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VOLUME VI CHER AW, SOUTH-CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1841. NUMBER 48.
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RAPID GROWTH OF SWINE.
Mr. Samuel Reed, of Abingdon, who
appears to possess a large share of practi.
cal knowledge on various subjects, has
given us an account of a most rapid
growth inpiga, which, with tliefoodand
manner of Ceding, we think will be useful
to our readers.
To learn the best mitiiod of managing
% any branch of business, it is necessary ,
to first lean* he most successful result,
aiul then learu ihe way and means of pro- j
ducing that result.
Mr. Reed put nine pigs, averaging 150
lbs each, live weight, into a pen about
the first of June. The pigs were bought
at Brighton, and were supposed to have
been littered the summer and fall previous.
The were killed from September
to the last of October, and weighed, dead,
after being carried 21) miles. The aver
? ? Kinrro ivns fwo ftnxl
age g?*>ii in
a half pounds each per day, besides the
great difference from live to dead weight.
If we reckon by the general rule, that
live weight is to dead, as 20 to 14, there
would be. besides the gain of 2 1-2 lbs. of
f>ork to each hog per day, an additional
gain of 45 Ihs., as the dead weight of
each hog at the beginning would have
been but 105 lbs. We think that few, if
any cases, can be named of so rapid a .
growth in swine, in a lot taken together, i
and for so long a time, and as this may
appear incredible to some of our reaoers,
we say that the above statement is enti.
tied to the Utmost confidence, as it is
from the best authority. We douht not
that from the intelligence of Mr. Reed,
that his success depended much on his
excellent selection.
The following is the mode of feeding:
i11-* ?">? nil ?>iir into nnc oon. and
lie |m^O wwv |#i>. r ,
at first, their principal food was Indian
meal and scraps; sugar beets, ns soon as
big enough, were given raw, and when
large, they were boiled. When npples
were big enough, nearly equal quantities
^ of apples, potatoes nnd sugar beets were
boiled together, with about one quarter
part of scraps in measure. Making, in
measure, nearly equal quantities of the
four articles above. These articles were
mixed with menl.
Tlie hogs run in a pasture by a pond,
which gave them a good opportunity, for
exercise and bathing. They were fed
about eight o'clock in tiic morning nnd
again at five in the evening. They had
a sufficient quantity of food for some to
remain in the troughs two or three hours
from the time of feeding. Mr. R. conaiders
this the host mode of feeding. It
any of the hogs arc not inclined to eat
when the food is, put into the trough, they
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re noi uisiuioeo, i<m <,nn g.. u..u v.. ... ,
ny time for a new hours, then the
troughs are empty, that they may not be
cloyed by having food constantly by
them.
Our readers will perceive that the food !
named was very cheap after the applies
were big enough for this purpose. And
it is evident that when particular atten.
tion is given to subject in order that
swine may have the best of food and management,
there ts a far greater profit than
in feeding hogs so tiiat they gain but
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ginwiy ur mwKuriv.
There is no doubt that a hog kept in
#uch a manner as to gain only one half
pound per dav, would con umo more t an
half as much food, perhaps nearly as
much, as a hog oftho same size that gained
as above named. If this be the case,
consider the vast difference in the profit
on the food expended. In one case
there may be a loss, or the gain of the
hog may barely pay for the food, while
in the other, the clear profit may be 50
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per cent; ana pruunui^ m iaumj; uu
food named, the clear profit was 100 per
cent.? Yankee Farmer.
From the National Intelligencer.
PAPER NETS FOR CLEANING AND VENTILATING
SILK WORMS.
Messrs. Gales & Seaton : Believing
the above named admirable labor-saving
and ventilating apparatus to l>e the most
valuable invention for that purpose that:
has been made since this noble insect
. was first' domesticated, I should deem
^ myself guilty of inexcusable neglect if!
I
silk culturists. Befose I describe the paper
nets, the method of making them, i
and tne manner of using them, I will i
quote a passage from a letter of Dr. J. i
S. Bell, (Journal of the American Silk 1
Society,Volume II. p.ge 290,) which i
will show the opinion entertained of their 1
value by intelligent silk culturists in i
France. I am now using two hundred I
and fifty paper nets; and, after several
weeks' close observation, I believe them i
to he worthy of all the praise that has i
been bestowed on them in France. Per- i
90ns unacquainted with the habits of i
silk w?rms are incompetent judges of the <
value of fixtures designed for their accom- <
modation; hence thousands of dollars i
have been expended by inexperienced ,
theorists in the United States for the pur- i
chase of fixtures, that have subsequently
been thrown away. The capital expen- i
ded in this way, since 1835, would fur- i
nish an ample bounty for the establish,
ment of this valuable culture in three or
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four States of the Union. speculators
are still at work, and there is reason to
fear that larger sums will yet be thrown
away for unsuitable fixtures. i
It is well known that a speedy and i
effectual method of clearing away the I
litter from the worms, during the feeding i
process, has long been a desideratum.? i
The network hurdles were recommended
for this purpose; but their inefficiency is i
now, I believe, universally acknowledged.
It appears, from the pages of the *Propa- I
gatuer,'that the operation of cleaning of I
the worms is now performed, in all the <
principal French colonies, by means of <
what are termed paper net9, (popiers-fil- I
et3.) It appears that nets made of twine i
were first used; but they are now uni- i
versally superseded by these paper nets,
which are much cheaper, and are said to ,
be better adapted to the purpose. I re. i
gret that I have not been able to find any
description of these nets in the ?Propagateur;,
all the communications take it
for granted that the reader is already
acquainted with their construction. As <
far as I can discover, however, from the <
different articles on the subject, I think i
they are made by punching a great number
of small holes in a sheet of strong pa. i
per, with an instrument constructed for i
the purpose. When this paper is laid i
upon the worms to be cleaned, mulberry
leaves having been previously sprinkled
-over it, the worms ascend through the i
holes as they are said to ascend through |
the meshes of the network hurdles, and
the paper underneath containing the litter
can of course be removed. The inventor
of this apparatus is M. Eugene Robert.
In a letter te the editor of the *Propngateur'
he remarks: ?The use of the paper
nets in the economy of Saint Tulle, and
in a great number of large and small establishments
in the neighborhood, has
t?een attended with such entire success
that 1 will hereafter confine myself to a
simple presentation of the testimony of
those culturists who have made use of
them, in order to recommend the adoption
of fr y economical net.' He then cites,
among other testimony, that of a distinguished
eulturist of Bre?t in the department
of Drome, M. Fame de Laforet,
who, after stating that his success that
year (1839) ad been greater than in
any former season, adds: 4I owe this resuit
to your paper nets, which I have used
continunliv up to the time of mounting,
to the number of 1,500, 2 feet wide and
4 feet long, corresponding with the size
of my shelves* I have had a great many
visiters who like myself have made use
of the papor nets this year. Pierced according
to the pattern of yours, my nets
have worn very well; for I have had but
10 or 12 of thein injured. I have no
i doubt that by another year the paper nets
will be brought Into general use throughout
the country.' "
I will now furnish directions for making
and using nets similar to mine, which
1 have found to accomplish well what is
ascribed to the French nets.
These nets are made by providing a
framework of light laths, 3 feet long and
2 feet wide, (this being the size most
convenient,)?the two pieces ot laths >)
feet long being united by three pieces 2
feet long, one at each end and one in the
middle. The holes (five eights of an
inch in diame(er)are punched in sheets
of strong hrown pader, 3 feet long and 2
feet wide, to suit the frames on which
they are pasted. The space between the
holes may he about an inch. With an
instrument called a wad-cutter, twenty
sheets of paper may he punched at once.
Double sets of these nets will cost but little
more than shelves of rough plank ; and
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it tne trames are wen pui u/gcm?.?
wrought nails, they will last more than
twenty years. This paper will require
renewing in every period of six or seven
years. After the silkworms have accomplished
the third moulting, the nets may
may he laid over the worms daily, if the
culturist desires it, up to the time of
I mounting, and the worms will he kept as
clean as the most careful could desire,
and with comparatively little labor.
The nets must not be laid over the
worms when they are torpid; but, after j
the third and fourth moultings, when t
nearly all the worms are roused, they f
may be laid over them daily ; and when c
the leaves are scattered over the paper, '
they will speedily extricate themselves
from the litter, ascend through the holes
and commence eating. The nets may
be used with or without shelves under j;
them; if without shelves, they can be g
supported by parallel slips of timber,
anout 20 inches apart; if placed on ,
shelves, they must be raised about two f
inches by placing blocks of timber under t
each end. When these nets are used, s
disease cannot be produced by the accu- r
mutation of litter without grass negii- 1
gence, yet no claim to infallibility is set up
for them. Let silk culturists try fliem. s
Thou will ho found simole. fa child Can ^
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apply and use them, economical, ftnd very |(
efficient.
LAYTON Y. ATKINS. J
Stafford County, Va , Sept. 1941.
FATTENING ANIMALS. |
There arc some rules which may he ,
advantageously adopted in feeding ani- .
mals, which however obvious they may i
l>e are too often passed over, or neglect |
ed. Some of these will be specified i
and I
1st. The preparation of Food.?This <
should be so prepared that its nutritive '
properties may all be made available to 1
the use of the animal, and not only so, 5
but appropriated with the least possible .
expenditure of muscular energy. The*
ox that is obliged to wander over an acre
to get the food he should find on two or
three square rods?the horse that is two ,
or three hours eating the coarse food he ,
would swallow in fifteen minutes if the |
grain was ground, or the hay cut as it I
should be?the sheep that spends hours i
in making its way into a turnip, when if it |
was sliced it would eat in as many min. i
utes?the pig that eats raw potatoes, or ]'
whole corn, when either cooked could be 1
eaten in one quarter now used, may in- ^
deed fatten, but much less rapidly than if
their food was given in a proper manner. .
All food should be given to a fattening
finimal in such asta'e, that as little time
and labor as passible, on the part of the
animal, shall be required in eating.
2d. Thefood should be in abundance.
From the time the fattening process
cornmencess, until the animal is slaughtered,
he should never be without food.?
Health and appetite are l*est promotod by
change of iood rather than by limiting
the quantity. The animal that is stuffed
and starved by turns, may have streaked
meat, but it will be made too slowly for
the pleasure or profit of the good farmer.
3d. The Food should be given regularly,?This
is one of the mast essentail
points in feeding animals. If given irregularly,
the animal indeed consumes
his food, but he soon acquires a restless
disposition, is disturbed at every appear,
a nee of his feeder, and is never in that
quiet state so necessary to the taking on
of fat. It is surprising how readily any
animal acquires habits of regularity in
feeding, and how soon the influence* of
this is felt in the improvement of his condition.
When at the regular hour, the
pig has had his pudding, or the sheep its
... ' tknrn oo I irno tn fP?t. |
iurni(ist llicv l'UIII|/wt: lllcuiovM^a ?>. iw",
with the consciousness that their diges.
tion !s not to he unseasonably disturbed,
or their quiet broken by unwonted invitation
to eat.
4th. The animal should not he needlessly
intruded upon between the hours of
feeding.-^'All creatures fatten much faster
in the dark than in the light, a fact
only to be accounted for by their greater |
quiet. Some of those creatures that are
the most irritable and impatient of re. j
straint while feeding, such as turkeys and
gfecse. are found to take on fat rapidly
when confined in dark rooms, and only !
fed at stated hours by hand. There is I
no surer proof that a pig is doing well, j
than tosee him eat his meal quickly and j
thon rotiro tn hits hod. tn sloCD Or COgi- j
'"V" ,v*"v *" """ I n i
tatc until rhe hour of feeding returns.? j
Animals while fattening should never he |
alarmed, never rapidly driven, never he |
fed at unseasonable hours, and above all
things, never bo allowed to want for
food. Cultivator.
From the Camden Journal.
WATRRRR AGRICULTURAL SOCIKTV.
A meeting of this Society was held at
Swift Creek, on Tuesday, the 9th instant.
The President being absent, William,
Sanders, Esq. one of the Vice Presidents,
took the Chair. The Recording Secretary
read the proceedings of the former
meeting.?Mr. James Cantey was proposed
and unanimously elected a member.
Major J. M. DeSaussure, from the
Committee appointed to prepare an essay
or memoir to be submitted at this meeting,
maHA n pfnort. whieh. after being read,
was approved and accepted with instruc
tions that the same be sent up to the State
Agricultural Society.
The Committee on Cotton asked father
time to make their report upon tho \
probable amount that will be made on tbe
Wateree, which^was granted. I
v
Several Committees were then appoin- is t
ed to make all necessary arrangements " R
ro celebrating the anniversary of the So- say
:iety, and to make suitable preparations En
or the exhibition of the stock on the first has
Thursday in November next. to I
The President, in pursuance of a rule anc
:ommenced calling upon the members to woi
rive their views and opinions upon the cor
test mode of raising and attending cattle teri
md hogs, and the cultivation of lucerne, din
Col. VV. J. Taylor stated that his hogs
vere of the Cobbett breed ; that he has bre
or several years past, paid great attention Ho
o them, and finds by proper treatment of
md management, can make them a first in I
ate hog.?Pushes them when young, rig
fie thinks a cross would be advantageous tio
?and whilst the country is not yet well pir
tupplied with the best foreign improved sto
1 MoirrliVirtra ahrmlrl PTphancre with int
jrctu, jivip???"Mv
;ach of her to obtain that object. c*e
Mr. Jacob Little, a gentleman of Ions W
jxperience, observed that he was satisfied plii
hat crossing the breed was neoe9sarv and cul
idvantageous. innsmuch as he thought the it i
?ame old stock would degenerate; was cei
larder to keep up; took much more food, lar
were lazy and sluggish and became un- an
irolific. Oat fields were indispensably ou
lecessary to the raising of hogs successfully
and economically. The stock hogs gn
md those intended for slaughter should th<
i>e turned upon them?it makes them in- tui
justrious and thrifty. If practicable, the to
larger should be separated from the smal- nn
er. An intelligent and trusty servant w<
ihould have the management, and his te
whole time devoted to their care. Mr. th<
Little further stated that the hogs he in- tei
tends to slaughter in the winter are turned 2C
into the cornfield the latter part of An?ust,
01 first of September* and that it is
ill a mistaken notion, that the destruction
;>f the corn will bo much felt?that the
hogs would first take the corn lying on on
the ground, which would rot before it is in
usually gathered for your barns. The pi,
peas and pumpkins they have, also the be- us
nefit of eating the young pea hams at the oil
wmetime. Mr. Little kills from twenty pu
to twenty five thousand pounds of pork a ga
year, and there has been bought but one of
thousand pounds of bacon for the place ra
he is livingon, for the last nineteen years:
he pickles 10 or 12 beeves through the
winter, which, with the pork that is cured,
makes a plentiful supply for the negroes.
Capt. B. Boykin observed that he a- cl
tm?cd with both the members upon tho im- si
p?
portance of a pood cross, and that his til
plan did not deviate much from Mr. Little's th
?that he also turned his hops into oat th
fields in July, and in the fall upon the ly
corn fields ; that he ha9 paid considerable ct
attention to the raising of hog9 ; that they y<
have improved in appearance and number, be
Mr. J. Arthur coincided, and was pre- in
pared to say that great benefit would re- m
suit from a rigorous prosecution of a sys- in
tematic operation of raising stock of all
kinds. Qther members were called on,
who gave pretty much tho same state- M
ments.
Maj. A. H. Boykinwas then requested tr
to give information to the society touch- ?'
ing thd French Clover or Lucerne. He a'
stnted that it was an early grass; put forth
much earlier in the spring, than other c|
grasses that are indigenous to the climate hi
or soil, has an acre of it planted ; can be ri
cut ten or twelve times a year. The time dj
. la .qi
for cutting iswnen uoegins iu mwi.., .o ?
fine for horses cattle and hogs; should p'
be planted on a sandy soil, in rows 15 to tl
18 inches apart. August the proper st
time, as it would require less trouble to get pi
it ahead; but the spring would answer: cl
was tender, and like the turnip patch nice it
treatment was necessary to get in a good tl
growing way : when it has got possession, si
roots out other grasses ; is somewhat ex- T
haustingto land, thereforeto be occasion- u
ally manured. It is a perennial, and is
need not be planted or renewed for ten or p
twelve years, stands drought remarkably
well, as its roots penetrate nine or more
feet. From his own experience and observation,
thinks it superior to the common 11
Clover. Timothy or Herds Grass, either a
for hay or soiling, the yield being very c
n'M' tr?iir?h bs thirtv tons have hfien j
, h.i ,
obtained from the virions cuttings through
the year, and is satisfied that the genera! sl
introduction of its culture by planters and
farmers would tend much to the economy a
of raising stock. *
Col. \V. J. Taylor thought that the
Society should meet oftener, and on mo.
tion, made by him, an extra meeting will .
be held on the first Thursday in October. 14
Capt. B. Boykin then moved an ad- 1
journment, which was carried.
J. Boykin, Sec'ry.
imported bkrkshirks.
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ny a leuer receiveu a ?-? _
from Mr. A. B. Allen, now in England.
I learn that he has made two shipments
of select Berkshire swine to New lork,
where they will probably arrive before
your September paper goes to press. He ti
has travelled all over the great pork coun.
tries of England, and finds the Berkshi?rs ji
to excel every thing of the swine family tl
in that country. But those of extraordi- si
nary size and perfection of form are scarce a
and high. A number of such, however, a
he has found, and regardless of expense,
has secured them for exportation to Am- a
eric.i. He has a boar, "Windsor Cas- ?
tie,1' bred near that place, which will d
weigh in good flesh 800 lbs., now 2 years U
old. Another," Hagbotirn," 14 months e
old, will weigh 500 lbs. The last, he saye, f
he same figure as his famous sow,
,aven Hair ; and although he does not
44 these are the finest swine in all
gland," yet they are the finest that he
i seen. He was going down to Susses
find the largest hogs in the kingdom,
1 if their apparent qualities warranted,
uld probable select a few to gratify the
rnorant propensities of some of our wes
n gentlemen, which notning.but inor
ate size can gratify.
The most extensive and scientific swim
eder he had yet found, was the Rt
in. Shaw Lefeyre, speaker of the Hons*
Commons, who has an extensive estatf
Berkshire; and noble dukos, earls, am
ht honorable#. go into active competi
n with the humblest citizens of the em
e, in the improvement of their farmin,
ck, with as much zeal as they ente
oa plan to double the produce of their a
(s, or increase the profits of their mines
hen mind, in our country, is thus ap
ed to the development of matter in agri
Iture, as unhappy for our true interest
is not, then shall we witness equal sue
3s and improvement, and then will th
ldholder take his true position in wcalt
d influence with the other professions e
r country.
a four aolprtinns (
I fir. A IIUU lliaui> U | X, TW
iuthdown sheep, and was shortly to vis
a three days' fair of the Royal Agricu
ml Society in Liverpool, and after tha
go into the cattle regions of Yorkshii
d the north of England, from which h
P i
>uld return through the middle countie
Bristol, and take passage for home o
e 1st of September by the Great We;
rn, where he will probably arrive by th
Ith of the same month.
Blue, Rock, N. Y, Aug. 14, 1841.
Very truly, yours, L. F. A?
Oil op Pumpkin Seed.?The Germai
i the hanks of the Wabash, in Indian
stead of throwing away or giving to tt
gs, the seeds of their pumpkins, as
ually done, collect them and make s
I from them which they use for all tl
irposes of lamp oil and olive oil. Or
illon ofseed will give about hair agallc
' lamp oil. They may be pressed lil
pe and flax seed. Try it.
Com. Far. Gazette.
meal and milk fox chickens.
We purchased a pair of unusually f
lickens from a country wagon a fe
nee, and had the curiosity to inquire
le seller how he succeeded in gcttii
lem so fat. His reply was that he f
lem with Indian meal and milk. Mer
take uncooked meal and wet it up wi
>11 sweet milk, and feed liberally, ai
aur chickens will fatten as rapidly as cs
i desired. There is a pleasure in carr
g fat poultry to market; and all our fa
ers may enjoy this pleasure, by follow
g the above direction in feeding.
A Phenomenon in Grafting.?Vi
[ons, one of the most intelligent hor
jlturists that ever lived, once tried an e
aordinnry experiment in grafting ; th
f inserting an entire tree on the stump
mthpr.
A neighbor having in the spring seasi
it down an apple-tree, about fifteen fe
igh, which Van Mons considered a de
ible kind, a good healthy tree, he irnrr
lately selected a stock of similar dimt
ons, and catting it off near the grour
laced on it, by the mode of peg graftir
le foster tree; supported the tree
akes; and excluded the air from t
Ince ofjunction, by plastering it wi
lay, and afterwards heaping earth arou
. The experiment succeeding perfect
le tree becoming in the course of t
icond season nearly as vigorous as evi
'his experiment was more curious th
scful, but as a fact in natural history
i deserving of notice. Few men woi
robably succeed in the attempt.
Yankee Farmer.
Solvent tor Old Putty. In rem<
jg old glass, spread over the putry, w
small brush a little nitric or muriatic
id, and the putty will become soft.
Corn Suoar ?The subject of c(
talk sugar which we have before referi
i as having been introduced by Mr. We
t the Agricultural Meeting in this ci
ppears to be attracting considerable i
ce in various sections of the count
lTe understand that Mr. Ellsworth, I
/ommissioncr of Patents at Washingb
i much interested in the subject, and tl
irther ex|>eriments are about toltemi
y Mr. Webb.?Delaware Journal.
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From the Now York Farmer*
Supkrior Composition for Treej
Extract of a letter from Hon. J.
Guernsey. of Pitsford, to Wm. Prii
and Sons.
I avail myself of this opportunity
end you the following statement, reap
mg the composition for trees.
Many inoculated trees nro greatly
ired, and finally lost, 10 consequence
fie length necessary to heal oyer I
tock, where it is cut off, when no mei
re used to secure it from exposure to i
ir and wet.
The wood diesdown^to some distan
nd although, after a time, barb and n
muld may grow over, itfinaHy rots, t
estroya the tree. The same is true
irgo limbscut off, and of tine harkkno
d off by accident. To prevent this,
olldwing cheap and eas^ippjied com
I sition is fhe best remedy I have found.?*
I have re id it for more than twenty, years*
with almost uniform and} perfect sue.
1 cess.
EBCtPg.-rOne part, say one qoart,
i common tar. Two parts, eay twoqurate
chalk, finely pulverized, tog sifted. Put
> the tar into an iron kettle; beat it, and
whilst hot stir in the chalk- Care should
. be taken not to boil it too ranch, either
when first made o; when using it, as that
i will make it too hard and brittle. Should
it by accident become so, add tar, till
5 sufficiently soft. Whet to be used, heat
b.j it pver either an earthen or iron portable
i furnace, or fire made on the ground on
or near the place where wanted, so as td
[ ' boil, or to be sufficiently soft, which a %
g littto experience will show, and -apply it
r with a small iron or wooden spatuly, coti
ering the wood entirely with a thin coat
i, and leaving no place for the water to get
>- under the composition* It will remain
i- on for years, hut may be takfji off* when:s
ever the hark shall have grown over the
wood. It will be found upon examination
e that there is no dead wood under it. Any
h one who delights in seeing fine healthy
>f trees, after having once fairly tried the
experiment, will never abandon hsuse.
)f It is particularly valuable for covering the
it stumps when old trees are headed down*
I* This composition was invented, and art
1* account of it published, by some gentle^
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0 man either of England or ot Rcotiana, i
>e think Sir Authur St. Clair, soon after
9' Forsyth first published the account of hi*
n composition for healing wounds in fruit
trees, which is very troublesome to make,
and still more so to use* It is, probably, '
known to many horticulturist* but ought
to be known to all who ctlllivate fruit
trees; and if you think the publication of
i? these remarks will be useful, they are at
V
your service.
ie ~?
i A TRIAL OF FATTRXIWO QUALTITfRS or
in WOOI7RN AND BESKSHIRB8 WHEN FRO Ott
16 THR SAStB ALLOWANCE
ie " There was put under my care on th*
?n 14th August, bv Dr. Martin and James
ce F. Taylor, two Wohurn* and one Berk*
shire sows, for the purpose of being fedf
and I teceived directions to give each one
five pounds of corn a day, and to increase
thequantity until I should find whatqimntr?
at ty the mallest eater ofthe three would conw
seme.
of Oi? that evening, I gave to each one of
them two and a half pounds of corn, and
ad the next day five pounds each, and on
the 15th, nearly six pounds each ; , one of
th the Woburns (Patience) failed to eat all of '
id her allowance, and the next day was very
in lame. (1 suppose slightly foundered) nd m
y- their food was again reduced to five
r* pounds each per day, until the 20th
* when Patience having recovered, it was
gradually increased soas to give each one
fifty-two pounds of corn in the ten days,
\n when they were weighed, and the follow*
ll* ing is the result
*' Mr. Taylor's Black Berkshire sow
aJ. Belinda, gained 21 lbs.
?* Dr. Martin's Wobum Patience,
gained 21
on Dr. Martin's Woburn Courten
e.* ay, gained 30 u
sl* Clark, County, JTyM Ang. 28, 1841.
Ie' J awes Weathers, Jr.
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Mr. Duncan, who first neceptcd the prtpoMl,
ig, wax tick at the Unit, and hit tow had met with
hy fioino accident, so she was not fed.
he A single experiment like (he above is
'* j} not conclusive. Two pigs of the satne
nd '
lv breed, and was of the same litter may
he difTer in their propensities to grow or to
er. fatten. Besides, the age and weights of
*n the pigs at the time of commencing the
U experiment ought to have been stated.]
new york and erie railroad.
We learn from the New York Com met*
>v. cial Advertiser that there are at this time
ith | about three thousand men at work on the
a- line of the New York and Erie Railroad*
The disbursements of the Company for*
labor are now between two and three hw
)r" dred thousand dollars per month.
>hh * From the National Intelligencer.
ty, OFFICIAL.
10- ?.
TV* TO THE IIONi #. H. tfOtlRIK,
the AcTirro rosTXaster Oknbrat,.
an. Sir: Information having been received
lat in a form entitled to attention that the '
ide Postmasters at **+ **. Pennsylvania, and
Ohio, have so far violated the obit*
gations which they implicitly assumed.on
taking office under my admintttratiort, of
' abstaining from any active partisanship, or
K. in any way connecting thert'Offices with
ice | party politics, or using thegi for par*y purj
noses, I have to request that inquiries shall
to j be instantly instituted into theif copducf;
0C- and if the charges agamsr mem ?f<?
to be true, they be immediately turnedoot
in- of office, ana citizens appointed fl|whrir
of places who will otherwise conduct thaw*.
the selves. The Post office Department, hi
ins all its operations, should be conducted fof
the the single purpose of accomplishing the
important objects for which it was estabcc,
lished. It siiould in an .especial manner,
ew J so far as is practicable, be disconnected
md from party politics. It was established
of for specified purposes of equal importance
ck- to every citizen. To convert it to an anthe
gine of party, to be used for party purpeeea,
po. I is to make it tbc fruitful source of the
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