The New Forest and the Isle of WightWith eight plates and many other illustrations . New Forest pigs graze almost likecattle, cropping the grass with their teeth. Formerly they must havebeen the most characteristic animal of the forest, after the deer. Cobbett,on his ride to Beaulieu from Lyndhurst, says: Of pigs this day we sawmany, many thousand. I should think we saw at least a hundred hogs toone deer. I stopped at one time and counted the hogs and pigs just roundme, and they amounted to 140, all within fifty or sixty yards of myhorse. The gathering of the pigs in pannage time was until rec
The New Forest and the Isle of WightWith eight plates and many other illustrations . New Forest pigs graze almost likecattle, cropping the grass with their teeth. Formerly they must havebeen the most characteristic animal of the forest, after the deer. Cobbett,on his ride to Beaulieu from Lyndhurst, says: Of pigs this day we sawmany, many thousand. I should think we saw at least a hundred hogs toone deer. I stopped at one time and counted the hogs and pigs just roundme, and they amounted to 140, all within fifty or sixty yards of myhorse. The gathering of the pigs in pannage time was until recently oneof the most complete survivals of Saxon days known in this swineherd received from each commoner the pigs he wished fatted,with a small payment for each animal. A convenient place had beenpreviously selected for a rough sty, where there was plenty of beech-mast,acorns, and water. In Bolderwood Walk, says Mr. Rogers, authorof the Guide to the New Forest, there were many favourite localities,as it contained the greatest number of beech trees. When the spot wa. I THE NEW FOREST 11 reached by the collected hogs, they were generally tired by their longjourney, but an abundant supper was provided for them, and they wokeup next day refreshed by a good sleep. This thoughtful provision forthe pigs comfort is characteristic of the high respect in which the friendlyforest pig is held by its owner. Plenty of food was then given themfor breakfast, the herd meanwhile blowing his horn ; after which theyhad a little liberty, a few old pannage hogs accompanying them as ^r-^B^
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