Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-12-23


ground, and the front facing south, resting
on stone posts il convenient. if not, cedar,
setting on foot stones, having two doors on
the front to be closed in winter, and open in
summer, also a plenty of windows on the
front to lie, in light and heat. In erecting
such a building an eye should be had that
the quality of the soil under it should he a
fine loan that il may all be made into dress
ing. The advantage of building made in
this way is that it will be very warm in
winter and cool in summer hogs can work
in it all winter to advantage. Suppose the
building is fifteen feet wide and forty feet
long. it will accommodate from eight to
tselye hogs allowing the pens feet wide
feet remain in the front in which to stock
the muck and soil to be worked over all
winter. Ii may be said, Suppose the hogs
are lazy as they usually are and won't
work p Make them work; give them no
food but such as corn or what can be
thrown broadcast over their pens, and at
first partly spaded in, and in this way oblige
them to root hog. or die. and they will not
die. but root In this way they will soon
earn their own living with their snouts. Of
course the swill will go into troughs. 1t is
not needful to 20 into detail as to the entire
management of such building, for a little
brain and ingenuity will make it oil just
right. will mention however that there
should be trap doors on the back side Of the
roof near the caves, which are TO be open
directly over the pens, that soil or muck
can be easily dumped in, and ii will BE- often
found that soil directly back of such an
establishment is just right for that purpose
Into these roof openings so near the ground
washing suds and slops can be thrown
and will add much To the value of the mass
am aware the Yankee question will come
up on all sides, "Wil It pay" Let US see.
and in doing 50 try 10 make safe caicula-
ton.
Suppose ten hogs, in the way have
named, in one year, manufacture thirty cords
of dressing call it three dollars a cord,
making 800. Let nine of them have pigs.
and count them. seven each to be sold
when six weeks old at 80, which will be
Sls9. Reckon At the years end these hogs
weigh 500 lbs each, and YOU sell them for
only ct., h., YOU have two hundred and
ten dollars to be added to the above, making
Sis9. Looking at the matter from this
stand point who cannot see II to be- profta-
tie management, and that in eight wears.
even run out" farm NAV be rich. and in
yting TO purchaser. | can see this method
would result in the owner building another
barn IN which 70 store his hay, and be
stimulated 70 improve the breeds Of his
sheep, and cattle. Ii you add to the above
figures 80 per cent for the increased value Of
the farm and crops in four year, from the
time the manure factory was started it would
be a fair estimate. No doubt
some would make more money out Of the
method proposed than others according TO
When a method like the
one have described shall be entered upon.
and the care, and earnestness put into il
which our manufacturers put into the
max ing Of cotton, and wooden goods, the
people of the Eastern States will have done
declaiming against the poverty of farming
in New England.
1t may be said the hogs must be fed. and
the feeding will take all the profits Let
Us look at this, allow each hog quarts Of
corn per day from birth to one year old, or
in round numbers % bushels each, 80 /
bushels for the ten, at 6j cts. the actual cost
Of feed in cash would be $3.50, leaving /
balance Of profit still Of $339.5o in single
year to pay for the building erected, and /
other work of hauling IN, and taking out.
At some other time would like to propose
still other w=ys by which the farms of the
Eastern States may be made productive.