Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1864-03-16
Pork, Raising.

On the subject of Pork Raising, which we
consider of the utmost Importance in the sub
sistence of our army, as also theApeople at
home, We present our readers the following
valuable article, written by a correspondent
Of Soil of the SoutA, in 1869, but it's truths
are equally applicable at this time, and even
more SO. Read, and profit by what you read !;
1DR. CLouD-Dear Sn:-Bacon Raised
entirely on corn in the cotton-growing States.
has been found By most, if not all, who have
tried it, to be more expensive than il purchas
ed from the grain growing regions. That is,
the labor required to produce the corn to
raise the bacon would, if applied to the pro-
.duction of.cotton, make more cotton than the
bacon would sell for. Hence the necessity
flor. substituting other nutritious Substances
to render Il 70 the interest of the cotton plan
ter to raise his own bacon and not be DEEPEN
dent upon others that he may not prove the
victim of eItortions from the monopoly that
would follow ,%ere all to abaadon the idea OF
raising their psSn bacon.
81 now come to the object Of this COM
munication, which is to point out-a few Of
the -odes of raising bacon without mach
corn, if any. During September | sow dowG
rye for grain pastures, or iffhot this I do SO in
October. After my hogs have CLEANED the
pea groan6 aud potato fields, turn my sows
and pigs on green rye and later in the spring
on green oats; this will save halfcorn and
keep them,in better order than with double
the corn without the produce. This course
of feeding. continues say five months, at half
allowance makes two and q half months corn
feeding. This brings us t.. harvest fields
plums, peaches, apples, mulberries, which last
till November and afford food that will not
only support but fatten a hog almost as fat
as he can be made. We place our fattening
hogs in the pes fields in October which with
the aid of potatoes and ground peas prepare
our hogs for bacon without any corn at all.
"We Kill year old hogs and less-even 6
months old five have plenty OF peas and po-
tatoes to fatten them, which we usually do,
and can say from experience that it is folly
70 keep hogs two winters. Those who have
10 orchards, and DO experience IN their bene-
lit to hogs, would be surprised to know how
much advantage those possess who. own THEN
as a succession Of fruit of the above varieties
can be had for 5 mouths or moro in1whieh
not one grain Oh corn ieeu pt icV- 1fay uat
ing the time, and no labor in FEEDING as oa'
hogs remain in the orchards all tle time
We cultivate the ground Pea SO as Tot TO il:
.erfsre With the cotton. We prepare the lant
with ffteen-inch s%eooteys, as deep as-ers
l.orse can pull, in the early spring or wintes
Any time IN Msy'. whcn the land is we. enoes
TO bring the, pea up without an additional snE
uly of rain, plant III three feet rows drine
one and a half or two feet apers.of the she'
ed pea, and cover with :. scooter iurron
When up and grassy, run round them with
sweep large enough to cissn the row: LIE
chem stand y your corn and cotton need
your attention until you lay by, then sEse
them again and give item a good hoeln'
times plant late in May and make fne; greur
pess at a cost almost nominal, us sucli qual
title, can Be laade. 10 tie acfe, aid as they I
well o.. poer land that won't pay TO cu!siva
in corn or cotton.