Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-10-28
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION,
Etaiging Hogs.

Eatsing Hogs.
The National Live Stock Journal suggests
that tho season Of the year is approaching "hen
farmers throughout ell the great corn producing
regions will couple their breeding stock 10 PRO
duos tho nexs season s crop Of pigs The aver
eye period of CESSATION in the SOW is sixteen
weeks, or ore hundred and thirteen days. ln
tho warm latiuies, a1d where the tarner Is
provided with warm pcns, tho soTs may be
bred 30 that the pigs will bs dropped the latter
part of February or in March, but most 1arm,
ers will fDd it better to defer the coupling until
| The latter part Of December, SO that the pigs
may be dropped later in tho sprag, when oil
danger from severe weather ls past. Earjy
pigs, if we'll kept, may be prohtabIy conVertci
into pork during the ensuleg autumo, While
late pigs will usually have to be kept over uDii
| tie next season, and arc never SO prohtabIe as
| the early ones. SoTs that are II high fa5ii
| should be turned out to grass, and 20 gra!u
should be given them unit! about the tine 1t is
desjrad to couple them. They nay then be
taken up spd fed we'll for few days, when they
will almost Immediately cine IN heat. Cne
service by the boar will be sufficient, and the
SOW should then be put away by herself urtii
the expiration Of heat. 1t the SOW is suckllrg.
she will como 10 heat within three or t9uT days
after the pigs are taken trcm her. This periods
| Of heat occur about once in three weeks. aGd
heat will usually last about three days. W bee
soHs have missed at The hrst coupling It may
| be we'll the pext time 10 let the boar serve them
| at the beginning, and then again at the end ct
the heat, but there will rarely be aoy din .u'ty
with healthy soW5 that are cot too TAT.
Whilst upon the suts OF tho Jig We vi
add some bints, when are apparently rau ,nal,
from breeder at the West, as 10 The best
means OF preserving sNioo from the chcIera.
He says:
"Of all the auilnal creation the hog IS the
moat omri7e!cus, yet We hsyc couHncd It a.
mtss entirely to cora for generations, Gnd Ihan
exprts, surprise as lis diseased c5ndItlon.--
Were men to be confined to one article OF diet
they woul! be till cted With new aud s'r.og:
disorders. venture to Sly that i! We reverse
our order Of procedure and give our hogs W
ileties oil foOd wo 10 shtr: while cxpel The
diseases now destroying orr herds ct sWloe.--
Feed on clover, peas. barley, rye, aud OCCASION
ally s0ma animal food, ard klVo them pura
we'll or spriog water, together with Goals.
silt. ashes, ctc,. and We vi 5000 hear 40 moe
If cholera.
no iav' tho. ,ho-r .'' fir al 6;serSs are mare
= loss c.tchino ! hsye been ss;onishcd that
s,ten;i,n has not bpeo mcrs frequently c,I!cd
| 10 this. | have remembered readipg t the
eynsr;cnent of seeding animals ou bread aud
1;I .i,na hs,oa nean traa in same instances.
Tha W. rao,I, r,s hat thov bcoamo eaten uo
| With worms. ! repeat Il: when we consider
! the nature Of the hog, and our,treatrent tl
| l.. how cao Tc wonder At its being stli icted
..;,h 5;saoso2 Wa .hu.c cu- horses 10 the
",Su .no-, ~, o,nf;n;nc tham n c,rn But ths
1,.u hor,o ,trnn,I ;ls ne of Lav ard occa.i ,nal
,n;t;as At grcec na,turcs, psrtialIy es
c.nns"
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Mile. NATHAILE.--ln littIe garrison town
,,u, N..h.l;o vss at NJ. j Maio street, aaA
49," ,',:-L,.h,r ,.,. or,s ,,,, ov,rs,o
III y h;'"''' u % '"' " 49, ''t'''" ':..
She peeps 'r'n' heHiaa 'l' curtains "'e"I'e'
The troops p.-a. The colooci has noticed th'''
and wbene7er he pas;aS NJ. II he does uol
la,I TO make his hers, prank aad carac)c - ~
to set off his riders fl g1ro and bearing to az,
| 1,ntaon
The major has slso noticed this, and when
I oiunges, hnt obsys the rein OF the rider that
site him like dcnig god. Tho captains are oil
smitteo sud their hotses praGh, aT,I "I' moSi ''
me neu'enaI'n nS S,I no.. a Torsss walk nas,Ny
on on their be had Iegs; indeed many Of the Troopers
lave felt a similar passion, eud their slecd'
Gamer aud csrlcole as they pass.
One day there WAS graud review. The in
sneeliog general is highly pleased With the ap'
npararco and condu,t # the troops. whom &c
heads ou the march back to barracks a'oDa
Mao street. Arrived opposite NJ. II; loo'
la bait of he regiments horses bes'c 'G
dance and paw the air aud stand on lhslr hIua
legs, while the eyes OF all the gaIlant ilaet'
are fixed on the widow OF M'e. Na;halle
MOI IHeu ~ aua, ''Iou3 Lotor" b.bnId The colonel
- neWhst shsmed faccdy, rccollec;iog that
this was not 40 ordinary oeoasloD' a cato1 v ns'