22 WEANED PIGS, 



twice a year ; that is, in April and August ; by 

 which means there will never be a long and expen- 

 sive season for rearing the pigs before they are put 

 to the staple food of clover or potatoes, &c. ; but 

 this circumstance is much removed by the provi- 

 sion of crops raised expressly for swine. 



Upon this plan the annual sale of lean hogs 

 should be in October, the litters of April sold then 

 as stores, and those of August kept till October 

 twelvemonth, to sell for baconers, if the farmer fats 

 none himself. The stock upon hand this month will 

 therefore be the sows, and the pigs littered in the 

 preceding August, all which should have roots, 

 from the store, and run at the same time in the 

 farm-yard, for shacking the straw of the barn 

 doors. In proportion to what they find in this, 

 you must supply them with roots^ giving enough to 

 keep them to their growth. 



WEANED PIGS. 



It has been often remarked, that winter pigs are 

 unprofitable ; and it is certainly true, if they are 

 not kept with great care and attention. Where 

 there is a dairy, the milk and whey may be so profit- 

 ably applied to their use, that it should be preserv- 

 ed carefully for that purpose. The best addition, 

 or which alone will wean them incomparably, is 

 pea soup. Six pecks of pease boiled in a hogshead 

 of water till well broken and dissolved, arid then 

 mixed in a tub or cistern with dairy wash, or given 

 alone, will wean them well. If dry meat be given 

 in addition, or alone, it should be oats, which do 

 for young swine far better than other sorts of 



grain. 



