It is a fact worthy of notice that the brine in which pork or bacon has been pickled is poisonous to pigs. Several cases are on record in which these animals have died in consequence of a small quantity of brine having been mingled with the wash, under the mistaken impression that it would answer the same purpose and be equally as beneficial as the admixture of a small quantity of salt.
IMPORTATIONS OF BACON, HAM, AND SALTED PORK.
From a reference to the accounts furnished by the Board of Trade, it appears that there have been imported during the last three years,
| 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | |||
| Bacon | cwts. | 36 | 54 | 2,768 | |
| Hams | " | 6,732 | 5,462 | 11,252 | |
| Pork, Salted: | |||||
| Of British Possessions | " | 2,153 | 1,517 | 72,519 | |
| Foreign | " | 28,627 | 38,128 | ||
| Fresh | " | 63 | 133 | 133 | |
| Total of Pork | " | 30,843 | 39,878 | 72,652 |
And of these articles there were entered for home consumption,—
| 1844. | 1845. | 1846. | |||
| Bacon | cwts. | 36 | 54 | 2,768 | |
| Hams | " | 3,568 | 2,602 | 8,385 | |
| Pork, Salted: | |||||
| Of British Possessions | " | 248 | 1,073 | 72,519 | |
| Foreign | " | 1,073 | 1,289 | ||
| Fresh | " | 63 | 133 | 133 | |
| Total of Pork | " | 1,384 | 1,594 | 72,652 |
These tables demonstrate the enormous increase in the importation of these staple articles of food which has taken place since the abolition of the Tariff of 1842 and the substitution of the new one. The alteration of duties is as follows:
