The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-01-08
FARM AND GARDEN.

The expression originated with dirty Eel.
low who had some hogs that would have Kept
themselves clean il they had been allowed u
fair chance. He never gave them lair
chance, however, or an unfair chance. III
truth he did not allow them any chance AZ
| all. They were fed dirty food in Idirty,
trough the first being brought in dirty paii
E from dirty barrel. The pen and yards Weie
apparently so constructed as to retain al Tue
dirt that naturally accumuates in such places acc
and to keep out everything that is clean. Inc
ward was ON low ground and had no drainage
In the course Of getting out manure uur.ns
several seasons it was followed out IN the
shape Of tlarlng-dish. Water once in 1t re
NAMED TIL it was evaporated. whenever
there was ANYTHING about the house, barn or
out.buildinr too offensive to be tolerated
there it was thrown into the hog-yard When
the cellar was cleaned out IN the spring or
fall all the halfrotted apples, potatoes cab
bage and other vegetables were thrown into
the hogyard
II was done not with a view OF having a
clean place for the hogs, but for the purpose
of obtaining some manure for u field of corn.
The farmer thought that as his cows and
horses were cieanIy animals their quarters
mast be cleaned out every day. The hog,
however, being dirty animal by instinct and
nature, was left TO "walow in the mlre." 1t
never occurred to him that hogyard should
be cleaned out once u week nor yet once a
month.
Once a year the hogyard received an al
lowancc of bedding or litter. This was done
not with view of affording clean material
for the hogs 10 lie on, but for the purpose of
furnishing material to be converted into man
ure The chances are that the material pitch
into md - tNr al haHl n,r
when it was thrown IN. Most likely II was
musty hay, or hay or straw from the bottom
of stacks Possibly the tops of stacks that
had been exposed to the weather Tor SIX
months were used for the purpose. A few
spoiled haycocks might also have been used.
That hog can keep himself clean under
these circumstances is out OF the question.
Nevertheless, the hog is clearly animal by
nature. A young pig is the cleanest young
animal TO be found about the farm. Give
him chance and he will grow up clean in
his person and habits The hog is the only
domesticated animal that will make clean
bed for himself whenever an opportunity is
afforded. 1t is the only animal that will vol
UNFAIRLY go into the water for other purposes
than to avoid insects and the heat of the sun.
HIS prefereHce tor clean places and clean
food can be observed on all occasions.
The hog in wooded pasture will seek out
a bed of clean leaves to lie on and clean Wa.
ter to drink. 1t a hog is brought up to be
washed and scrubbed with a broom he will
come to the wash-pall as readily as to the
slop-pail; and doubtless he derives as much
benefit from the one as from the other. Clean
Illness is known to be essential to the health
of man and the inferior animals. The hog
is 90 exception to the rule. His blood is pur-
fled by air, like the Others and it will not
be properly purified unless the air is pure
Filthy food will injure all animals, the hog
lncluded-Chfcdg0 Times.