SWINE. 543 Orn daly,©= 1 J wae in fact, I have known hundreds of the strongest HOW) f: and hardest stores so killed.

am Treating of growing food purposely for pigs,[

f: exclude all consideration of the barn-doors. If an De

the rough-meat be of the unsubstantial:kind, such _as cabbages, or turnips, corn is absolutely reces-

. van sary; and even when carrots and potatoes are pro- 3“ay vided, a small quantity of corn, once.a day, adds Itis to the profit of the roots, as will be discovered on only sale of the stock. Ihave great opinion of oats, for wpe all sorts of cattle, either fat or store. Beans, every , under body knows, not only make bad meat,(beef, per- , haps, excepted), but they will disagree with pigs KEEP, shut up; not, indeed, with them when running , and about. It is good practice to give stores corn in eed, the straw;‘they will be sure to thresh it well, and | and at nocost. A calculation should be made of the pigs. quantity given, which may be done with sufficient about accuracy. t acl There is no need to repeat. the particulars of hat it; what has been said, of the necessity of good warm upon lodging, for this species of stock, and of conveni- ‘aid encies for their necessary separation, in both lodg- \ that ing and feeding. Every one who has seen pigs run is has squeaking homewards, on the approach of a storm, > see or shivering about, and lying on their bellies, in How cold, wet weather, has seen much. better argu- upon ments than I can furnish him with. All swine' Mie should be well ringed in the nose, those in styes, wash, as well-as others, since they will not lie quiet to fat- it He ten, whilst they retain the power of rooting up the wll pavement. 95~The in