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Suffolk Pigs. 
Messrs. Editors—A s an answer to numerous in¬ 
quiries, in relation to Suffolk swine, as to their shape, 
tendency to fatten, weight, &c., I send you a cut of a 
six month's pig, which I fattened ’last fall; also, the 
following account, kept with two litters of pigs, from 
the same sow, by Mr. David Crossman of this 
place:— 
Pigs—Dr. to middlings, .SB! 9 35 
do com at 62£ cents per bushel, . 55 05 
do apples at 12^ cts. • do .. 3 CO 
do barley at 62^ cts. do . 12 00 
do pumpkins,..;.. 3 00 
Total,......... .$93 00 
Cr. by one pig sold at three months old,. $6 50 
do pork of ten pigs slaughtered at 8 months, 
2,240 lbs, sold for $7 per hundred,.... 156 80 
do ten pigs sold at one month old, .. 20 00 
Total,.$183 .30 
Balance for care,...$90 30 
All the above pigs were the get of the celebrated 
boar “ Prince.” John R. Page. Sennett , Cayuga 
county , N. Y. —— 
Importation of Sheep, Pigs, &c. 
Mr. S. W. Jewett, of Middlebury, (Yt.) has recent¬ 
ly returned from Europe,, where he made large pur¬ 
chases of sheep, pigs, poultry, &c., a pQrtion only of 
which have as yet arrived in this country. In answer 
to our request, Mr. J. has furnished us the following 
account of this importation :— 
Middlebury, ‘(Yt.) April 20, 1854. 
Eriend Tucker —This trip, I made some of the 
best selections of stock, from the best and most relia- 
able sources in Europe. 
In Sheep: I only made a selection of 70 bucks 
and ewes, and these are from the well known Merino 
flocks of M. M. Gilbert and Cugnot, of France. 
They are very large, compact, fine in form, oily in 
the fleece, and of fine wool. This makes 700 of French 
Merinos which I have selected and imported during 
three years, at a cost of from $66 to $400 each ani¬ 
mal, besides the insurance. 
In Pigs , I was fortunate in making a selection of five 
from the prize stock of His Royal Highness Prince 
Albert, called the “Windsor Breed,” (Suffolk,) which 
are white, and of larger size, and better coated with 
glossy hair than the Suffolks which are in vogue here 
at present. Mr. Wall, of St. Germyn Street, London, 
butcher to his Royal Highness, dressed the prize pigs 
immediately after the great exhibition of Smithfield. 
One of them measured 12| inches thick on the back, 
9 inches of which was solid fat. Also purchased from 
the prize stock of Edward Glover, Esq, near Bir¬ 
mingham. These are also Suffolks, very similar to the 
first named. Also the “ improved Essex,” or Lord 
Western breed, of black pigs. This breed took the 2d 
prize at the great “ Metropolitan show” in December 
last. Many of this breed of pigs on exhibition, wore 
blinded by a “ veil” of fat cast over their eyes, an inch 
or more in thickness, and blocks of wood, about four 
inches in diameter, were constantly kept under their 
spouts to prevent suffocation. One shepherd remarked 
that he should be glad to See them off his hands, for 
he had watched with them by day and night for weeks. 
In Poultry , I made selections from the most success¬ 
ful fanciers in England, France and Spain, 46 birds in 
all, 10 of which I purchased at Windsor, from the aviary 
of Her Majesty the Queen, consisting of Dorkings, Anda¬ 
lusians. Grey Cochins, and Silver Spangled Hamburghs. 
One variety from France are the “ Normandy breed,” 
which are noted tor their fine flesh, as also great lay¬ 
ers. They are quite similar to the speckled Dorkings. 
Some of my selections are from the stock of prize birds, 
that sold as high as 100 guineas ($500) each. 
I also imported the best varieties of the Basket Wil 
low from England and France. The basket willow is 
now extensively imported into this country for manu¬ 
facturing purposes, and if not already, it is destined to 
be one of the .most profitable products of this great 
country. Respectfully yours, Solo. W. Jewett. 
