Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-09-05
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AND EARMER,S MAMMAL

| E'mbellisked ,cih appropriate Engrprings,
! edited by Hard Cheney y Brothers, Bur
| iingto'l. Nttc Jersey, and published 6y
CAariss AteraHder, PhitodeiphsG.
IFT'HE First Number OF this highly important
and Valuable W oFs, is now ready for dely.
cry 20 subscribers. We beg leave respectfully
to call the attention Of our citizens to the praise
worthy objects il has in view, and for The promo
| tion OF which il has been put into operation.
There has not probably heretofore been time
hen the attention OF the people in this country
was as N uch engaged on the subject Of the Silk
! Culture as at present; nor time when those
who have already embarked in tins business telt
such entire confidence, not only that liberal pro-
fits may be derived from il bu, also in their ahi
! a. 10 produce as good silk as can be procured IN
any part Of the world.--lt is believed thai all
that is now wanting 10 fully establish tbs great
interest in this country, with all is vast al san
tagcs. is but the Dissemination al plain practical
information concerning il (; and 10 convince our
Icitzens of what know 10 be true, viz shai
there is no more difficulty about raising crop Of
silk, than there is in procuring crop Of grain
The capital thus bestowed yields greater Pc
turn than can be obtained from any CHER branch
Of husbaDdry. The editors have long been en-
gaged 10 the silk culture. and intend hereafter
10 give il their entire attention. They have
made extensive arrangements for feeding the silk
worm and culiivatina that inv aluable species Of
mulberry tree, the hlorus aIuitiesulis. AID
from their long experience IN the occupation
r.,
they believe they may say wiihout ostciiiaiion,
thai they shall be able 10 make the ANEEtE~
CAN SILK GROW FER, useful and entertai
ming, and TO communicate through its pages 10
formation as valuable respecting every branch
Of the silk business, as eau be elsewhere obtai
ned in the United States. A portion Of the
work will be devoted 10 noting the modern i'm
provemenfs Of Agriculture, and such matters as
are generally useful 10 the oultivatoTs Of the
soil
The Proprieiors respectfully solicit eontribu
mons on Agricultural subjects generally and also
The silk Growing Business 10 particular Ad
dress the Editors. WARD CHENEY * BRO
THEIRS, Burlington, New Jersey
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complete table Of contents will be furnished TO
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All orders for the work postage paid, will be
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Citizens, Silk Growers, AgricultnFalists, and
others, who wish 10 procure this work from the
present time, will please forward ,heir names
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! Auy Agent forwarding 100 Subscribers Tor one
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perly attended 10, according TO the Instructions
which are promulgated in the work, trtH yieid a
pyoft considerably rceeding the amount Of the
price of subscription for onr hundred copies.
I Philadelphia, August %, 1885.