Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1866-01-26

roPIc-swiNE BREEDING, FEEDING AND
FATTENING.

roPIc-swiNE BREEDING, FEEDING AN
FATTENING.
The discussion was participated in b
Messrs. I. N. Farr, N. G. Pierce, A
Goodridge. NJ. w. Davis, Deacon Nc
Mel, N. Fisher, L. F. Ward and Others
The Secretary being present but a part Q
the time, is unable to give the remarks Q
each one separately, but the followin,
items were brought out during the even
ing: h9.a --s'.'ae,o '.-s'
Sus, porous, swine, pig or hog, one O
the most useful and profitable animals
general collector of offal and waste, fur
nishes flesh most conducive to luxury, an,
to the support Of human life in labori
GUS state, which may be most frequently
eaten without disgust. The hog differ
from all other land animals in this, tina
fat entirely covers his muscular flesh il
one continued stratum. FURNISHES roast
ing pig, fresh and picked pork, bacon,
ham, Drawn, sausages Of many kinds, pud.
dings from the blood, lard for the kitchen
and medicinal use, skin and bristles for
manufacture, and oil for lubricating
The Chester county hog was the first
choice of the Club for size, quality Of
meat and ease with quickness Of fattening
though the Suffolk had its admirers as
well as the huge old line democrat "
of the Irish breed, and native stock.
Room, ventilation, and dry lodging are
essential to success 10 swine keeping. At
the bottom the sty should be dry, and shell
tered above. for, though washed they win
wallow in the mire, and become thriftless
SO doing The troughs should be iron
bound to prevent destruction. The profit
of breeding pigs for the past eighteen
months, had been with several farmers
from $50 to 500 per SOW, Of the Chester
county breed. No greater profit for the
money invested, was found in any other
live stock, and no other article of flesh
provision can be raised and prepared for
marke: SO soon, thereby causing plenty,
and restraining high prices. The bes,
pork may be obtained from the smaller
breeds or the Suffolk, but the flesh is too
little and the pork often, unlees slaughter
ed late, too greasy and insipid. while the
cracking is tough as block tin, and would
require iron teeth to masticate. The larg-
er hog of any breed win give the heavies.
return if a well formed animal, in superior
quantity and quality of meat.
The SOW for breeding, should be chosen
with deep and cspacious body, and good
time for litters is the middle of January
and July. AT this time she should be fed
twice per day on nourishing wash from
the kitchen, with barley meal, or bonny-
clabber with some dry feed between.-
Weaned pigs should be fed carefully, and
warmly lodged. Corn meal is good
Make fat early ard keep fat. Oats were
not recommended for swine.
One farmer said no matter about the
breed; get a good formed pig, one that
willoeat cause him to have large and
strong stomach, by feeding him boiled po-
tatoes, carrots or parsnips or other food
less nutritious than corn at first. Keep
as many hogs as cows. The longer swill
fermenis the better. Corn fed to swine
judiciously would realize this year SO to
81 per bushel.
Milk-fed pork is No. l. Corn-fed next.
Barley-fed ranking next. Clover-fed is
yellow, and ill-tasted. Acorns make hard,
light and unwholesome pork. Oil-cake
and bee,h-nuts make greasy poor pork
Butchers offal makes luscious pork, full of
grease, but of strong and unpleasant scent.
A bushel of corn per week to hog while
fattening, according to size, will answer.
Fatten early {; hogs will not thrive in the
cold. Some members Of the Club recon-
msnded boiled potatoes and pumpkins
mixed with little meal, to fatlen with,
at the first Of September, and
for three weeks before killing, dry corn
and water. Others said that potatoes
we're watery food not worth, for hogs,
the wood consumed in boiling. Salt the
food moderately, and throw charcoal to
fattening swine and they will remain quiet.
Mr.. Goodridge inquired if rubbing and
currying the hides Of swine would not con-
duce TO fattening. Mr.. Pierce thought it
might conduee to the qualification Of the
animals, but preferred that others should
try the experiment. 1t might be well to
place strong post for them to rub agains,
for health-sake. Apples weIerecommended
in their season.
Mr.. Goodridge men toned several new
articles Of food used near western Egypt,
also by the Hoosiers in fattening swine
among the most prominent of which, be.