Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-03-27

clothed; it should be good fences and
clean fence corners; neatness generally
throughout the plantation, and, which
brings me to the subject of this days dis
cus>iun, abundant and well kept stock.
Stock raising has been too much neg
!ectcd hy us in the South, particularly in
the sister States of South Carolina and
Georgia. We 60 to old Rip Van Winkle
for our beet. for if the old gentleman did
take Il long nap, he either LETT directions
to have his stock attended to, or woke up
in time to see to it himself. And to Ten.
ncssrc are we indebted for our pork
Now, fellow planters, is not this i burn
ing and crying shame? Ito parody stcr.
eotyped sentence in obituary notices y
we cannot copy it-for instead of this
practice making us slime, it takes the
shiusrs into our nieghboring States, and
.cavcs darkness and desoIalion behind
he darkness and dcsolation of empty
pockets. And how easily is this to be
wooded. No animal can be raised with
less outlay than the hog. The oilal of the
,Imtation, scorned by other stock, is to
him luxury: and this is why | say this
animal is reared with less expense But
still he must have attention if you wish
him to thrive. Do not be satisfied with
giving an order that the hogs are to be
seen to-mal;e it a portion of your week
y business, while it is the daily business
Of the stock-minder. /, perhaps, have
9ore cause to content myself with bought
meat than most Of you, because the situ-
alton of my plantation renders it nccessa,
rv for me to have miles of daming and
Itching, and all know the habits Of this
animal-their roofing propensities, which
ruin bitches and dams. And must con-
TESS have been strongly tempted to cx-
nel them from the premises. But the
question would arise, would this be good
policy? w&s compelled to answer, it
would not; and 50 raise rootcrs and re.
pair their damages. And, although there
is great room for Improvement in my
management of hogs, am happy to state
that have been for some years, in the
nabit of selling rather than buying pork
aud bacon. Il is true bought ucat last
till and the fall before, but it was because
lad sold out too closely the spring pre-.
cecding. and, as had sold at higher pri.
ce<,han bought, made by that operation.
log raising has always been neg ecicd
the manner has been careless. 'iRoot
little pig-root or die. seems to have
hr,n the motto of our fathers and grand.
fathers, and has descended to us. Bat.
willie in those ancestral times there were
mighty forests in which battalions Of hogs
could have found provision, there are now
i'll our possession hut Il few acres Of wood,
Welding, grant, mast TO oassist in his feed
ng. but not giving him that suiliciency Of
nurlriShmcnt, which brings to the knife the
sell taltrd, well mcatcd hoy.
How to bring about this most desirable
end. with the least expenses of corn feed
ii:". is Il knowledge that We all covct, and
which We hope this discussion will give
Is. The bringing in Of each mans quota
OF experience, will, we hope raise up for
rs Il system Of hog culture, which will
makc our animals equal to those Of Ten.
arSSce: and | know Of 70 one, to whom
sc can 90 for more or better diseSted in.
formation, than my friend and ncighbor.
Jonathan Miller. who, even when Il boy,
:;new his fathers hogs by name: and who
II his tlirlI. will discuss this subject con
a.nOre.
But to proceed to my subject of h,g
culture. and to give you some of my ideas
with regard to improving our stock.
First, in reference to the breed Of hogs
desirable, | should select well shaped SONS
OF thriving and shifting habit dumrt
perhaps, lay sufficient stress upon the
a0mcS of the breeds. am not certain
but what ii is best 10 lninglc breeds So rs
70 get The good ro;,l,s OF several breeds
concentrated into the hybrid. The boar
should ac changed every two or three
years. to prevent the deterioration, which
ill.and-ilI breeding inevitably produces in
animals as well as human stock. Think
my own stock is now suffering from my
carecssncss in this particular. At first
view this frequent change may seem TX.
pcnsivc and Troublesome. hut can We not
adopt some plan which would obyiatchoih
these objections? Gould not several of
MS get good boars Of different breeds, each
getting one? At the close of the first
twelve months could not my next nci. !or
and changc?' and SO ON, till each mem
irr had had the use OF each boar twelve
ir"nthS. BY that time our stock would
have no affinity to the FIRST boar and each
one could commence anew with his own,
aud the same rounds 90 on !: and tlfercai.
ter selections from our own stock would.
perhaps, be as fine as amy imported boar.
So much for breed, but after We have
the breed, We must do all We can to I'M
prove it hy care and good feeding. In
this have the benefit of two grasses Of
which we have all had great horror-Nut
and Burlnu.la. In my pasture, where they
rule with undisputcl sway, my hogs revel
from the time they leave the field until
they ran upon those fields again. Pump.
kins, cowpcas, ground nnts, ground arti-
chokcs, and have heard, Madeiravnes.
are all good edible for hogs; they will all
tattcn and give sweet meat, but some corn
is essential particularly before killing, to
harden the fat Ny own plan is TO sepa-
rate the killing hogs from the rest of the
stock about Septembcr-not to allow so
wide range, as quiet is essential to the