1805.] On the Management of Swine. 9

each per weck.. Such caleulations must, however, be liable to differ greatly in di fterent cases.

Phe breeding of pigs Is a System that deserves the fe Dr's attention, not only as obt: uUning his pig-stock at a much che'aper rat than by purchasing+ the markets, but as„earips certain of having them more healthy and well fed,

consequently Such as will answer much better in EIE

growth and fattenins afterwards.

- The fattenino of hogs is a business usv! ly performed at

two different Scasons of the year, as in October and in Ve-

bruary or March: the former is, however, the most principal nt varlouS- Substances have been

period. In this manageme recommended; but those most commoniy em!„WE are kimmed mil k5) and

Some Sort of farinaceous material, with sk dairy or other kinds of wash. For the smaller Sorts of fat- tening hogs, coarsely ground oats mixed with these waShes are excellent. Barle EE and pollard are likewise fre- quently m ade use of for the purpose, Ys ith much Ssuccess. The meals of pease and I»eans, when given in Sufficient pro» portions for the purpose of fattening, are apt to heat them too much, and produce. difficulty of breathing; but for the large or full-grown hogs, pea- meal or pease unground are probably the best ma ee that can be made use of. A portion of bean- meal, or whole beans, may likewise be 21 Iven OCCASION: ally with advantage, as both these articles contain a much larger proportion 6 nntritious matter in the Same bulk ENE any other Sort of grain, and are more lasting in their effects on the„fn from their undergoing the pro- cess ot digestion mo Slowly» Pe rh: aps 01 ac»Count of their containing a larger CHIEEHE of oil in their composition.* Malted barley given whole has likewse been found bighly beneficial in the fattening of hogs, the quantity of SacCha- rine nutritioüs matter being. thus greatly augmented.t Acorns in the game State have likewise been found to fatten hogs, but they cannot be DEN led on as a food for this use. Potatoes and carrots have also been occasionally tried in the Same application; but as they never answer w ell without being boiled and combined with the me al of Some Sort of STE Un, it is a much better and more economical Prac tice to convert them to the purpose of store feeding, and depend upon farinaceous gubstances for fattening. The various experiments of Mr. Boys of Kent, detailed in the twenty- ninth volume of the Annals of Agriculture, Suflicient]y Show the disadvantage of this me.thod. Even when the potatoes were boiled and blended with barley-meal, he Sustained con- Siderable loss in this mode of fattening. Dere 18, however, * Darwin's Phytologia.,| Synopsis of Husbandry,. 482. Mag. Vol. 12. C