46 EMIGRATION, OR 



twenty-three weaning calves; four horses of the nag kind, 

 with uncut long tails, the only sort in this country, and are 

 generally pretty good, but want a little more blood ; four 

 sows and a number of store pigs, who also get their living in 

 the woods through the summer, and during the winter, 

 when there are plenty of nuts and acorns. Fattened forty- 

 two hogs this fall in an open pen, with peas given them on 

 the ground, and water in troughs, in about eight weeks. 

 Filled thirty-five barrels of 200 Ibs. each with them ; worth 

 about 31. 3s. per barrel. There are some good hogs a few 

 miles from the Colonel s, yet the Berkshire breed would be 

 an acquisition, as also Leicester sheep. Cows appear to be 

 suited to the woods, with a middle-sized carcass, and horns 

 not very long. All their stock might be improved by proper 

 selections. A few good blood stallions, and two or three 

 large cart horses would probably pay for importing. Colonel 

 Talbot has a garden pretty well stocked with shrubs, fruit- 

 trees, &c. in better order than most in America, yet not like 

 a common one in England. There are cherries, plums, apri 

 cots, peaches, nectarines, gooseberries, currants, &c. also 

 water, or musk melons, and cucumbers fine and plenty cab 

 bages and other vegetables thrive very well. A patch of Swed 

 ish turnips (or ruta-baga) of a good size, notwithstanding the 

 dry season. A few hills of hops at one corner of the gar 

 den look remarkably well; they are gathered at the beginning 

 of September. There is also a few bunches of English cow 

 slips, but none wild in the woods. There is a species of the 

 violet in the fields, with less fragrance than the English 

 ones. The Colonel has likewise extensive orchards ; some 

 of the fiuit fine, yet the great proportion raised from apple- 

 kernels, and remain ungrafted ; although they bear well, 

 their fruit is small and inferior to those grafted, except for 

 cider. A great portion were suffered to hang too long on 

 the trees, until the frosts came and spoiled them. The 

 beautiful little humming-birds are numerous this season. 

 Sowed wheat from the beginning to the end of September, 

 and a little in October. A large flock of wild turkeys seen 

 near the woods, and came to the farm-yard, where the 

 men shot several of them ; one weighed 1 51b. after being 

 picked. There are plenty in the woods, of the same breed 

 as the tame black turkey, and excellent eating. Cut the 

 &quot;corn&quot; about the 20th September, which was much eaten 

 Sby the racoons and black squirrels, who are extraordinarily 



