The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1880-02-19

ces of income when properly managed.
The inevitable waste from the kitchen
in an ordinary American family
amounts to good deal in the course
of "a year. 1t may as well be turned
into pork, sausages, head-cheese, spare
ribs, and lard, as to be thrown away.
A neighbor, who has a vegetable gar
den, and studies thrift, has Just
slaughtered two pigs, weighing sos
lbs, and worth S35.S8 at the market
price. The manure made from them
is worth ten dollars at least. Two
small pigs were put into the pen April
9th, and came out well fattened No
vember 21st, about seven months and
half. The food consumed consisted
mainly Of sour, and buttermilk, kitch-
Ell waste, small potatoes, cabbage, tur-
nips, sweet corn, wind-fall apples, and
other wastes from the garden. To
this was added enough Indian meal to
keep them constantly full fed from
spring to fall. A good pen is an i'm
portant item in feeding pigs. The
sleeping apartment should be dry, and
be kept we'll Uttered with straw, leaves,
or sea-weed. From one-half to two
thirds Of a pigs life is to be spent in
sleep, If it is well treated. Give the
pig the materials, and he will make
nice bed and keep it clean. The re-
mainder of the stye is Of less import
ance There should be room enough
to compost the manure, liquid and
solid, with garden soil, corn stalks,
weeds, and other refuse matter. The
pig is unrivalled as manufacturer Of
compost. It's good effects will be seen
in all parts of the garden, where it is
spread the following season. Regu-
larity Of feeding, three times a day, is
one of the secrets Of success. This
may be at your own meal times, if
your wife is a good house-keeper and
keeps a clock in the kitchen. Good
digestion depends upon regular meal
then very little temptation to over
eating, no cloying, and no spells of
refusing food. A pig should never
lose a meal after he is put into the
pen, and should never be hungry
enough to squeal. It requires some
Judgment in equalizing the rations, as
well as in regulating their time.
Much less Of Indial meal is required
for a ration, than of cooked potatoes,
and less of potatoes than of kitchen
waste. If anything is left in the feed
trough, the ration has been little too
large, or not quite good enough. A
pig should have all he can eat up and
digest. A variety of food should also
receive attention. The raw vegetables
and fruits from the garden are excel
lent appetizers, and enables the pig to
consume more meal. The meal may
be mixed with cold or boiling water,
with milk, or boiled fruits and vege-
tables, as suits convenience. It may
be varied with unground corn, buck
wheat, or mixture of ground grains.
The time spent in caring for pig
usually comes at meal hours, and may
be balanced by what we learn in the
school of economy. There is perhaps
no animal that Will exhibit more sat
isfaction, and give greater returns for
good care and feeding, than pig; and
ON the other hand hungry one with
out warm home-one that has not
had a proper bringing up-can make
itself exceedingly disagreeable, both
as to general appearance and the noise
that it will produce; besides, such an
animal is without profit AS rule, it
pays the villager to raise his own pork,
and it pays him the greatest profit
when he takes the best care of his
pig. - C. American Agriculturist,
Feb.