Nebraska advertiser., 1861-11-21

NO. 90.


in the morning, and when they cone
at night; they viii forage during the
day, and thereby amuse, if they DO
not satisfy themselves. They Nill uey-
er require to be fetched home, for tho
comfortable meal and q good bed VIII
do that. While they are thus treated
they will grow, but not fatten mucli ;
when you resolve to do this, keep them
in and give them the midday meal
We are advocates for changes of food,
that is, changes from peas to barley
meal or oat or eornmeal, and vice ver-
sa; but when fattening, al their food
should be substantial: wheat meal is
excellent, that is, with all the bran,
husk, &c, in it, just as it leaves the
MILL Potatoes, boiled are good; but
not more than one meal q day should
be given, when getting ready for the
knife. In fact, some who are in strait
ened circumstances make the pic live
on the waste of the garden, aud the
run ola common, or roadside, and give
them but one solid meal in the twenty
four hours, and that on their return in
the evening. Where there is a good
farm yard, add plenty of dung, and all
the vegetable waste is thrown, PIGS
will thrive greatly-what with the an
thrCshed corn left in the straw, and the
numerous pickings among all kinds Of
collected waste, they want but little
other feeding water they require, OF
drink from the Washtub, and but lit
tie else.
The most profitable mode of keep
idg is to grow your own provinder.-
The ordinary vegetable garden will do
a good deal towards it. The small po-
tatoes from your stock cannot be bet
ter applied. The peas haulm, after
gathering your crop is a great favor
ite. And feed Of good barley meal
pollard puddings, or other grain or
meal, once a day, besides the garden
supply, may do. As, however, the
pig advances, there may be two feeds
a dav Of the substantial food, and as
much as he likes Of the vegetables,
One Of these feeds may be of peas,
when yOu come to the four or FIVE last
weeks Of his life, and change the mid
lings into barley or oatmeal. The run
Of the garden vegetables, as sort Of
mid day meal Gf he has not got a run
in other felds,) peas the first thing in
the morning, and as much meal as be
will take in the evening, will bring on
pig rapidly. The last fortnight We
ry little vegetable matter is to be Civ
en-; but we must increase the peas to
as many as he will eat. and the same
with the meal: yet tits a good plan to
change the barley meal and oat meal,
or any other meal Of a similar nature
Care should be takenupon two or three
essential points for instance, all the
vegetable food will be better for boil
ing, and giving it warm, especially in
the winter.
The midlings, meal or pollard, is
to be scalded, and not made thin
The wash should be given in another
trough: and not mixed with his more
substantial food, His stye should be
cleaned out; his bed should
be we'll supplied with straw, and made
warm and comfortable; he should be
fed as much as he will eat at any meal
but no more, and whatever be leaves
should be removed and the trough be
cleaned. His meal times should be
morning noon and night. But he may
always be supplied with vegetables,
because he will not eat more than be
likes, and they should be put into his
wash-trough, after having been boiled
or stewed. Potatoes stewed or boiled
do a pig infinitely more good than
raw ones, and are next in point of MI
triment to the different kinds Of meal.
GIenRy's Farming.