The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1867-08-21
The farnt a1td 6arden,
Pork Raising.

Editors of the Southern Cultiuator AS
many families have not access to daily
market, to procure fresh meat, bacon is
tho most convenient substitute, and for
persons who are exposed to the cold, or
undergo hard labor, just as healthy as
beef or mutton, and may be grown nearly
as cheap The plan CT raising hogs from
the corn crib exclusively, as was the mode
in Georgia, under the old rule, must pass
away, with many other customs of the
good old times, gone never to return.
What method of raising, and what variety
of hogs is best adapted now to Georgia is
the important inquiry? Il is ruinous to
grow cotton at the rate of 300 to 600 lbs.
to the acre, and then purchase bacon from
the West
Lately, friend was showing mo his
hogs, and explaining their valuable quail
tics. l differed with him and called his
attention to the hogs of neighbor. His
answer was, my hogs are an industrious
set-they will travel miles to hunt mast
and provide for themselves; while those
you like stay around the house, lay in the
sun, get NANCY, and starve.
This will illustrate two varieties, and
two distinct methods of raising hogs. Ore
was long-legged, large boncd hog, COW
cred with heavy coat Of hair, and would
forage for miles on the neghbors crops
and whip the dogs off when attacked
These hogs, when penned for two months
and well fed, and fully grown, will weigh
ITS lbs. These hogs were we'll adapted
to the earlier civilization Of the country,
when open land was plenty, and the
range good, and at the time was true
economy; but at later date, was pro
life cause of trouble and cnnfity between
neighbors A farmer moved from Gcor-
gia to Arkansas-hc built Georgia fences
The first year his corn fields were depre-
dated on in spite Of all he could do, by the
hogs of nci ghbor living four miles off.
AS a last resource, to rid himself of the
pest, he caught one of the hogs, after 4
long chase, and ponned him up for future
operations. He killed bear much easier
than he caught the hog. Some days after,
seeing all the hogs in his field again, he
sewed the hog in tho pen up in the bear
skin, and turned him in the field. The
hog, in great disgust at his now clothing,
started to join his companions who, see
ing their mortal cncmy coming after
them, started off at the rate OF bear catch
the hindmost The last heard Of them
was six miles off, all moving for life, and
the bear still after them and apparently
the most frightened. They never came
back to visit him or even their owner.
Pork raised in this way is now costly
dirt. Some seasons, the corn consumed
is worth moro than the meat produced
The hog is, of all animals, the least dainty
in his food-ho is omniverous; but the
food is by no means matter of indiflcr-
cnce, when the quantity and quality of
the flesh comes to be considered. IIus-
bandry, in regard to the hog, comprises
two distinct pcriods-thc growth OF the
animal and IT'S fattening.
We cannot advantagcously raise hog
that is too quiet, Cor as my friend would
say lazy) So we must adopt medium
coure, and get such stock of hogs as can
be raised on pasture, and thus save the
corn crib. In the West, very little corn
is consumed by the growing hogs. Hogs
that are to be raised in the pen, and fed
on grain, should be of tho small quiet
kind, coming rapidly to maturity, such as
the Cobit or Guinea. The Irish Grazicr
and the Woburn would be we'll adapted
to our purpose. Thoy can be made TO
weigh at Is months old, 200 to 600 lbs.
good variety of hogs TO have
been selected, and only those having good
points chosen as stock hogs, let the pigs
come in August, whom it is intended to
keep them Is months old for the reason
that q pig can be kept much cheaper
through the winter, than large hog, and
by winter the pigs are strong enough to
stand the cold. When it is intended to
torco tho animals in ten months, as can
be done, the pigs should como in Februa-