Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1861-06-26
Raising Hugs.

Mn. GRANGER ii notice in late num-
hy. ii ynn: paper the remarks of y""r
correspondent, "a Farmer" upon the
sr:,irct Of pork raising. lvinquires why
IS 1t that in Il county with rich >wampS,
abonndng in forest: with stream" OF wa
ter, &c. We see so few hogs?" This SUBJ
lee; is of the higEc,t Importance to our
ptn.,i.. and Viii cldcavo. tt answer, III
par ,hcntrrr,gitory of yoi:r c"rreSp"n.
d",it, aud add such Suggestions as think
appropriate to the occasi>a:. That there
i, i general scarcity OF hogs throughout
cur Country, is g fact which all admit, and
which think can he traced 10 scvera!
causes. Fir=t-The general want OF at
tlon il! feeding at regular times and III
proper quantities Srccndl!y !y-Ihe want
et iteyir,.nt supplies of s'na'I grain rs an
a.,i3ic ot i,,;Ni 1,r i,r.'vlilig suws. Thirdly
The greatly decreased quantity of for
est l,,la;S. by tie destruction of timber.
To these causes may be added the diini.
;1hel crops ct sweet potatoes in ccnse-
uucicr OF the deS,r'icti"l Of seed tl the
cold tn. tt:w past walters and moreover
r,aaY nt' uur i.,rinrr.: having ditched their
lanl, lnran4hlv. cx,'i,lde MI stock fro"
,iic.' fields.
wuli,! suggest ,ha! chr farmers feed
tllri. !I,.s, regularly VITA e"iclrirt 't""
IL K -, ;i>.,: III thriving order: tha, ;lr
l.rcc :rlt s,,w:, have frequent supplies OF
.yc. VIVA, - .':t,s-(!ac> What is III"
l....,....:} jir.t ,h,. r!:inc>;' >rlGar en'i' l."
:-x II pars rs substitute t;.r the sweet
.'ja.o: j.a: II, i'Ht ;i,.ir ii''gs up /"
i',;:c:!ilr latter part 81 August Or early
IL ...it;I ,.ld iiF the hogs be put up in
cos, ,,tt>. !:.,t. II viii. mud Or nou.d
i. -, ,;.j,;il ri !wo i>,i vii. :! c"s,,;r;,
II i,,.:,~ .n' nr'i>l!vS. t. p's'icci t;i,ln
,.,;n IL: i,,...;; "i' lA,. s;nl.
i'll, ,.ii'.:.>,.> arr.iat rasl lc cnitivat'H
wiil ii,'l ;!lr LABOR required f"r 1he ri'
tu"c Of tile potato, and is, believe, :
ii!nr. valuable food. a> the sfa'k-''t whi,.
iii. hpss az. very !"aii-cnn'a,ns m"ci
s::..v:;,i.ili, matter, while the seeds arc
ric in mineral clements. The h"gs, if
nal np carly in The >eason. viii bcr"n'r
ii, .nrnugI. the moderate weather of the
iiii lr,ii;h>. i#,r:hy saving much food,
winch would hcr r,ruirvd to supply addi.
,:nnai a,liruai heat in the cold months Of
ser. Al ;ii. >ci>,nl 'n.'r""vcr green
f,..i-,,! whicil lirc h"g> are Very fond
;ltolrnd in ar quantities, and as they
r..rrr.. ti...qaalt c!.rlg,,s If food. the
chinese cane, green corn, crab grass.
g.. can be given with the best re,
.aits. and save the necessity Of grind
irg or boiling: for it is Il great waste
to make 4 practice Of feeding hog ''p"n
dry corn and raw potatoes. The manure
manufactured hr this process, will pro.
daccs quantity of food equal to that con-
<rilnsi in !;,t,cni.is ne hogs. and the farm
CT vii! he AMPLY repaid by thv pleasure
H., will derive from i !u.nrrslt crop at
harvest. Bat fear, ,slr. Editor, have
already trc>pls>cd TOO tar upon l."'.'-
.numl<.-'rhcrc are other things, c"li-
nectcI with this ::i' "c;. Which | wished
10 say, ana ynY m y hear from ne asaI': !:
t;,r when t is rec ..,.d hat til" Increase
,i population "f The L. States has within
- i,w wears, exec ,l,ri the illcrri>r"t cat
t.., hogs and sheer, hv solne 80 per cent,
!: is time that our ry": ie sh'GId ! =
lively interest in the matter y.