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nature which is best mixed with milk. Nothing will 

 fatten pigs quicker than malt-barley given whole. Po- 

 tatoes and acorns are nearly as beneficial. But no 

 pigs can be so w^ell fed or fattened as on premises where 

 the dairy is extensive. Butter-milk, skimmed milk, 

 and barley-meal, with a moderate allowance of peas or 

 beans, are more useful than any other food : such diet 

 does not disturb digestion, and produces very healthy 

 meat. Distilleries are also excellent places for fatten- 

 ing hogs. 



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