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farm-yard, as the hogs fed in them are only 

 fuch as run loofc in the farm-yards. Their 

 troughs fhould be filled at ftated times, 

 according to the other food they have. 



There is a flack of ftraw, ftubble, &c. 

 &c. for Icattering in the fpace before the 

 lean hogs troughs, as they will, by con- 

 ftantly feeding there, turn it fpeedily into 

 dung. It likewife ferves a little cowhoufe. 

 This point of having a ftraw or ftubble 

 flack to every fet of hogs, is abfolutely 

 neceffary when many are kept, or the lofs 

 of manure infinite. Nothing about a farm, 

 will make fuch quantities of excellent ma- 

 nure, as hogs well-managed : But this 

 confifts principally in keeping them per- 

 fectly clean and well-littered ; a bufinefs 

 which, I may venture to affert, is nei'er done 

 when there is no man about the farm for 

 fuperintending the hogs alone : if the bufi- 

 nefs is too fmall for that purpofe, much lofs 

 of manure is furc to be fuffered ; but if ten 

 men were kept for the purpofe, the effect 

 would be but trifling, unlefs every thing was 

 fo conveniently difpofed, that they would 

 have nothing to move far : workmen of all 

 forts are as careful as pofTible to do as little 



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