Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-10
From he Richmond Eoqu,e,.
TIE SILK CULTURE.

1DE SILK tGL / RE.
The Northern newspapers are tall of cheering par.
agraphs about the Silk Worm and the Chinese Muls
berry. The y \. Star descabes sonc al the efforts.
which making establish the at 10 tie North
ard says, that 1.-The cnormnus importation OF foreign
silks amounting IN single year to more than %
millions OF dollars. has sci lie nation alhlnkrng-
Unprecedented ellots every wLcre making TO N
crease the home produclion # this precious rom
modify. These eiions receiving strong M
pulse and and Throughout Auirrtct 1nsil.ute"-
The Star touches on The ,arcV oi tie Mulberry.
that is used for the suSteuauce Of tlir wntm-lt
speaks Of the 'eMes nfihe ltahn Nuloefry ~ siall
and the expense ri producing and gathering given
quantity j. ~ consequences great, decreased. The
Morus Nultieanlls, wilu1 ,riN few Nears nttndue-
ed into tins country. sends toHh lrrr mobile leaf
bui the tt,c TOO drc,tt faf our scvrfe winters
MANY OF thrm are DESTROYED by the cold. The
Brusss latti.r tirc, from the foot If Mount & tu-
ca.u> has hreu brought helc. ptnpasatrd aud DIS
ttibuicd fu sonte extent. THIS Yields l,r. 81 lead
Than TIC l.t'-n, and a tucker Than the Mofns
Aalurauus hut not 80 "lde spread. Ne have scrn
drawings Of two nc~ speeies rh At the Repository
ofIhe American lostuulc h, Mr.. u Stebbis a s,lk
rultu,ist Of NanItamptt u. Massachusetts; one Is
druomnated the Alpine mulberry AID thr o her the
Cinton. These cone from higher lathnle than
the Muluoanlis, aud will probably be sufficiently
iiardy 10 endure our winters. The ea, rs tar as
We can judge from the drawing, Is hretf thln the
Bfussa leaves. How they viii co pare ~ thickness
and substance remains 10 be determined. Tue nro
that will grow the most rapidly, witt stand our 81.
we're lroSts and afford the mot healthy snstcn.uee,
producing the best silk should be propagalcd IN ths
country"
We have never heard before any doubts expressed
Of The Morus Muh,taulls, tihc Chrncse Mulb,lt,l
wnhsiaudlug onr clmac. The Philadelphia L. ).
Gazete speaks Of the success with winch 1t l,a,
been cultivated near Phladelph,--and PARTICULAR,
Of the results oil an Experiment madc "npon III,
farm OF Mr.. Hatch, about 4 mile aboee Camden
hpY in tita nh IN H..
branches OF the Morus Muucault, we've Land down
and careful attention given 10 them. From Ties,
have sprung up trcRiy thousand trees s3ine Of whIuL
~esaw measured rs they stood, and they had NJ thai
time attained the astonishing height OF five feet tie
ven inches; The whole OF winch had grown tins sea
son as the branch from which they sprung was plac.
ed horizontally IN the eaith. and these Irets have
sprung mp from the hcnlthlul buds upon the pl..t,d
twigs. The height ct these tees, attained IN sue
a short time, was not the only remarkable circum
stance which arrested our attention. The whol,
field seemed TO be mass OF elevated foliage ever,
twig bearing almost innumcfablc leaves measuring
many OF them, twelve inches in length b, eleven n
breadth, wuch lay each other like Plates of AZ
mour, or, not 10 drop the military fsute, like the
rich dropping feather officers plume. Ga IN
curry, We found that the mode OF producing hc trcr,
from the tvigs nf the Marus Muiicaulis rendered
slmost certain return OF twenty Tor one, or rs tht
brokers would say two thousand per ernt.-lhes,
trees, are happy 10 learn. IN demand, aud tn,
supply the wants OF those who wish 10 increase III,
supply of The food for WORMS"
The Practice OF laying dorm the branch horizon
tally is ldm liar the Chinese, as we gather iron,
long article in Mr.. RuilnS las, "Farmot, Rcais
ter" comprising various ttansaDluns from a Cunes,
work I he following is Que Of the passages "A
plant branch Is bent to the gr"uud, aud man tame,
IN that position by clod 81 clay. Each bud prudf
ees lranch. " hen tins mulberry tree has aItAine,
the height of two or three l,er, roots are lhtI
tl,,,.l /.
is then cut, aud IL is irauspantcd another place -
1t soon becomes tree" cutlug lruln the ne
thriyes aud produces under similar circumstances
We recommend tins method Of mulp. pllcatlon
The Philadelphia Gazette Of the 3O,h Angus
speaks OF having sren. that tnornmg, some leaves q
the morus nlalticdatiS, "lrnn twelve and a hall /
fourteen aud hall inches IN length and breadth
6rm. fresh and green"
The Bucks County tP.) lnlelligcnoer calculate.
that lone hundred pounds oil The foliage oil the Mul
berry upon which the woIns are fed, Will make on
pound OF sIh-and fourteen thousand cuuug> III III
Chinese Mulberry will grow upon acre Of ant
yielding al the second years growth two /, uuds ,
leaves each, or twenty eight thous nd Hauods ailo
sether, which will give two hundred and eign
pounds Of Slk which IA 81 per pound, mlI amour
to ll20, aud 'edneinc 800 Tor Labor, viii leave
ne, profit Of Ss2o, u,ou on. acre OF laad."
The lat Columbia tP) Couiaat states, tia
"Messrs Dr'ano x C"ppP tara place are now es
fensiyely engaged ~ MS eohvauuh They have al
I'D
operations tas SpJlne, the eOlelpf,se has bce
81 ccosslu beyond 1Iet most udcuug auli1 ilatluis
The cos, OF the buds Tor tie planting Is three cents
and an acre oil Mulberry trees requires no more Al
tentIon than an acre 81 Ga tins ac,e there
can be raised IL, 900 trees. which they selling a
fdy cents piece. Tuey are being sold readily !,
Philadelphia for fifteen cents per loot, aud -four Ice
- the ordinary heigh, OF years growth TINS a
mounts TO 90 cents piece; OF fro 6,U00 To 81 20
as the product OF one acre oil ground. He also III
formed US. that in late visit Philadelphia he wa
made acquainted with the lact, was personally vii
ness TO it, Of gentleman having sold $1,000 wort
Of the Mulbeny-the product ol All acre"
We believe from all we heai, that the Chimes
Mulberry not only withstands The severest winter i
our climate, but that il is bee omng d source q
profit 10 those who cultivate The lollowin
letter from Btunsw'ckeouniy,I thus State lin The las
fete"bure lnlegencer, furnishes very slrIkiug ey
idenee Of the fact:
LAwREScEvILLE, Aug. 2sth. 1888.
"DEAR SIR-I think the public oupbt IN kno,
that Mr.. Thomas Hicks, Of this county, 4he yea
before lasf. and last year, laid SPAS in Chimes
M0lbAfYV and this fall vii bav.