Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1884-10-14
RAISE SOME EARLY PIGS.


Gar toward the necessary expense Of fat
tening. Taste. Of consumers Of pork
have changed some~ha, within a few
years. Instead Of an immense animal.
carrying nothing bu, solid fat. = smaller
hog. ihsi will produce more bacon. ~i'h
ham. finely notified with lean and fat.
that. in a word. produces mea, instead
Of Cat. /. in demand and pays best for all
expended upon. SO Il isrmer. are not 90
situated a. TO keep cte or more sov' en-
purpose Cor breeding. which i by Ear tie
better way. they can, by starting With
Any good SOW and using only fall bred
male. o. the breed bes, adapted for their
needs. constantly improve upon the org
inal stock. and a, the same time. realize
a handsome income each year. There
has been a. much improvement, in the
manner Of keeping pigs and shoAis with
Ia few years a. Ia the breeds and form.
We are all learning that pigs relish green
food and will thrive better when allowed
the run ola good pasture than when
confined in close quarters and fed more
concentrated and stimulating food. they
are more healthy. grow into animals bet
ter fitted for the uses fof which they are
Designed. are more healthy food. and
may be KEEP, much cheaper. The slnos,
unisefsal testimony 4 those Who know.
!. that Apig ~ill grow ell through the
summer months on grA.. alone and. With
a little extra feed IN the early fAll. make
good pork q, very little eSPen'e. With
early pig. the Necessity q ~inicring J.
avoided. they make an article Of pofh
,ha, i more saleable. and consequently
more sa.ly disposed q than larger hog'
that have h, a the expense Of winierins
,ided 70 their necessary keep. SPring
pig generally .ell readily Al from four
% III weeks old Al good prices. bu, II
there hsPPcn' to Be no sale q, ,Aa, time
a ready sale !. assured in the fall q, prices
tia, ~ill amply pay Il the expense has
no, been unnecessarily large. The hog
By biz constant industry vii do much to-
wsid. adding fertility 10 the farm II
given a Sufficient quantity Of material TO
work upon. and all ,hi. i clear gain.
Many farmers estimate tia, The woik
done by their pas IA cleaning fence cot.
ner. Of weeds. eating the grass and weeds
from the roots Of frui, tree. and destroy
ing the worn. in The deeAysd ffai, thA,
falls to the grouhd. mofe than rsPAJs 90
al their care and irouble. up TO the time
Of fAuening. This. u course, sPPlis'
mostly 10 early piss a. only these get 'i1e
enough 10 work any.
In rgsrd 10 choosing the nos, desif-
able breeds, there are 20 many and they
all posses. % many individual traits ihA,
Ars valuable. It !. hard choosing be,-ssn
them. Ba, any good, close made, well
bail, boar u any well established breed
may Be- used With Almo., certainty Of
success. in breeding. For ourselves We
prefer the Bsrkshircs TO any breed ever
kept ny Us. They are ehssply kept,
will keep in good growing condition on
limited quantity Of food and when fed
for faii.ning readily feel any small 1d.
di,ion 10 their food. They are quie, and
the SOW, are prolific and make good mo-
ihsr. The Pis. are very hardy. seldom
dying from any disease while young.
The small Yorkshires have many charac-
tsfis,ics in common wiih the Bcrkshifes
and possess the advantage Of having Gear
white bris,ls.. They do well upon pas
turAge or limited feed The Chester.
Al,o are considered BY many 10 be very
desirable hogs. bat they have been bred
for a variety Of objects. and lack ihA, IN
iformi,y Of sire and form ,ha, Is desirable
in any fall bred animal. Perhaps when
they are divided into ,wo classes like the
Yofkshirss and some other breeds and
distinctly bred Cor several generations
they will acquire the necessary apouni
Of uniformity Any breed will rapidly
de,eriora,e unless carefully FED and bred,
bat IL farmers will start with some good
animal and thea. by carefully selecting
animal. 10 breed from and liberal feed,
constantly improve their stock degree
Of perfection will be reached tina, will en-
able them TO obtain the long" prices in
stead Of fancy dealers. Ba, il Is folly for
any farmer to buy fancy stock Of breed
sr. and then by neglee, to lie, !, so cheap
en- on their hands as TO become common
or inferior
Early pig. under favorable conditions
will Away. prove profitable. both for
their ready sale and =. an active adjunct
in the improvement, Of the farm.