20 SWINE. 





the most material article, to give very little food at 

 a time, and to vary it properly. Beasts which are 

 carelessly fed in this respect never thrive well. The 

 master's eye is constantly necessary. 4th, To keep 

 them warm enough by shelter, for warmth fattens 

 almost as much as food. These attentions are ne- 

 cessary for all cattle stalled, whatever their food 

 may be, but if neglected with that, which is very- 

 expensive, the mischief is more felt. 

 SWINE. 



This is a principal season with swine, both for 

 fattening, rearing, and bringing forth. As the 

 two first are mentioned largely under other months, 

 I shall at present speak only cf the management 

 of sows and pigs. They must be kept each litter 

 in a sty, and fed with dairy-wash out of cisterns, 

 and with the food stored for them in autumn, such 

 as carrots, parsnips, potatoes, and cabbages ; a'H 

 these do excellently for them. To substitute bar- 

 ley or pease, or even purchased bran or pollard, is 

 therefore unprofitable. The sows should always 

 have as much as they will eat, or the pigs will suf- 

 fer ; and what is of as much consequence, is keep- 

 ing them them well littered. Let them be always 



ctly clean ; it ensures the health of the 

 and at the same time raises a large quantity of 

 the best manure on a farm. 



The breeding of swine being one of the most 

 profitable articles in the whole business of a farm, 

 the husbandman cannot pay too much attention to 

 it. I shall, in as few words as the subject will ad- 

 mit, give an account of the best system to be pur- 



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