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Cumberland Pigs. 



[Feb., 



5 cwt. fish meal, } distributed round hills hi April and carefully 



3 cwt. nitrate of lime J forked in ' 

 Scheme III. — For one-year old hops (half pole), which should yield ^ to f 

 of a full crop, on a loam soil, well supplied with lime. 

 i 3 to 4 tons of shoddy, ploughed into land in winter. 

 10 cwt. superphosphate ~i 



and v broadcasted in March. 



2 cwt. sulphate or]muriate of potash J 

 10 cwt. meat meal, etc., spread along slips and forked into ground in 

 April. 



2 cwt. sulphate of ammonia or nitrate of soda, broadcasted in May. 

 N.B. — When shoddy is used instead of dung some potash and phosphatic 

 manure must be added if the dung is to be completely substituted ; 

 approximately 2 cwt. of sulphate of potash and 4 cwt. of superphosphate 

 (30 per cent.) will contain the equivalent potash and phosphoric acid in 

 10 tons of dung (= 15 to 20 loads). 



Scheme IV. — Full-grown hops on loam, well supplied with lime. 

 20 loads of good dung, ploughed into land in winter. 

 8 cwt. superphosphate, broadcasted in March. 



5-10 cwt. nitrogenous organic manure (i.e., fish meal), broadcasted in 

 April. 



and 1 to 2 cwt. sulphate of ammonia or nitrate of soda in May or June if hops 

 get checked or are short of bine. 

 Scheme V. — Full-grown Fuggles on clay, deficient in lime. 

 20 loads of dung, ploughed into land in autumn. 

 10 cwt. high-grade basic slag, broadcasted in autumn or winter. 

 5 cwt. nitrogenous organic manure, broadcasted in April. 

 2 cwt. sulphate of ammonia or nitrate of soda, broadcasted in May. 

 1 cwt. nitrate of lime or nitrate of soda, broadcasted in June, 

 and in addition to this 1 ton of lime every 4 or 5 years. 



CUMBERLAND PIGS. 



Sanders Spencer. 



Another breed of pigs which has been named after the 

 county in which it has been largely bred for a great number of 

 years is the Cumberland breed.* It is essentially a local pro- 

 duction and its long-continued existence has been solely due to 

 the fact that it completely supplies the wants of the Cumberland 

 farmers in that it is hardy, prolific, thrives well on the somewhat 

 exposed farms, makes the best possible use of the large quantity 

 of dairy offals available, fattens readily, and when slaughtered 



*An article on " Berkshire Pigs" appeared in this Journal for January last, 

 p. 887. 



