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52. lings. He bought them a few weeks ago at 



about hal f a guinea a head, 



He fhewed me one which he had killed for 

 XValfham market : the meat was peculiarly de- 

 licate, and quite fat enough ; it weighed four 

 ^one, valued at four fhillings to four fhilHngs 

 4ind fixpence a ftone. 



Mr. Si fays, he not only finds that they fat 

 \ 7 ery faft; but that the drovers are particu- 

 larly fond of pigs fatted in this manner j 

 they travel better than fty-fed hogs ; and do 

 not fhrink fo much with their journey* 



They are making him a valuable yard 

 of dung, with very little attendance, and 

 without the expence of houfe-room. There 

 is a cart-fhed in the yard, under which they 

 liiay run in bad weathen 



Mr. S. argues in favour of his plan, that 

 pigs never do better than when they help 

 themfelves, as in flubbles, or at a barley- 

 rick : give a pig acorns, he fays, in a fty, 

 and they are wafted upon him ; but let him 

 pick them up himfelf under the oak, and he 

 will get fat. 



Mr. S. mixes one builiel of oats to a coomb 

 of barley; in order that the pigs may grind the 

 barley, and thereby prevent its paffing through 



them 



