American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-16
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What bounty is paid by US support the agriculturer
and manufacturer Of other nations ON articles which our
country, with few years of care might supply How i'm
pora it is that the sgrculturst should turn his attention
to objects of production, is very fully shown by the
circumstance of the diminished and diminishing demand Of
bread Stuff abroad.
In 1877 the exports bread stu amounted $50 $4,000
1919 l5,3ss,oo0
1920 6.799 $40
1928 s,7l7,9e7
An importation Of ten millions Of dollars of sks-a ex
poration Of five millions of bread sufs the facts speak
the importance of the subject and indicate the necessity OF
awakening the sumberng agricultural resources Of our
country, by introducing and profitable articles OF pro-
ducton Knowledge power, in agriculture, no less than
in politics Information is capital, aud the Of yalu
able improvement The Committee conceive that the first
and most important measure TO be taken IS to acquire and
circulate clear distinct and precise information in these
ponts The relative value Of the cultivation Of the mul
berry, and the introduction of silk, compared with other
agricultural productions in the derant sections of the
Union, capital and labor being considered; the kind of
mulberry best suited to the object the most adsanta
geous mode Of cultivation the most approved manner OF
managing the silk worm, and explanation OF the process
till the articles is ready for market. The Committee IN
cline the opinion that the best mode Of raising silk, will
be for every farmer and planter to appropriate small por
ton Of ground for fruit orchard for raising the muber
tree, calculated to produce az many worms as his own
family will enable him to manage without increased ex-
pense, and without permitting it, until the experiment shall
have been fully tried interfere with the regular of
his usual pursuits Asinge acre planted with the mulberry
will produce from 500 10 600 pounds Of raw silk the value
(which to the individual would richly compensate for the
capital and labor employed, and the aggregate to the
try of great Importance.
The fact is worthy of notice, that notwithstanding the
high price Of land in Ireland where years rent of land
exceeds the price Of the soil in many OF country
yet valuable is the mulberry considered that mpnr,a
tons Of trees from the Mediterranean have been made du
ring the last yeats, for the purpose of producing silk
Your Committee addressed inquiries to several intelligent
gentlemen. who presumed competent TO give them
information upon the subject and among the papers ecev
ed in repy they beg leave to present 10 the particular at
enon OF the House, valuable memoir replee with in
structing facts and useful information from Edmund c
Genet Esq, and also several communications from Other
gencmcn to whose attention the Committee acknowledge
their obligation IA the result Of their inquiries believ
ing that knowledge on the subject the first importance
the Committee submit the following resolution:
Resolued, That the Secretary of the Treasury cause
be prepared well digested Manual containing the bes
practical information that be collected, the growt
and manufacture OF silk adapted the different parts
the Unon containing such facts and observations i'll rels
ton to the growth and manufacture of silk in other couu
tries as may be useful and interesting, that the b
laid before Congress at the commencement of the
session.