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 SECTION XLIX. 



Great Ufe of Pigs in Fold-yards. 



PIGS not only pick up the refufe of the fold- 

 yard, and thrive upon it ; but, befides depofit- 

 ing their own dung, they rout the litter about 

 in fuch a manner as to break and fhorten the 

 ftraw, from which, by chewing it, they derive 

 nourifhment. By routing and trampling over 

 the yard, they mingle the materials, and caufe 

 the m anure to imbibe an equal quantity of moift- 

 ure, in fuch a manner as could fcarcelybe done 

 by any other means ; thus bringing it fpeedily 

 to perfection. I do not now fpeak of the Chi- 

 nefe breed : they are of little ufe in this re- 

 fpecl, as they rout very little. Strong or large 

 pigs of the Berkfhire or of the long-eared kind 

 are the fltteft for making manure in the fold- 

 yard : And to caufe them to do this properly^ 

 they ought to be kept in good condition, and 

 one day in every week nothing given them to 

 eat, by which means they would effectually 

 turn the manure ; for in a fhort time pigs will 

 be to feed in the folds, the thrafhing machine 

 will leave nothing in the draw for them to eat* 



END OF THE FIRST VOLUME* 



