Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-08-29
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SILK GRO WEEK

AND FARMERS MANUAL;
En,bellished Nth appropriate EngrDrings,
| edited By Hard Cheney s. Brothers, Bur
hngton, Netp Jersey, and published by
| Charies Alexander, Philadelphia.
ItCHE First Number of this highly importan
and Valuable w rk, is now ready for delIv
cry TO subscribers. We beg leave respectfully
10 call the attention of our citizens TO the praise
worthy objects il has in view, and for the promo
Ition Of which il has been put into operation.
| There has not probably heretofore been time
when the attention of the people in this country
was as much engaged on the subject OF the Silk
Culture as at present; nor atime when those
who have already embarked in tins business felt
such entire confidence, not only that liberal pro-
fits may be derived from il but also IN their abIi-
IL 10 produce as good silk as can be procured in
any part of the worid.--lt is believed that all
that is now wanting to fully establish this great
interest in This country, with all its vast advan.
tages, is but the dissemination Of plain practical
information concerning it and TO convince our
citizens of what we know TO be true, viz that
there is no more difficulty about raising crop OF
silk than there is 10 procuring a crop Of gram.
The capital thus bestowed yields q greater re-
turn than can be obtained from any other branch
of husbandry The editors have long been en-
gagged in the silk culture, and intend hereafter
10 give il their entire attention Ihey have
made extensive arrangements for feeding the silk
worm, ana cultiNatinS tnSt spSSiSs VI
mulberry tree, the Morus Muticaulis. AID,
from their long experience in the occupation
and extensive correspondence with silk growers,
they believe they may say without ostehiatIon,
thai they shall be able to make the AMESi-
lCAN SILK GROWER, useful and entertai
ming, and 10 communicate through its pages ia
form alton as valuable respecting every branch
of the silk business, as can be elsewhere obtai
ned in the United States A portion of the
work will be devoted 10 noting the modern i'm
provements OF Agriculture, aud such matters as
are generally useful TO the cutivators OF the
soil.
The ProprIetors respectfully solicit contribu'
mons ON Agricultural subjects generally and also
the Silk Growing Business in particular Ad
dress the Editors. WARD CHENEY BRO
THEIRS, Burlington, New Jersey.
The work will be published monthly every
number comprising twenty -four large octave pa
yes, with the addition of a cover for advertise
ments. Sc and at the end Of each volume. a
complete table Of contents will be furnished TO
subscribers Terms one dollar year, pay able
in all ance for single subscribers. Twenty sub
scriptons will be supplied for W hole year by
forw arding current ten dollar bill, free OF post.
age.
All orders for the work, postage paid, will be
promptly attended TO, il addressed 10 the rub
| Usher, G. ALEXANDER. Aihsnian Buildings,
Franklin Place, Philadelphia
| Citizens, Silk Growers, Agricuituralists, and
Others, who wish TO procure this work from the
present time, will please forward their names
aud the amount OF subscription Immediately
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