8 On ihe Management of Swine.[Jan.

pense that attends it, and the waste of a certain portion of the food, as highly preferable on account of the vast Store of manure that may be raised. But it cannot be attempted with propriety, unless the farmer be provided with abun- dance of Some Sort or other of materials for the purpose of litter, and gubstances of the Peaty or earthy kinds for the Purpose of covering the floors of the hog-yards, in order to absorb and prevent the waste of any portion of the liquid matters that may fall, upon them. In this method of pro- ceeding, clover, chicory, tares, and lucern, are tbe kinds of tood that are most commonly employed; but there are oihers that may be brought in to their assiStance when 1ne- CesSary, especially on the Stronger sorts of land, Such as beans eaten green, which afford a large quantity of food in proportion to the land they oceunpy, the whole Stems being Consumed; and cabbages may likewise be had recourse to for the Summer as well as winter food of these animals. it is recommended by Mr. Young, that the yards of the hog- Styes Should have gates Sufticiently large tor bringing in Carts loaded with the different articles of both ſ60d, Noors, and litter, as well as for removing the manure that is made.

In this management, instead of a few Sows only being kept, as was usval in combination with the dairy System, Sreat numbers may be maintained, anda great many young pigs be raised. But in order 10 derive the greatest advan- tage from this System of hog-management, Mr. Young thinks it Should as much as possible be 50 contrived that. the Sows only pig twice In the year, as has been mentioned above; as by this means there will“ never be a long and expensive Scazon for rearin2 the pigs before they are put to mw Staple food of elover or potatoes, Kc. But this cixcum- Stance 1s much removed by the provizion of crops raised.ex- pressly for swine.":

In this Scheme of keeping swine, the sales for lean hogs Should, he observes, annually take place in October, the Iitters of April being then disposed of as Stores, and those of August kept till the Same period in the following year, in order to be Sold as baconers, when noye are fattened on the farm.

The expense of keeping all Sorts of store-Swine must ob- vionsly vary considerably, according to the convenience of procuring their food, and the excellence of the DIAIEIEIES ment that is pursued. In Suckling-50ws, it has been estimated upon the average, at from eighteen-pence to three Shillings the week, and while in pig from ove Shilling to eighteen- pence; weaned pigs, at first, from one Shilling and SIXPENCE to two Shillings and Sixpence per head, and afterwards, till tbey are become fully grown, at from one to two Shillings

"