Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1835-11-30

Our SIX Manual is HuB before the. public, aLd
thus far the mand ior Il has nofr than realized
our most sangunr eSpcetat'uns H. ia compilation
We have rndcavurcu 10 aim II hItifH, thai Is the
only merit We Ia, claim 10, aud # die public should
adudgr rs that need, orr ambition will be more
than grailGcd. We have holirNed fpr years that
there was no part ofhu,handry, 10 Which he aqr-
ealtursis could turn lhcr attention, that promised
any thing like the sanic nilfu lesulr,. Thus iu.
pressed, were Induced 10 undertake the colop-
lation OF our htilc WORK, and tie chef lha, il was
Calculated to exercise 4 rreat moral aid political
influence, animated us tlttu hcni IN tie dt,ehargc
OF our laburs. hesc, AZ she reader WI readily
believe, have been ardueus GA subject like
that OF tho Six Couture, ml,re 81 much has Teen
wriltrn--wh"re somany sopiical .perulaiious
have been 40, auced, and Wi,r' So much mystery
has BEEN tlfown atcurd Lltn,lI 81 industry
smrle III tseP, the TASK Of Operating tho pr6eti-
cable from tie mprdcttoab {, could mi b. cxpp,-
trd 10 be- without lis dh, ultle-. w b,he,cd
from the beginning, HAT What The luhc interest
demanded, WAS a pidH. prdci cal set # IHsfrUc-
tons, which could be followed, without the least
embarrassment, by any one OF ordinary te-
genee. Who miphi desire torner into il, either AS
a branch Of his system, Of u>landry. or y, n .cp-
ardfe and distinct business I wears We had look
ed IN with unmiArd feelings OF pain at tie low
rate OF iemal' wages, and tie pre,arious nature #
their ,mplo, nent, IN Tie arrc and popul,us ci-
ties where labor so ahounds, We lad seen il almost
Impossible i,r the widowed lhotltr 10 earn IL her
needle, or indeed hy ANY 81 rr rresaLlc rmI,ln, =
men', living for herself and her of,pring--and IN
the country, Wien ihc lead ct = poor family was
taken eli, We had noticed. dat nc OF shlcct PEN
ury--of bitter want--was sure Ia folluw IN the
train OF conoom,anl evil, aud without tie aScrir-
ton 10 ourselt OF any superintendent quautun Of
the " milk of human Kindness we must be per
united, IN sober ruii, L. observe, at Ne have not
viewed q .cse things uHmoNed. And il, in uur fec
bic advocacy oi this arm Of agriculture, We shall
contribute, in The least towards tie Moderation OF
the condition of ills inter sting ard Helpless Dc.
scrp,ion of fellow Icing, We slall consider
that we have been most fortunate, inlrrd and
should we by any thng we lave sand, or may say,
upon the subject, he instuh, nal in promoting ii e
popularity OF the culture, il viii he tntS IS w shall
pass down the course oi ,imc al once tic cause OF
solacc and Of hone
The business OF cultivaling tie mulberry Is a,
SIMPLE as the planting Of any other ifoc, AMI Inc
Whole art OF Matching, raising and feeding SIX
worms is 80 easy, Il al an Intelligent hid Of ven
years oiage, would prove AZ successful an attcr-
dant as sage philn> phcr--ir entirely cc>Sts m
regularity Of f'cding and ieepiag t4e apartment
clean. And ~ Ia reting ilp roc,ou,, tic nrsrs-
s"'y "e' 'ot eA"'ultt n al can 4 learned ~ few
hours, ny any wnmhn hu can reel ,il,r Cotton
thread, or woolin yam. rs wcrec,nn,,d in en-,
Manual, We adv l'c ere, II at every person plap,.
ing mulberry orchard, ii, I'D iii ,u DELAY prc.
cure lew huniIieielc'. and c.nnrrrc II . aoor
work IN smal sca'r. | H. has no n,ln. ,r,,u.
or "uiorrr'cs pr wing % hi, lace. lc may s.w Il
rev seed IN arid .arml r,r, sod offcr, r mel
casf, to iced las ". rms L. FRS ,car and T.ar
those ne may have 81 wa fer his orchard, be mn,
IN subsequent Wears, gather suIoicnr leaves. viii
out injury 10 tie an ;, NIT, they arc oIl rna,ol
to be- fed from, generally, t. sustain his vor,,>
We intend this as sohool and we take lra,, L,.,,
to assure every one WHO may desire 10 70 into II
business, that by following our advice il, III. r.
spec,. by the time the mulberry is fl far sripninc
that ne and his hou,ehol viii hive hcenmc a3en,.
IN the art of raising wurnls AND mixing sill
We desire now 10 have Kind If fire side tall
with every farmer in the cnnn'ry.
" Have you any poor lInl that bah.ly n,,s yo
for ploughing r.
Yes. 1havr fields tina, hardly bring me- r.
TURN OF seed. and others that, ~iih all the manure
can raise, will not m'rc Than average six ba incl
of wheat to the acre"
Well then. suppose wcr, 'totqlI von III,
those same hcis, il they l., hish nre ,i,,. and ar
Of sandy or gravely soil, mayAa nlle ;, well
you with very sm'll portion Of IA tnnrr, IN t,,u
Or tv" years, rising fee hundred dollsrs. aapur
ey,per dere-wr say, II we were to tel yen ,ba
would YOU believe u, I"
1--WE confess such a statement wand Ia
hcavy tax upon our credulity. How could it b
done I"
Why an acre OF ground planted Ia Mnlhcrr
tno rows feet apart, the plants ii feet asund.
Nii. IN tour years, raise foliage enough TO E.,
S4oWn silk worms, which, il properly fed AT
@aasged, will yicid l8) h. Of silk, which al
per pound. the lowe,, rselei . 1tas, will amour,
~ then let us deduct from this, the expau.e
co"urs-is tho interes, on the. value OF the Ian
eost o. attendants, &c. which aft 7 making m,