THE CULTIVATOR. 
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U F F O L K FIGS. 
Suffolk Pigs. 
Mr. Tucker —The above are portraits of the justly 
celebrated Sufifork boar “Prince,” and a sow of the 
same family, delineated from life. The picture is 
somewhat faulty but not flattering, as hundreds who 
have seen can testify. In all the good qualities that 
constitute a perfect animal for producing the most pork, 
of the best quality, at the least cost, this family stands 
unrivalled as yet by any in the United States. Their 
merit in part consists in size, length of quarters, short 
and lean dished heads; fine, thin and upright ears; 
prominent_eyes, fine tail and limbs, quietness; and 
above all their perfect adaptation to take fat readily 
on the most valuable parts. I have slaughtered hogs 
of this breed whose live and dressed weights differed 
less than a ninth. No thorough-bred animals of this 
particular family, have as yet been slaughtered, but 
enough is known to warrant us in saying they will 
readily attain 500 lbs. weight at maturity. One litter 
of eight half breeds, averaged 280 lbs. at 9 months. 
Two | do. attained 390 at 14 months. Prince, in ordi¬ 
nary condition, weighs from 380 to 400 pounds. Al¬ 
though I rather doubt the assertion of their becoming 
very fleshy on “two chips and a com cob,” still I 
know they can manufacture pork of an excellent qual¬ 
ity from clover and apples. Jno. S. Clark. Auburn. 
A Suffolk Boar.— We understand that Mr. Isaac 
Stickney, of Boston, Mass., has recently sold a very 
superior Suffolk Boar, bred by himself, to Mr. Calvin 
B. Hoit, of Elba. Genesee co. The introduction of 
these animals into the state is a matter in which our 
farmers are much interested; and all who can should 
avail themselves of the benefit to be derived from their 
Tumors on the Necks of Cattle. 
Messrs. Editors —“A Steuben Subscriber ” asks 
for information respecting a pulsating tumor, on the 
neck of a young stag, situated about “ midway between 
the butt of the ear and large joint of shoulder.” The 
difficulty is, in all probability, an aneurism of the caro¬ 
tid artery,—a large artery passing up on each side of 
the neck, carrying the blood from the aorta to the head 
and brain. An aneurism is “ a soft, pulsating tumor 
arising from the preternatural enlargement or rupture 
of the coats of an artery.” When the coat is only en¬ 
larged, it is called encysted aneurism, forming a sort of 
sack of the dilated walls of the vessel. When the coat 
is ruptured, and the blood spreads about in the cellular 
tissue, it is called diffused aneuerism. So much for 
the difficulty. Now for the cure. I think I may safe¬ 
ly say there is none. A common treatment, however, 
with human subjects is, to make an incision down to 
the artery, pass a ligature around and tie it. But the 
utility of such treatment is very doubtful, a large pro¬ 
portion of such operations proving fatal, or leaving 
the patient in a miserable condition. As many cases 
of aneuerism probably get well spontaneously as by 
any, or all treatment. Something perhaps, might be 
effected by keeping the parts wet with some solution or 
infusion which will contract -them ; and by a compress 
which shall act equally on the edges and top of the tu¬ 
mor. The best cure in this case is, in the opinion of 
the undersigned, a few bushels of meal and roots and 
the knife of the butcher. M. P. Cavert. Schenecta¬ 
dy, Feb. \oth 
The disease for which “ A Steuben Subscriber” asks 
for a remedy, is, probably, aneurism —a sack filled 
