Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1837-11-20
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Ianr Committee On Ss Fahri,s. are pleased Ia
tepalt specimens Offered laf ihr pfrriium, 10th
# o'iieh reflect tish credit .e mannheim
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W. irc however cossifliu.l 10 Nv ar5l ~ PREMIUM
to Ms Eober Mills. Iier Glosesate ,qtalicd M
+ y Is htr Sewing Silk aud euitadin lie hf.h e.
Itsgium. firl handkerchief aud luill ~. Of sub
sIauf qa7ls. aed enleil H. respectful notice.
The sawnle al scalns'iifk r,h.bii dhs M. Lev
= Brown al superior glIfN nd 'ieaa euHi-
ptrisnn II, impaired S,ia-aud ,nuf committee
strl thet want Of latitude Ia fcvsnd the nlanutlein-
/ ~ viii premnsi.
Ard. LEfrW1rH, c2e4maa.
COMMITTEES N MULBERRY ORCHARDS.
Notft cu,rrurter have hee1 ataf,',ea lo dnd two
i8ut.lHu1 ~ bfls 81 tho .'nnire Chiar.e Au'bef-
- afilc AID efosias a. tse selnilN ai tbs place
Dlr commenced small iftu aIioafnt Town. be-
1encl8s T. NJ T. Fletcher. uuder the snpc,inien.
lruee &C Ar. !. Evans, No Evans commenced
planting e niiines - The snte al ls3ii III liof-
bell and 'llen e4asphH;rd tbe "a IL the epcn ground
/ Nhenthcs had Hhrn iopt and attained tom two 10
fHui fee ia bcizhf, the growth upid. feachlY.
ai falr 10 SIX h.lor. The flli iro>t Those of thr
a. Spring h we pron tapds increased BY htgfre aud
a. has ~ ettsa 4i,lcd Ia ,lHm hN ln increased sup
nit of rltifags, siarcd IN The Sptins at 1-3G bs
hoi.beds. They have grown most lnSnrianty. aud
presented, when your com nittfe viewed theut
most promising appearance. with iieh foliage al
lsrrr e4frn leaves Which hal hren daring lie scasan
cropped fi OF ft iiifte ioI the nufusf al fEduE
The epfn.. iaf checking the growth to rpeu the
wood 10 unable Tie Tres the hciicr to stand the
tcrilN Of the apploat hue winter
Nh Evas hl5 taken much pains 10 prepare and
mannre lis Land. aud his whole mauagriuent wuh
bs Mnhcrrs oreiia and Other PR afatiou AID mn.
proremrnt an his lIule Fun, showed lbs snI IN such
matier> aud gave evidence that in few years he Will
makc tn. place F3t oul source Of much profit, but
Ornament 10 tn suburbs ri Lsnchburg.
The pihs OreA4rl ,nur committee viewed
tract ofilud hr'neineto Mr. EhIdI Fletcher. about
two miles itoin tu"u. "n lie man toad leading 10 Am
herst Gt. II. 1lfs has heeu commenced a
EXTENSIVE ss4lr. under the suprtinendenoc of Mr..
lanea Gmewcll. There = not only large orchard
atthc hor1s Nue. uls, but an extensive nursery oil
the wl.ifr ltliau Mulberry 'fhr planting, culture,
aal growth oil Tins orchard tnd nursery give the com
mtce The besi esideuee ct the ease with which the
SILK ealure may b. commenced. md of the peculiar
fitness and adaptation OF this branch oi nauonal in
dns'is IN ON soil aud climate
The Land WIS praycrba'ly poor btoom-sedgc old
field Ion pour Ia hive afirmp ed, with any piohl ol
sncccss. eiaiu crop, sumo nj II gait \ not par
elr of manure Allrr being broken up III March, II
Ms Het OUT VII tie Gun igsoi the Chinese Mulbef
~ sotue trne ~ April The weather MAS cool aud
dlY, uatl The Last al May-stIl these cuttings, most
y wll ono bud and oil, two or tlrco inches long.
wetc r,Irn,c oi lie, that they gradually vegetn-
ed. and have grown mosi rapidly, "nh ich, beauIl-
tel Nep-tc ut siikN leaves, measuring FROM to II
lnehca L. diameter suA branching onl with numerous
stalks, hdve HOW attained lrofu TOT feet hlel, and
presrut i lHaSt interesting apf af1hrc. Mr.. Game
veil his ted ab,ut 20 tao ,,orsl, the past from
tie lola ~ OF tleze tees. and showed sout commit
/ lee same specimens al Sewing SILK thai Airs Game
well had manufactured m the common wheel, such
asruull well cor pHc Nlh the brst imported Article
50 stltiftl the proprietor ol this Farm with hts
shrrrss uhdrr tie Disadvantages OF the p1sl
se1.la, ljat he Is milking pfspWaious TO erect ~
e4'usAe coeaoncry will TIE intention 81 can ing on
Tine Nll mtslhs bn-u. n ION larec scale. lie will
have lot saie The ptos"n sear, besides resefHlng
nough to cxiend las pwa Orenid largely. 30 Oe0 cut
ttnga hi The Chinese Mnlbcfr}.
Il onf poor, exhausted soil is we'll adapted 10
tie tfer nnN well aseertained TO he tie best food
ior the silk raHt--il our females aud children, whose
llbarr tanaPt he probably employed III other agri-
euitusd pursuits, sufficient 10 feed thr worms,
/ AMI assai ~ manufacturing The rlh.--eho ean tcll
HftH source II national wealth his bauch OF ia
dueit> n.t br
Noo committee Gud some difficult, in aw irng
tic lHeaiuaiu tins case. While the olehl,d uuder
the sufei.ntebirtee OF Mr.. Evans is most mXnrant
and diminishing, aIs4 cultn with skll thti none
can spf}ae'. 5hr aae under the management II Mr..
GameWel prf>ruis every thing toaNaken astuH-
is1m AT and admiration. That these liale cuttings.
planted OF poor aud exhausted sell, aul cnduI.
IL So t''' =" -. @""e, "-atlshr anost {
qua! 10 those i'at had bern carefully started in hot
bed aulifanslfuelt To eteuud well MANFRED is so "a
nal ia experiment, HAT ,onr committee Wonld BIZ
unable 10 co@c uaeg4ian. were not the words irH-
, 1fat and f94psties' used IA thr article upon tins
/ >nsl'cf, regardless Of circumstances fccng that
" must he guided By that article, VIC are compelled
70 a0at! the Premium Ia Mr.. Evans.
II, LATHAM, Ctaf'u.#
COMMITTEE ONTORACco.
J out committee on Tobacco report an exhibition
al samples by tie following rrairnipu:
i)oct Thomas lloluf of Haitian. one logshc1d
Mr. " m. Mondy. pt y nh Cnulu;,, ole liogslcaa;
Mr., ashpston HnHlef, ri Campbell. one H0as-
head; Alr Henry Terry, nl Rediord one llosshcad;
Mr. Bird l.. Fcue, Of Halifax, ono lIogshcad
! pn examination of these samples the grades of
qntlN have beeu determined as follows aud If Pre-
tniuinS are allowed gentlemen without the Sucietv
The award is 10 DIR. Thomas tloguc, inst premium.
Nj. Nm. Moody, second premium; Mr.. Washing
ton llnttel thiId premium
These premiums being the extent oil our limits
Your committee regret their having nothing more sub.
/ santla tlan compliments to orr to those gentlemen
who do not get premiums, The neanoss an1N,ylc
OF preparing ldetr Tobacco for market commands The
Animation oil every dealer in the article
II. hoArver. the Society shall prohibit to those
, gentlemen living ont Of It's bounds the premiums
/ heic awarded, The following gentlemen are entitled:
Mr. w Hunter, oi Campbell. FIRST; Nj. II. Terry of
bedford. second Mr.. W. Hunter, of Cam bell
tiiifl; which will be premium for each Hog head
! eiicIcd by members Of the Society.
AUG. LEFTWIGII.
of tbe toraiitce.
ron ruE yIEGISiAN.
ROAD CONVENTIONS
At Convention held At Rockymouut in TIE cuun.
4 y at Franklin. on Tuesday the nh Nov, 1887 Tor
le purpose oi uniting the eNertous OF The people of
lltisy lfanii FIauhln and Boetoui in the constitute