss.
To succeed in ra sing hogs, as in 9TH
er stock, We should have a good breed.
The Berkshire crossed with our CON-
mon hogs, constitutes a very good
stock. The Berkshire communicates
its fattenlng properties and early matur'-
ty,-two very desirable qualities-aod
tie common stock gives size. A cross
of the Berkshire on the Irish graz or
makes very good stock.
Say we have good stock TO begin
with q stock that natures early and
fat;ens we'll. The pigs should come
from the middle OF March to May. There
is great advantage in pigs coming in at
this time; as we caa Craze them through
two summers, and have them to keep
only through one winter. They come
to be Of fine size by the second winter
Hogs may be pushed into market young
CT but at more expense in grain, and
they will be smaller at fa,tening time
which is great disadvantage.
The greatest profit in hogs is in graz
ing ahem, aud turning them upon grain
fields, where they can gather for them
selves and having them large and 10
good condition at fattening time. The
sows and pigs should be kept in good
growing condition, by feeding them on
Indian corn, or corn-meal made into
slop. As soon as the clover begins to
blossom, or a little before, turn them
upon it. Sows and pigs should still be
gwen some grain, while in the clover
Have field of oats early sown,-the
size OF the field to be 10 proportion to
the number Of hogs-and as soon IS the
oats are ripe, turn the hogs upon them
to gather for themselves. To pasture
hogs to the best advantage through the
summer, it will be necessary to SOW 9
field Of rye, as above, and after they
have eaten the oats, turn them upon the
rye. Though the rye will be ripe before
the oats, it is thought better to let the
boards rot, aud it will keep good in the
field until September ; whereas the oats
will rot in short time. After the hogs
have eaten the rye, they may go upon
the clover again. They then should
have old corn to keep them from being
reduced in flesh /; the second crop Of clio.
yer not being as good as the fist. This
method may appear very wasteful to
those not familiar with it but If lit.
tie grain is left on the field, it will be au
excellent fertilizer, and the straw and
everything that grew on the field is left
there, except the fat that was driven of
with the hogs. This leaves the field in
good condition for the next year.
The hogs should be kept in good con-
dtion through the winter and spring.
The best place to winter them is in the
woods, aud let them have low, long, dry
shelters to sleep in. Let them be turn
cd on the clover the second year abou,
the time 1t blossoms, and | prefer to
give them little grain. Let them go
on the oats and rye as they did the fi.s,
year. When they come off the rye the
second year, it is very important to grain
feed them while on clover, until they are
put up to fatten. tbs great advantage
to have hogs large and in good condi-
ton when tatteuing time commences
A lot or small field Of corn, early planted
to turn on about the 18th or goth Of
September, is an excellent plan o,
fence off, with temporary fence, por.
ton Of larger field. Continue the hog.
in the field until about the middle OF DC.
tober or the first Of November then
take them to field intended TO be pillow
ed for next season, IA clover field is
best, and feed them plentifully until
about the first of December, at which
time they will be fit for market OF
sIaughtering.
BY feeding down upon the field, you
save the labor of gathering, and leave