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of pumpkins, together with all the common summer 

 vegetables for the Alms-house. 



" We doubt whether any farm in the United States, 

 has produced more, in proportion to its size ; and it, 

 is a proof what well directed industry can effect." 



South- Benuick Mammoth Hog. 



" February 17,181 9. Mr David Nichols, a worthy 

 member of the Society of friends, has this day killed 

 a hog aged 21 months, 13 days, half blooded, of the 

 Newbury whites ; his girth 6 feet 5 inches ; unusually 

 short in proportion to his size ; weighing with the 

 rough fat 670lbs. precisely ; having gained at least 

 lib. per day since he was littered ; he was sold for 

 121-2 cents per pound." Kennebunk Paper. 



Poughkeepsie, Dec. 16, 1318. 



" We learn that five hundred and twenty-five wag- 

 gon loads of pork were brought to this village on Sa- 

 turday last, which will probably give our farmers 

 $ 15000." 



Mammoth Hog. 



" A hog was lately killed by Capt. Joe! Lull, of 

 Windsor, Vermont, which weighed 582lbs. ; only 19 

 months old." 



Instances of the improvements of our country in 

 Agriculture, might be thus extended to a very great 

 length ; but these would only swell the expense ol 

 this work unnecessarily. The above are sufficient to 

 show what has been clone, and what may be done 

 again, by every former who is in earnest about his 

 iarm, and will learn how to work it right. 



You see that upon the Salem farm were raised 



about eight thousand weight of pork ; besides live hog* 



larketterl one! fifty-seven reserved for stork the 



