Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1862-10-24
From the Bo-,on Col,i,a,o, .
Fa,,en!ng SWINE.

On every farm there are articles which
may ~ made useful in fAiienins swine. 1t
nleL in season. but ~hich - not - taken.
will BE- totally lost. Ofiheso We may msn'
tiOa summer squishc', SIMMER and autumn
.,ple.. ami wind fall. " q late kinds
Later in the season. pumpkins may se used
o. advantage Ssgiembcr isa god month
for iai,enlpg sWirc. the temperature being
generally neither too bot nor too cold. The
ams quan,ity Of food vii rroiaec much
rore pork nov than ., wall in December.
Be.idss it Is much NOR, convenient, and
t1ery way better 70 iced out such articles as
W have named before oold weather comes,
ard render, them liable TO be injured by
frosi
sumner ,1uasbc-. It cooked, will ia,teu
bog. very fast Many people Who have
u,cl them ior 'hi, rurrose eon'iier them a.
profitable a crop iJs sumner aud early au-
isnn fc ding as can Dc sr,wn. They are
easily ra.,I. aud large yield can Be ob-
,aipsl On almos; any sail, with a moderate
Srau,i,y o, MANURE, II the crop j. rrorer-
" managed, %, vines will produce a rcsu.
Jar supply fora long time. IL j. bet 10
take OF ,hs sluashss vhin they have reach
o. tbe.r iall ,iie. %, before the outer ror-
ton b,comc, hard. li'.. will seldom "a,
them raw 20 much extent but by s,eamius
or 'oi'irs they are made ralAtable, and by
mixing With them while bot. some neal or
shorts, di.h j. formed Of which the aui-
nAl. are very ioul, aai On which they thrive
well.
10 regard to arp'es, much .A' ha. been
sad Of their value as iool flr animals, c.
pscially for f,itcnins swiDe IAriou, cG.
rsrlneu,s indicate that when cooked they
Ars worth nearly or quite 4, much a, pJiA'
toes for this purpose. Hog will airPe.
palAtAsle appls-. raw, in eonsiisrAhle guam.
title, bu, they will no, ca; ihosl which aEe
hsrd-cspeeiaIly acid onos-io much extent.
lii somewhat - with the human family.
live eat apples or pears raw, Ne wani,hsn
fsliy ripe and mellow bat Tor baking or
sookin. IN other WAYS We frequently use
ihose which are no, fully ripe. Hence ar.
ylss which are too hard 10 Dc tel 10 ssine
rA-. may De gwen 90 them in a cooked state
With advantage. IL would PROBABLY Be an
ohce; O. save IN this way many Il the win.
ter arrles which are now falling frOn the
tres. NJ, New Eogland farmers are in
the practice 0i cooking potatoes fOr hos',
en- the sane apparatus which Is used Tor
ihi. purposs vii! answer l0r apple, and other
articles.
Several years s-o. the late Payne VIM
gate. o. Ilallove.l. Maine. made soue inter
e.,us experiment. ia regard % the value ol
apples a. compared With potatoes Tor fa,-
tenn: swine. We have not hi, report a,
hand. DO; have a pretty distinct recollection
o, IL principal points which are a. f5llous
lie took iwo shyics IN tae month oi Sspiem-
Der, and fei them an equal length Of time
on az PES ahl IotaiSrs' Alternately, sNlns
equal quantities oi each article IN TIE same
period. and weighing the animal. a; each
change Of food. Tbe potatoes and apple,
were boiled. and an equal quantity Of meal
va. mixed with them. stirring it While the
mes vas bot. After a trial Of several
weeks ,bc gain Of the ri-' was found to Be-
slightly 10 favor o. ;is apples. The APPLE
were a mixture q our and svSet-mos,ly
sOur-bsius Principally wind falls " ol
wintc. varieties
Cons.l'rab,s u, NAV &c made q aprle-
for feeding swine. the present. autumn, thus
aung potatoes, which will kocp throssh
the winter, and al.o .avius corn, which will
keep any length 0i tine.