Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-07-28
SII.K.

Su>k.
The follo~in; is an extract iiom the ry-,.ort ii
committee OF Congress made at the las, session
Mr.. Spencer. from the committee to
whom the subject of silk ia the United
States was referred, reports to Con,
gross that pounds OF cocoons from
the American silk worm will produce
as much silk a IL pounds from the
French or ltalian-that every state in
the Union is adapted 10 the culture
that We imported last year % million
Of dollars in silks. A correspondent
OF the Albany Argus adds that the
town Of Maos6eld produced $4,000
dollars in Silk Lass year-that one
fringe maker in Philadelphia consumes
90, 600 dollars worth a year and re-
commcnds the subject 10 farmers and
persons with large families, and to o.
verseers OF poor houses. The mana.
gers Of the Aims House Of Philadelphia
have determined TO raise silk by the
labor Of part Of the disabled paupers.
IL affords US much pleasure to state as
highly praise worthy circumstance,
that two Or three Of the most respecta-
bic ladies Of this city have commenced
raising the worm, and are making pre-.
paratiOns 10 conduct their experiments,
as, we hope, will test the policy oil
making the culture Of s,lk an object Of
pursuit in this section of the country.
Indeed we think we have sufficient
proof that the labor Of large class OF
the community could not possibly be
otherwise half SO proii,ably employed,
yet such is the inveteracy Of habit, that
the utility of new vocations must be es-
tablished by proofs piled upon the sboul.
ders OF demonstration, before we can
be persuaded to adopt them. We
therefore hope that the laudibls enter.
prize of the ladies' not only in this
place, but in other parts Of the state,
may be carried on with energy aud
perseverance, which shall result an eyi.
dence sufficient to convince the most
lincredulous and arouse the active CO.
operations Of the most lcihargic.
: Some beautiful samples Of silk pro.
duced at Winsor. North Carolina,
have been sent to the editor of the
New-York Evening Post, for inspec
ton. A company Of a few individual.
IN that place have this year raised b,
way Of experiment 100000 cocoons-
The expense is represented as trilling
aud the business as capable Of indef
mite extension. The cocoonps sent are
large and handsome. and of variou.
colours, from a bright yellow TO a
snowy white. Those marked raised
by feeding the insect on the white mul
berry tee. are larger than those raise,
by feeding il on lhe black. The spe
cimens Of sllk manufactured into threaC
are even, lustrOus aud OF cxceedin;
strength.
/ SuN-FLowER Or is likely TO becom,
an article OF extensive manufacture 10
this country. The American Farmer
states that al large dinner party IL
the ucIshborhoOd Of Baltimore, recent
ly, consisting of gentlemen from tow
and country. Salad, dressed will
Sun Hover Oh! was eaten, and wa
pronounced TO be cxceIlently vel
dressed, nobody suspectins il not {,
be Olive Oil. BY al improved mod
Of extracting the Oil, bUshel Of see,
will yield gallon Of Oil. Land whicI
produces Indian Corn will yield from
SO 90 20 bushels of the seed or grain O
the sun-howcr per acre.
: Tie Country - The foiloVing short parl
graph includes more gOod practical sd,ic
e. than many = volume 81 sermons.
from az .fae'.oaa Fa5ater. 81 JsIy 10
Igom all quarters Of the rountrv =,