Lht Stock, Swine Rearing of. f.lf 



wheat, potatoes, parfnips, carrots, &c. that are or can be raifed on a farm, rmy be 

 applied to the rearing, feeding, or fattening hogs ; by which means the farmer has 

 the opportunity of improving his land to the highefi degree, and at the cheapeft rate 

 poflible.&quot; 



The fow is capable of propagating at feven or eight months old ; but it is better 

 to defer her taking the boar till ten or twelve months, as fhe becomes more ftrong, 

 and affords better litters of pigs. The period of being with young in the fow is 

 about four months, and the ufual produce from about eight to ten or twelve in rhe- 

 largc, and more in the fmaller breeds, which in general bring the grcateft num 

 ber, and the moil early. The boar mould be a year old or more before he be pur 

 to the fows, as by this- delay he attains a better growth, and is more vigorous. 



As there is great difficulty and expenfe attending the rearing of young pigs in 

 cold feafons, the farmer fhbuld contrive as much as poflible to have his litters early 

 in the fpring and autumn feafdns, as about the beginning of April, and the latter 

 end of Auguft, or beginning of the following month, as at thefe periods much lefs 

 lofs will be fuftained in* the deatlvo-f the pigs, and lefs expenfe incurred in food. The 

 litters which are pigged in June, or the early part of the following month, fliould 

 always be reared, as -being highly profitable. But it is feldom advifable to keep the 

 late autumn littersi as the.cald -in the winter is almoft fure to deftroy many of 

 them. 



When fwineare made an objedt to the farmer, great care fliould be taken to have 

 a good boar conftantly along with the fows, in order that a proper fucceflion of 

 young pigs may be produced. By this means the fows are likewife induced to take 

 the boar fooner than would otherwife be the cafe. 



In the management of hogs it is of great confequence to keep the different 

 forts feparate and diftincl: from each other, as the fows in pig, thofe with pigs, and 

 the ftores, according to their ages. It is only in this way that they can be kept to 

 the moft advantage. At the time of pigging it is neceflary alfo that each fow {hould 

 be kept in a feparate ftie, in order that there may be no interruption or difturbance 

 from the others coming about her. About this period, likewife, more 1 than or 

 dinary attention mould be beftowed on the fows, and the ftics kept but thin 

 ly littered, in order that accidents may be avoided. 



As the breeding of pigs is a bufinefs that affords the farmer a confiderable profit 

 and advantage in various views, .it is ofeflential importance that he be provided 

 with fuitable kinds of food in abundance fox the fupport of the numerous fows 



