Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-10-25

I progress.-For the last month. almost dai
reports would have been necessary 4,
SNOW tue s,ate OF the trade and the extent a
cue oemand. Considering that the Nor,her,
S'ates are the original seat. and enll IN,
principal scene, oft6is speculation-,haa ,c.
void which still is 10 iii. tbroupbon, h,,i
the North and the South, for actual a. " Ell
as speculative demsnd-,he difficulty will
winch young muLticaulis plants are rsiset
IN tho NORTH, and the lar greater yiror II
growing anu sfter-value OF those raised in
| ,"gihia-u will not be more strange than
''ne present state of things, il very hiSb pri.
ces should continue 10 be main tanned tbro,,yl
another year. But all prudent holders and
planters here ought so 10 act as TO be pre
\ pared 10 meta great reduction of prics
! "e lew pe'sous who are so fortunate as "a
| nave many growing plants. of course " in tlo
] Is", 70 make The most OF the present de,
nana TOT !nelr surplus stock. But, with a
view 80 all interests, il will be better 10 plant
1ex' Spring than TO sell abroad now as 8
cents or even cents the tree. in 1899 will
pay lar better profit, than to sell the stock
grown IN 1888 for four times those prices
which may now be readily obtained. Much
money must he brought into Virginia from
o'her States by the mania for THE trade and
so ia anu TO effect general spreading of the
mufticduf,s, which this mania certainly % IN
II VIII produce much benefit 10 public in
terests But when the violent fever shall
nave subsidized, ii is TO be feared that as great
reaction Cor non.action) will follow the
unnatural excitement, aud that the propor
BUSINESS ana regular and good profits of silk
culture VIII tie scorned and neglected.
AND subsequent article states. that GA
purchase has very lately been made of more
than 20, 900 young trees, untrimmed. from
=: Atkinson. Esq, Pitt county, N. C.. at
Az cents. Only few OF them are of The Sc
cond years growth, nearly the whole being
rom cuttings set out las, spring, (lS3S !
nui' as stated by the purchaser, the Young,
ss' trees are uncommonly fine, being near
~ or quite feet Of average height: and
some lew the youngest, which grew ON
hos pen ground, are nine Ieet high. These
are strong evidences Of the superior and re.
MARIA able illness of the climate of the South>
ern States for this valuable tree. lii now
matter OF congraiulation, that this large
parcel Is purchased for planting in North
inc Northern market has been so great az 10
threaten TO leave in the South but small
Stock To plant next spring.
"a gentleman who has LOT of mu,,;c,u.
i's trees In Petersburg, has been offered and
refused 10 take s per tree, (untti,nmsd \
'or all Inc trees Of more than one season;s
CROWN. These plants are of the SECOND and
tnifu season but mol having been taken care
Of as TO proper soil and culture, thew arc
MOI SIX ieet, average height, and OF much
'ess size Than oil aught 10 have in two sea
sons from the cuttings. or some OF The same
original, drought from the North when We
~ small, and set out in the spring OF 1887 ,
Out which have stood in rich land. a. few
entire plants have been sold al IS aniere
These were mol the best. They had a.I bean
cut on near the ground last fall. and tbe
whole OF The present tops, (now I or 8 feet
high.) are OF this seasons growth.
contracts have recently been made here
LOT some thoussnds of plants Of The growth of
1888, untrimned. and 10 be. from to4l2
ieet high. TO be delivered in the autumn Of
1889, at II cents the plant
we co moi grudge the space which we
nave given TO those Copous extracts: be-
cause the subject is now all the rage AMONG
our tarmeas, anc the eminen: source from
"hich we make the extracts is of the first
su'norny 10 all matters relating 10 agricul-
ture-Perhaps we arc rather more e11hps;.
asts, in favor of all new inventions. sucb so
The Italian Wheat, than our friend OF The
farmers Register but wha; is enthusiasm
without experiences? The cautions which
ne gives 10 young beginners, in pIunging
,"eeaiessiy INTO any new project, are certain.
~ worthy OF The most respectful attention
80 eXhuberant are the resources of our conn.
Try, SO wide The field of enterprise, SO ener
geuc The character which our free insti,u
tioRs and our unbounded Territory produce
thai 1t is not wonderful our people are some,
times apt TO run away with thing: and
hence the necessity of repeated vigilence and
occasional cautions. Isthere in fact, scarce.
~ single production of the earth, which we
might not supply 10 The rest of the Globe?
n n 'riend observed to us the other day, that
II we pleased, we might suppl The market
with any given article; and SO great is The
coincidence inspired by our Capacities for the
SILK manufacture, thai one OF our papers, as
quoted by the Register, predicts, that In The
course OF 20 years we shall be able 10 sun.
ply Europe with all the raw silk, which sbe
can consume. The Register too. with all
It's wise caution, does full justice to our ca.
pacIties for this production, and recommends
IL 10 our attention, particularly in the South
Inc work is certainly on loot, il we NAV
Judge from the demand for the Mulberry
and lis prices here and elsewhere. The
newspaper scraps bear ample testimony 10
ms iact; IN addition 10 what we hear and SEQ
Immediately around ourselves.-We cor.
gard TO order. '"''" ''-
Inc Monmouth (Ne,o Jerseyl Enquirer
refers TO The Cocoonery of The Rev. ID v.
mc'1ean in that village, who appears 10 be
among Inc most distinguished Cu.,urrs,s in
New jersey. He is said 10 have been emf.
neniIy successful in feeding the silk worm.
ne ves'ure TO affirm, (says that psper }
from what we have seen and from wba, g.
know, That Mr.. M'Lean's experiment viii
snow so large profit per acre, that our fell.
low citizens Cannot longer resist eprsoiog