Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-03-16
Swim. Breeding and Pork Making

ercaf improve-,eut in oar hoss. within the
lass hslf s.nisrv. The old breeds Co ~hich
~ haze be.n much indebted f,r our pro
Eress. havc disappeared. the By6eld- snd
Mackay ard other.. ar uowhrre 90 Dc
found IN their Puriiy. and e = = very cosn-
mon remark among farmers. that ncv
breeds soon run oui. This j. un1ouhteily
troe. and ARISES from defect IN our system
of breeding Hocs a-e ordinarily kcrt m
New Engisud. not more than eighteen
uonths. and great many not over twelve
months. consequently our pi-s are mostly
rai>ea from Young sows iron Ten 20 eleven
months old This u the cause 81 our los
ING our hest brced. Or Of their detoriaiion
In Egiopc. snoug al good armcis. "a
- q setsied rule. m or,ier 60 have sigorous.
thrifty pigs. that they must Be bred from
OBJ breeding so~s. and such they keep a.
long a. tbey are useful for brecters They
would a. soon lhink q keeping ! Coz near
y dry. for niIk. a. % use yosug 49, f0r
breeder. While -o~ i yosng ard gro~-
ing. the fall vi<or q her oonsiiiution - NOT
dcveloped; this shows itself ia her 81
spring-they are more Puny AM less thrif-
g.. While she Is a bad mixer compared
With an older animal. whcsc sccd = con
verified into mix and fs;. ard none soes 30
20 the development Of ID frame.
cnce had a chance 20 test fairly thc
merits Of an old sous AID q young sos's
piEs. Tie tuo so-s ue-e mother ani
dazgLier one three years. tie other eleven
months oid-hrcvd BERKSHIRE and Macksy
they both ri-ccd ~ ihe sane time. TIE
Cd GOV bad twelve. bs, weighing nsar CO..
pounds. live weight. he i2y on ~ ard kil-
Cd ibcul. hcr pa 5cin- 100 small .nd con-
tanning too mach coarse litter. TIE yoanr
so- had six. and al lived W1hin t~en-
ty-four bours from ihcu birth. Pot three
81 ihe yoang soss uPoa the Oh so~- -
adopted them and treated fhcrr kindir. aud
although fhev wcre AZ The sane breast q.
tAe pirs Of toe oil 80. an bad a. GOOD
chance a. the pi-s from the old sow. az ten
weeks ola. tie dsaercncc IN thc pcs a.
full - pr ccnf. ard about tins difrrrnr.
against The Pigs " The yosng sow EXISTED
a. the time thev were slaughtered Ibcir
food IA si~ays Prreisc,y the sane. Tie
only eoueiasiou which caR 5e dra-n froa,
th.s eNPcrimcnf. s. fhaf an Oh so~-s pirs
posses a more sigorc1s Constitution. and.
therefore. A. more thrifty and pro6tabLc.
No Animal kcqt en- thc fa-u. uule-s it o.
the slceP. yieids aaore proft % tl.- farmer.
than good breeding s0r. H. managed
Ei-At. such a'ay BE- made % produce to
hrtcrs year a. the proper times. al a.
priccs oi Tiss have besn iAe lat two years.
oun good bre~ding so~ voad WELD a..
mach clcas Proti a. three orIirars cos..
and 40 any ,a... t.-y Ar vroffabie STOCK
% sep. = 81 good breed For Mas
ch-srtis. thai brcel - best wLieL coa.c. te
majority eariy. and ell make from $50 o.
iOj ponds GOOD PORK a. Tee or elrsca
nonths ODD. PORK costs too mach ia Ma.
~heTe logs ua.ss 30 kels eighteen moa.is
or Two ycars o. uake H.
PORK CA be made Do Mzssachus--t.
Win bar proht always. when March Or
April pigs are taken and Ted vel az tie,
arr Zen or fEe.Fe mouths odd. snd then
siaughtered. n Toe sprins AMI .aamer
tbcy ~ not cat msck. The spare mak
litie ueal and icv scraps. vii keen
piss crossing rapiliy uhcn they rct large
aud hearty. thc r,f-sc faa CO tIe farm all
D. ready for thcm % the cnd. Tbev shoala
always be frd a. a.aca a. fhey -anf. ADD
that Wh.ch b. good and where Ls H. thr
case. 500 cau. calculate iheir svera-. --.u.,h
rrr day. from onc fo one aud hall poa-.i.
~ ben thofr growth does not come o. o.
ooe pond pr das. charge ii to defective
feed or q bad Lrced. A gr0sth 81 hai [.
pouni pr DAY vbcu ore ard tau car be-
hal. Is very snproftalie uauseouient
neishbor oi mine kept TO oII brr.s.
in~ sous tor several wears. their ra-s urr,
always large an,i vI-0ro1s. Cfhcir mafhe-.
giving more ui.k thar yoang s.~s' r,-. ia
TIC neishooflool therefore. airars COM
naming ~ h.ghest price. All resl.
sale. IT, f.ii uc. tiat oac scar. h.sr.r.
brousAi ban more profit than hi. 80 -su.
J. the practice 81 keeping Oh i-eeair.
sos voull III adopted generally by oar
faruaers wc saraid bar o.. 90 irreI. If
s~inc running out. anl have beaver h.-s
for the nar.r. rMr.s rl1r-t-an.
Muuon nusf have -r- i- order to b.
gooi In CHS respect o. is l.s-r~.t from