Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1838-11-21
MoRUs MULTlcAULIs-SlLK.

MoRUs MULTlcAULIs-SILK.
Although the manufacture OF six has re.
reived some attention in this country, espe-
cially in industrious New England, ye. noh-
ing, comparatively speaking has been done
towards the establishment, of this lucrative
branch ofdomes:ic economy. The present
season seems TO be the era Of its general
commencement and in ten years from to.
day, VIC expect to sec the profits ofthe mul.
berry and silkworm principal item in the
national revenue and wealth. The intro
duction Of the N. Mulicaulis, about four
years ago. promises rich harvest TO the
silk cullurist, and every man in Norh Caro-
lima who owns an acre of land, and wishes
to make the mos, Of it, will consult his inter-
est by purchasing and cutivating this new
source of wealth. Ttos far, the Mul,icau.
Ii, has principally, been confined to repro.
duc,ion, as ready sale high prices render
the trees as profitable as can reasonably be
desired; and such will be the case for a
year or two till their general diffusion
throughout. tho country shall have closed
the market: but after that time, they will
continue an incxhaustible source Of large
irofi.s on light labour and small cap tall
TO The poorer classes of industrious citizens,
as new branch of business will be invalu.
-blc.--An n intelligent gentleman, who is ap-
,,rcn,ly conversant vita the subject, wrl-
.;ng from Philadelphia 10 friend in New
Orleans gives the following information.
s.'rhe advantages of the Morus Muliicau-
rs is this one fourth 10 one siath the hands
<'il do to feed worms less than with mhite
mulberry. The leaves Of the Morus Mui-
'icaulis are 9 by IL inches in SIZE, or by
Il bout ten times larger than the achite. Mr..
;mi,h of Baltimore, says one acre will feed
one million of worms. Mr.. Garry SAYS,
halfa acre n million. A million of worms,
well fed, will give 400 lbs. reeIed, which,
sells readily n, S. per lb. The reeling Of
any quantity can be done with machinery.
which costs little. A dog, or man power
will turn 90 70 50 reels, and these will pro.
duce from three quarters to one pcund Of
reeled silk day. One acre and two men,
or three acres and five men will produce
moro income than 80 to 40 acres Of cotton
and IL men-that is afer the first year.
In the south, whcr" the trees grow out all
win'cr, and the foliage remains on the trees,
they grow from 10 IL feet high, where4 or
S successive crops of cocoons can be pro-
duced, by small lamiIv Of whites and COL
orcd Of, say 8 or 10, with good prepara.
lion, (and nothing conceivable is more sim.
pie or easy.) an income Of lro;n 10 t.
$4,000 can easily be made.
But until the trees can be had no silk can
lie ma c. Every ono, not otherwise en-
ployed, in this region, is entering into the
business. The cultivation of trees has so
far mainly occupied our attention. They
cap be raised here for 4, with you for cents
tree. They command 40 o 100 cents
free. and half the demand cannot he sup.
piled. 1t is supposed, as the demand now
extends into New. York New Jersey Penn.
,.ylvania, Ohio D,lawarc, Maryland, Vir.
!inia, Kentucky, &c. and the voraci,y with
which they are sought IS prodigous: | sly.
:, is supposed ii,at ccx; ar sc demand VII
~ sill greater.
In louisiana you have only 10 agitate
!i:e subject, and you will 90 ahead. In your
S,ate, where the tree will remain in the
ground all winlcr-here they arc taken up
20 preserve them from the frost--,hev will
have four months moro to grow. and be-
sides giving tree uf from 9 to ~ feet, the
foliage for feeding silk worms will be pro.
porfionably groater.
know several hundred in the business
this season, not one of whom made less
than 500 per cent. and many who laid out
3 or 400 dollars, and cleared 600 to s, 5000.
One man the past season on Is acres made
clear 100000. Immense fortunes have
been made byi'. No one has touched i,
without immense profit"
Notwithstanding the above encourage
pen', and the generally favourable opinion
of certain success, We should advise our
friends 10 hold back for season, rather
han pay the enormous price asked for the
rees and shoots of the Mul:icaulis. Twelve
months hence man who asks several dol. I
ars for switch, or ten cents for bud, will J
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