Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1870-03-08
Swine---Breeds and Treatment.

The most approved breeds seem to have
derived their valuable qualities from eros
ses more or less frequent between the small
and thrifty black or blown hog of Siam, or
fat little China hog, which is white, and
the large, coarse breeds of Great Britain.
possessing less symmetry and aptitude to
fatten, but more hardihood, fecundity and
adaptation to our climate The China and
Parkerson was the favorite hog of our faith
ers. 1t was'a good spotted hog-perhaps
more akin TO the Bedford or Woburn The
Belts, a cross between the Berkshire and
Irish Grazier, was quite popular about
twenty-five years ago, but defective in two
points; it was too small IN the chest, and
had too little hair for it. protection in
winter The Suffolks also lack hair, but
have symmetrical, delicate, well balanced
forms and as they possess a large proper
ton of China blood, they inherit the fat
tening properties of this breed to a Won
derful degree. It is stated that their live
and dressed weights sometimes differ less
than one-ninth. The Berkshires are more
hardy and larger than the Sutfolks, and ri
val them in beauty and tattening qualities,
with perhaps less grossness of flesh. They
are ore of our best breeds, but not 50 uni
formlv large nor so beautiful in color. be-
| inc black, rs two white breeds, one a cross
| between the Berkshire, Irish Grazier and
| Woburn, and the other a cross between the
| Suffolk, Irish Grazier ond Chester Whites.
| Ny results in breeding and fattening these
two crosses have been almost equally salts
factory and uniform. Either can be fat
tened at any age, but. for family use, make
the most delightfully."- tender and delicate
pork when killed at less than a year old
Ifpushed all the time they would make
large hogs at that age.
With my ordinary treatment in rearing
and four months fattening, have had the
former to weigh at ten months old from
one hundred and seyenty-fve to two hun
bred pounds net and at eighteen months
old, with two and half months fattening
about three hundred and fifty pounds net
My Chester Whites, with ordinary treat.
ment in rearing and three months fatten.
ing, weighed, at nine or ten months, about
one hundred and thirty to one hundred
and forty pounds net; at fifteen months
two hundred and eighty to three hundred
net and when grown, say from two tt
three years old, from four hundred to si1
hundred pounds net. Five slaughtered il
November 1865, weighed net as follows
Four hundred and one, four hundred ant
twenty one, four hundred and eighty-six
five hundred and sixty-five and five hun
bred and seventy-four. One killed in 1856
weighed five hundred and fifteen net, will
only one months fattening. In 1868 on
weighed five hundred pounds gross afte
three months fattening. The Cheste
Whites have long, round bodies, shor
head and legs, are hardy and prolific, an,
greatly admired for their beauty.
Ny treatments as follows Il feed suck
ling sows and their pigs well, keep then
safe and comfortable, and let shotes an
dry sows CLEAN grain and potato fields an
run on clover at proper seasons, gather tn
mast in walnut wood pasture, and all tn
waste from the kitchen, dairy and stable
When there is not sufficient food fror
these various sources to keep them in
healthy thriving condition, give two Q
three ears of corn to each hog daily. Blu
as | keep but few stock hogs through tn
winter, the cleaning of the corn fields, etc
: is generally good feed for them, exceI
when snow covers the ground. fatte
three months on corn and pumpkins.
considerable saving of grain-I think abor
one-third-can be made by grinding an
1 cooking, and mixing cooked pumpkins {
y potatoes with it. The economy of cookin
a depends upon the relative prices.of corr
d pork and labor, and the conveniences +;
the place of making the trial