The hogs, after having picked up their food for some months in the woods, are crammed with corn in the fall when fat they are killed and furnish a very hard and clean pork a good ; ;

article for the husbandman who gradually and in time begins to purchase horses and cows with the produce of his grain and the Increase of his hogs, and instead of a cellar as aforesaid, builds good farm-houses and barns.

OF THE NECESSARY CATTLE.

The cattle necessary in a Colonie or private bouwery in New Netherland, are good mares and sound stallions. Yoke-oxen for the plough, inasmuch as in new lands, full of roots, oxen go forward steadily under the plough, and horses stand still, or with a start break the harness in pieces. Milch-cows of kindly disposition, and good bulls, sheep, sows, etc. Fowls are well adapted to bouweries. These cattle are abundant in New Netherland, and especially in New England, and to be had at a reasonable price, except sheep, which the English do not sell, and are rare in New Netherland.

HOLLAND DOCUMENTS : V.

PRICES OF CATTLE.

Li New Ncthcrland. A young mare with her or third foal, costs 2'' fl.l50 to 160 A 4 to 5 year old stallion, about 130 A milcli cow with her or calf, a"* S** 100 A year-old sow, 20 (^ 24 A sheep, being an ewe, 20 (3. 24

In New England. A good mare sells for 100 (3x 120 A stallion, 100 A milch cow, 60 @^ 70 A yearling sow, 12 @; 14 Sheep are not sold there. Tt is to be observed that in a Colonie each farmer has to be provided by his landlord with at least one yoke of oxen or with two mares in their stead, two cows, one or two sows, for the purpose of increase, the use of the farm and the support of his family.