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ofiener) would lie down contented for the remainder, pro- vided he was well-ringed, and bad a warm and dry place'to Shelter bhimself under. j 4

And this 1 attribute to the following causes, besides the nutritive properties of the wasb.

I found it beneficial to Store the boiled potatoes in Jarge casks(in which I conceive they would keep good above a twelvemonth) and when they had remained in them some- time, freed from the water that they were boiled in,(which is Considered noxiousS) they not only went further,„but tbey generated a spirit; and the wash being also, as I apprehend, of considerable strength, they disposed the animal to betake himgself to rest, from their S0porYific and intoxicating qualities; a circumstance evidently conducive to his quicker growth. Nor can an objection be raised to this food, wben applied to the flesh of the animal. So far from possessing any perni- Cious quality, it communicates, perhaps, a richer and more delicate flavour to the pork and bacon than they receive when fed after ihe common mode; and the butchers and others, not only eagerly purchased my pigs, but commonly remarked that they rapidly improved when put up to fatten.

And heuce arises another most important consideration.

I am confident I could make one Sack of meal, of wbat- ever descyiption, go as far as two sacks in the common mode of fattening. For, by gradually thickening the wash with Meal, it fonns rhe best introduction to the higher and last Stages of fattening, both for pork and bacon; indeed that method Should be followed throughout the proces3; using the wash instead of water. The increased quantity of a Cheap and highly nutritious food, thus administered, will sa- usfy the voracious habits of this animal, and yield the great» est profit;-:and this alone would cause an immense annual Saving of corn, which would tend to insure plenty and'cheap- ness; the grand desiderata in all experiments. For the price of a commodity, in a great degree, depends on the relative quantity produced, and the regular consumption; to lessen the Consumption therefore, diminishes the demand, and has the Same eflect as increasing the supply, which must necessarily Cheapen the article.

Another most important consideration is, the tendency which the'prosecution of this discovery would have to pro- mote the increase of that invaluable root“ The Potatoe," of Jate 80 univergally and So deservedly recommended; and which, as an article of food, both for human Sustenance, and jor animals of almost every description, either baked, or

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