Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1838-09-20

their operations in the Spripg. as the
enterprise has been successful beyond
their most lattering anticipstions, The
cost OF the buds for the planting is three
cents, and an acre of Mulberry trees re-,
qnires no more attention than an acre Of
corn. Ou this acre there can be raised
$1,000 trees, which they are selling at
fifty cents apiece. They are being sold
readily in Philadelphia for fifteen cents
per foot, and four feet j. the ordinary
height Of years growth. This amounts
TO 60 cents apiece; ,or ST. 900 to Z, 200 a
the product of one acre OF ground. lie
also informed us. that in u late visit 10
Philadelphia, he wa. made acquainted
with the fact, or was personally witness
to IT, OF gentleman having sold So
QUO worth of the mulberry product
of one acre"
We believe from all we hear. that the
Chinese Mulberry not only wiihstantis
The Scverest winter in our climate, but
hat 1t IL becoming source of great
profit to those who cultivate it. Tn.
following letter (from Brunsw ick coun>
ty, this State.) nlhe last Petersburg In
telligencer furnishes very striking evil
dence of the fact
Published in the last Herald
The last Farmers Register contains
very interesting letter from Mr.. Hicks
himself.-We congratulate him sincere,
~ on the success he has experienced.
He has demonstrated by experience the
tact, that the Matching of the silk worms
may be detained by placing them in a
TIN DoK directly Oh the ice. Mr.. Hicks
also says - can see but little differ
ence in the strength of the silk made
from the two different kinds of mulber.
ry F; except that made with the Chinese
has lustre, which gives it a superiori-
ty. made but oac crop this season. I
have no doubt that three crops can be
made f.; and should have attempted it. if
| could have procured the eggs. The
hands | had employed were double the
number necessary. My object was to
instruct them in the business SO as 10 be
ready for much larger crop. another
year. One Of the hands. after attending
the worms two weeks could have man
aged hall fed in the usual way. 1t is
quite mistaken notion with some, that
slave labor will rot easwer in the culture
oil sikh had some white hauds en-,
pioyed but alsa had blacks, some who
were little inferior to the best white la>
borers, aud are now Keeling excellent
silk. One of the black hands, now only
eight years old. l found very useful in
feeding worms, and can now reel well.
have no doubt, much Of the labor [
bestowed was unnecessary. as tho BUSH
ness was entirely new to all ernployed.
The cocooaery had bailt is 10 feet
by "a, aud 10 feet pitch, well fitted up
with shelves. GU the most approved Nor
them plan. The house shonlA be yell
ventilated to admit the air freely through,
or the worms will certainly become dis.
eased. l have no doubt that a house
built OF logs is equal to any that can be
fitted up /; and the barns now used for
tobacco can easily be converted into CO.
cooneries. have $4,000 nsorus multi
cauiis or Chinese mulberry trees. and
nursery that will afford 50, UeJ to $780,
600 cuttings this fall" &c.
Other gentlemen in Virginia are EN-
gagged in the raising OF silk. An intelli>
gent Correspondent writes US that he
hopes next year to be able to show TO
any gentleman who may be pleased to
visit me. practical illustration of the
feasibility and advantages of the silk cu-
ure."-He adds. that "the Legislatures
oil Pcnnsy lvania and New jersey, with
prompti,ade and aacrty that redoun-
ded greatly to their honor, granted the
desired premium and the consequence
is. that a spirit is excited, obvious to the
most superficial observer, which will
not slumber as long as any thing remains
to be achieved.-Ihose tho STATES wiU
offer the only market for nine tenths ofMe
Mulberry trees gro,on in Virginia, and
for more than half Of those produced in
Maryland, during the present year.
Even during the short time that has e.
laPsed since the passage of those acts,
millions Of silk worms have been fed in
the ncishborhood Of Philadelphia and
the contiguous parts of Jersey, from
plants, the growth only OF the present
season. Cocooneries have been erected
barns have been converted into CO.
cooneries-and even rooms in private
dwellings have been fitted up for the &C.
commodation of the worms. In every
instance that came within my knowledge
complete success attended the feeding."
SILK ImportGtions into the U. S-The
official rpfufsa I'm tho 'rrenSury