150 Of LIVE STOCK. 



the quantity of excellent manure he raises, is the wonder of 

 all the neighbourhood. 



It may be proper to observe, that hogs may be fattened 

 by potatoes alone, for immediate use, but if to be salted, 

 that peas, or some substantial article of food, is necessary, 

 to give more firmness to the flesh. 



There is reason to believe, that the scarcity of pigs in 

 Scotland, is partly owing to the want of information upon 

 the subject. That obstacle, however, is now removed, a 

 useful treatise on the breeding and management of swine, 

 having lately issued from the Scotch press.* 



SECT. IX. On tlte Soil and Subsoil, the Climate, the Ele- 

 vation and Exposure, and the Situation of a Farm in re- 

 gard to Markets. 



BESIDES all the particulars above enumerated, there are 

 several objects of a miscellaneous nature, which will require 

 the attention of the farmer, before he commences his arable 

 operations, on any particular farm. These are, the soil and 

 subsoil of the farm, its elevation and exposure, its climate, 

 and its situation in regard to markets. It is evident that 

 there must be such a diversity regarding these points, that 

 it is hardly possible to lay down any general rules that can 

 be applied to all cases ; and yet the system to be adopted 



* See Treatise on die Breeding of Srcine and Curing of Bacon, with 

 Hints on Agricultural Subjects. By Robert Henderson, Farmer, Broom- 

 hill, near Annan. Printed an. 1811. 

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