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OBSERVATIONS. 



It appeared by this experiment that hogs would 

 pay 4$. per fack for potatoes; but certain favour- 

 able circumftances were connedlcd with this trial. 

 The hogs were bought in remarkably cheap; they 

 took to the food with great good-will, and they 

 were all of them what are called proving hogs. I 

 have in many of the fubfequent experiments bought 

 hogs in no wife better than thefe at 35s. or 40s. 

 each. Barley and oats were alfo at a moderate 

 price, at leafl: fuch as I gave them, which was not 

 of the beft fort. 



Encouraged however by this experiment, I was 

 induced to enter on a larger fcale into this mode of 

 applying the potatoe crop, I accordingly built a 

 boiling-houfe and (lies; put up a caft-iron furnace, 

 capable of holding two hogfheads; a pump; bought 

 fome old oil-ca(ks, at los. each, to hold the wafli; 

 the coft of all which amounted to about 70I. 



As the houfe proved very convenient, I fhall de- 

 fcribe it. It was of one ftory, and atout 16 feet 

 fquare, built with ftone, and covered with tile. 

 In the room below were the furnace, tubs, 6cc. and 

 the upper room had a large door, opening to a road- 

 way j 



