284 MAY. 



wanted for the present stock of sows and pigs, 

 should be reserved in brick cisterns, so contrived, 

 that it may run without loss directly from the dairy: 

 this will be worth many pounds per annum in a 

 farm of any size : where such contrivances are un- 

 known, the wash must all be used as fast as it x is 

 made, and whether wanted or not ; which is a 

 greater loss than many persons, not used to the 

 improved practice, will easily imagine. 



SOILING HOGS. 



The preceding system is good, but I prefer soil- 

 ing them in their yards, notwithstanding the ex- 

 pence is much increased, and that some food will 

 be wasted/ The inducement to this practice is the 

 immense quantity of valuable manure which may 

 be raised in this manner. Our farmer should not 

 however attempt it, if he be not well provided with 

 litter of some sort or other, including in that term 

 and and peat. The hog -yards should have gates 

 \vide enough to admit carts for bringing these ma- 

 terials and food in, and for moving away the clung. 

 Lucern, chicory, clover, and tares, are the proper 

 food for this system. 



HORSES. 



This month the farmer should leave off dry meat 

 for his horses. He should soil them in the stable 

 on lucern, and if he has not lucern, on tares, or 

 clover, or chicory. This is one of the most im- 

 portant articles in his business ; he should, there- 

 fore, 



