See SUS, MAMMALIA Index.

on board of a ship, is a sort of flat scrubbing broom, formed by inclosing a number of short twigs of birch or such wood between two pieces of plank fastened together, and cutting off the ends of the twigs; and serving to scrape the filth from a ship's bottom under water, particularly in the act of bootopping. For this purpose they fit to this broom a long staff with two ropes; one of which is used to thrust the hog under the ship's bottom, and the other to guide and pull it up again close to the planks. This business is commonly performed in the ship's boat, which is confined as close as possible to the vessel's side during the operation, and shifted from one part of the side to another till the whole is completed.

HOG'S DUNG is by Mortimer reckoned one of the richest manures we are acquainted with, and the next in value to sheep's dung; and is found to be equal in virtue to twice the quantity of any other dung except this. The ancients seem to have been displeased with it on account of its breeding weeds; but this is only accusing it of being too rich; for any dung will do this when laid too thick. It is an excellent manure for pasture-grounds, and excels all other kinds of dung for trees. The farmers who use this dung for their lands, generally take care to save it, by well-paving the flies; and increase the quantity by throwing in bean-stalks, stubble, and many other things of a like nature: and, by good management of this kind, many farmers have procured 50 or 60 loads of excellent manure a-year out of a small flye. The very best way of using this dung is by mixing it with horse-dung; and for this reason it is best to have the flye near the stable, that the two cleanings may be mixed in one heap, and used together.

They have in many parts of Staffordshire a poor, light, shallow land, on which they sow a kind of white pea: the land is neither able to bear this nor anything else to advantage for their reaping: but when the peas are ripe, they turn in as many hogs as the quantity of pease will fatten, suffering them to live at large, and to remain there day and night: in consequence of this, the lands will produce good crops of hay for several years afterwards; or, if too poor for that, it will at worst raise grass enough to make it good pasture-ground.

HOG'S LARD. See AXUNCIA, MATERIA MEDICA Index.