American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1826-05-16
PRODUCTION OF SILK.

The following report, which was read IN the
House Of Representatives on the Cd inst IS iuii OF
valuable information and deserves the particular at
lention of agrcul,urs,a. The report was. on mo-
ton Of Mr.. Taylor of Va, taken up on Thursday
last, and The resolution with which il concludes, was
agreed to.
Mr.. Yanren.seiaer from the Committee Agriculture
made the following report which was LAID ON tue 'apie
and 1000 additional copies ordered to be prhteo;
The Committee on Agriculture to whom vas referred
the resolution of MIR. Miner to inquire whether the cult
walton Of the mulberry tree and The breeding OF k worms
for the purpose Of producing silk be subject worthy OF
legislative attention. and should they think to be So that
thew obtain such information may be in their power re-
speeding the kind Of mulberry most Preferred me oest sob
climates and mode of the probable value o. tue
culture taking into view the capital employed the abor
and the product together with such facts and opinions as
they may think useful and proper
Report that they have examined the subject attentvey
and have taken steps they thought best Calculated 10 3D.
tain information which might be useIu anu ieao W Ss'
The facts developed in the course their Inquiries tend
to place the subject in important point OF view ~ IS
an interesting fact that the mulberry tree grows ndge
ousy throughout the United States and that silk may be
raised with facility from the Southern 10 the Northern
boundary Of the Union. Formerly considerable Quantities
Of silk produced in Georgia. Ia i7o, more shah
wenty thousand pounds of we're exported from
there TO England The production OF the article WAS
suspended not from my difficulty experienced IN me pro-
causes
ses have recently been adopted Savannah. with
the renewal Of the cultivation of the mulberry Tree and
breeding Of the silk In Kentucky, the COMMITTEE
learn, that sewing silk is produced in considerable
quantities. and Of excellent quality Many years ago. the
attention Of public spirited individuals in Pennsyvsna was
turned the production of silk The Persian mulberry
was introduced into Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, by BISHOP
Etween where it hourished and still fourshes SIX WAS
produced without hculty. In Chester and other ct
The Southern counties of that State the experiment was
also made with success. The great demand, and high
price bread su owing to the war growing out OF the
French revolution, rendered the cultivation OF grain SO
able for many years. that the mulberry was neglected
In l77o hundred pounds Of sewing silk were made IN
the town of Mansfield Connecticut and IN 1910 accor
ding report of the Marshal who took the census the
value of silk produced in Windham county estimated
at S27373. :,
The Committee learn that the production Of silk is still
attended to, and found profitable Some beautiful spec'-
mems of sewing silk the production OF that state, have
been exhibited the Committee OF tbs Tact, therefore,
that the United States produce silk for its own con-
SUMPTION and for expectation to the extent OF foreign
demand there appears TO doubt There srefew
persons the Committee believe, the most intelligent
Of citizens (who have noturned rattenton pac-
usy the subject) who will not be surprised At the view
by the following official statement OF the value OF
silks imported into the United States the last five years
Statement Of the value of Silk Goods imported and export
ed in the years 1921 10 1895, inclusive.