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too frequently wafted, by which this animal may be partly 
fuftained, in numerous fituations as well as in farm-yards, 
befides the value of its manure for gardens, orchards, and 
‘farms, are better known than regarded. And few are the 
country cottagers, having the benefit of a garden, or even 
tradefmen in towns, who have any confiderable back-ground, 
but may conftantly fuftain gne or more pigs, and eafily bring 
them to a fize for pork, at_fmall expence. But much of 
this convenience will-depend on the find of {wine which 
fhall be generally propagated’ for fale—and fomething on 
the expofure and conftruétion, for drainage and cleanlinefs, 
of the fties in which they are kept. Proverbial as is the 
dirtinefs of fwine, perhaps few animals will better pay for a 
little attention in a confined ftate, by a conftant draining 
away of their ding. and water. Thefe laft obfervations, in- 
deed, are chiefly applicable to fwine of a fufficient age to be 
confined for pork or {mall bacon. For porkers, the farmer, 
who thinks it worth his.while to cultivate this kind of ftock, 
has particular advantages of yard-room, in which they may 
‘range at large without further confinement than convenient 
boundaries around his houfe. And the expedition with 
which a litter of pigs, of a natural {mall fize, will grow 
almoft fufficiently fat in the open air, and on the common 
produce of the farm-houfe and garden, aided by a little re- 
fufe corn, is truly encouraging. 
This humble animal appears to furnifh an exception to 
the general theory before-mentioned, that thofe articles moft 
advantageous in any climate may be expected to be found as the 
natives of that climate. Yor however valuable our zative 
fwine may be rendered by careful felection, it is no uncom- 
mon preference which is now given, either to the genuine 
Chinefe race, or a mixture of that Face with fome of the 
fmalleft and moft compact of our own.—Certain it is, that 
; the 
