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of pumpkins, together with all the common summer 
vegetables for the Alms-house. 
We doubt whether any farm in the United States, 
has produced more, in proportion to its size ; and it 
IS a proof what well directed industry can effect.” 
South-Berwick Mammoth Hog. 
“ February 17, 1819.— Mr. David Nichols, a worthy 
member of the Society of friends, has this day killed 
a hog aged 21 months, 13 davs, half blooded, of the 
Newbury whites ; his girth 6 feet 5 inches ; unusually 
short in proportion to his size ; weighing with the 
rough fat 670lbs. precisely ; having gained at least 
I lb. per day since he was littered; he was sold for 
12 1-2 cents per pound.” Kennebunk Paper. 
Poughkeepsie, Dec, IG, 1818. 
“ We learn that five hundred and twenty-five wag- 
gon loads of pork were brought to this village on Sa- 
turday last, which will prooably give our farmers 
1^15,000.” 
Mammoth Hog. 
“ A hog was lately killed by Capt. Joel Lull, of 
Windsor, Vermont, which weighed 582lbs.; only 19 
months old.” 
Instances of the improvements of our country in 
Agriculture, might be thus extended to a very great 
length ; but these would only swell the expense ot 
this woik unnecessarily. The above are sufficient to 
show what has been done, and what may be done 
again, by every farmer who is in earnest about his 
farm, and will learn how to work it right. 
You see that upon the Salem farm were raised 
about eight thousand weight of pork ; besides live hogs 
marketled, and fifty-seven reserved for stock the next 
