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ficiently-grown hogs from the fows that have pigs and the weaned pigs, and only leaving the latter to be fed with the dairy or other wath, with fuitable green food, fuch as lettuces, cabbages, tares,&c. by which a much larger ftock of breeding hogsmay be kept*. The tares and cabbages may be ufed for the fows that have fpring litters, and the lettuces for thofe that have autumn litters. In the cultiva- tion of this plant in this intention, Mr. Young directs that the land fhould be well manured, and brought into a very fine clean ftate by being ploughed in the clofe of the year into ridges of a fuitable fize fof the drill machine, being fcuffled over in February and again in March; then well harrowed, which fhould be again repeated before drilling, which muft now be performed in the proportion of from half an acre toan acre, according to the extent of hogs that are kept. The rows muft be equidiftant, at about one foot afunder; and in order to have a proper fucceffion of thefe plants more fhould be put in in April or later. The crops muft be kept con- {tantly well weeded, and thinned in the rows by hand, to the diftance of about nine or ten inches, as if this be neglected the plants are drawn up weak and poor, never fucceeding well. At the time they are fix.inches high, they fhould be horfe-

hoed with a fcarifier, or fcuffler, with the hoe four or at moft five inches in width. Thefe plantsare of excellent ufe for fows and pigs, promoting theincreafe of milk ina great degree; they afford great affiftance where the dairies are{mall, and in all cafes tend to prevent the confumption of grain, which is of great importance in hog-ma- nagement. From the fweet and faccharine quality of the plant, the hogs are not only extremely fond of it, but it becomes highly nutritious. By thefe means the fwinewill be well fapported and carried forward till the time the ftubbles are cleared, when they may be turned upon them, and thus the whole year be provided for in

thefe different ways.

But though this fyftem of management is advantageous, that of foiling the hogs in their yards with green food, cut frefh in the way that has been already directed, is confidered by Mr. Young, notwithflanding the increafed expenfe that attends it, and the wafte of a certain portion of the food, as highly preferable on account of the vat ftoreof manure that may be raifed. But it cannot be attempted with pro- priety unlefs the farmer be provided with abundance of fome fort or other of ma- terials for the purpofe of litter, and fubftances of the peaty or earthy kinds for the purpofe of covering the floors of the hog-yards, in order to abforb and prevent the wafte of any portion of the liquid matters that may fall upon them. In this method of proceeding, cloyer, chicory, tares, and lucern, are the kinds of food that are mof

* Young’s Farmer's Calendar.