Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1838-10-26
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he anne breed f wn,r!s select M for seed he bot
cocopns Th worms ircc from al disease. and with
out EXCEPT n are the best III the United S'a,ss II Gy
are the large mammoth white and produce more silk
and OF better quality than any other kind OF
tant The and silk have ben exhibited and
avorahIy noticed at The annual exhibitions OF Frank.
! lin institute.
The expense attending The introduction and prserva.
lion OF the eggs has been C"s ard The country large
owe debt OF gratitude 10 joseph RpSa, who has been
and still s OF the great patrons OF the silk culture IN
this country.
Since the introduction Of the mnrms muliicaulis.
wide field open tor the profitable investment OF CAPT.
| tai, 10 those ~ ho viii nov engage in the business
| For the last two years Joseph RPka has associated
with INN Jedeiiah Strong, Esq gentleman acquoIn!.
ed with the rearing of silk, and. and by his personal at.
,enon connected with the unllring zeal "f John Ter.
h"wcn, who still remains on the Fam on Point Rad,
have tins year raised the finest crop OF worms since the
commencement cf the establishment They have 'r'v
ounces Of eggs yet hand o the breed spoken G" hire
selected from the best cnc0ons. which can be- had ny
apply ug ut the OF Joseph K'pka, No. % Moth
Front street, al Charles AieXnndrrs Printing o!hc",
| Aihenam Buildings. franklin PEce; or 10 j"drdrah
Strong a, his residence in New Jersey the BHfll"g'
ten Road, SIX miles from Camden. called The Pine CoI
| tage Farm, near PcnnsankIn Creek
| EPhiicdcirhia Heekiy !N.ssfsgr'
Cuitiraiion of Mc .Nu!Lcrry From present indIca
tons the production of silk in The North Will at early
day rival that "F cotton at the South By 4 commu-
nIcatinn IN the New England Farmer, II appears, That
the Messrs Csrrey OF Connecticut raised % pouEds Il
silk to the from th' FIRST gar growaot the M"rns
Muil:Caus, planted ~ layers AZ recent auction Sa!c
in BaImorc f2D coo Chinese Mulberry Trees were sold
prices varying from - 10 - cents pei foot measuring
from the point OF the longest r"" to the TOP q"
the stem Mr. Gumm"rc "t Burlington. NJ" Jersey,
has sold during tie p,eson! season. 80 trees i0 up
! wards Of S1oUO
We regard each step in the progress "t tbs new de-
pamcn of American industry, with peculiar interest aGd
pleasure Every legitimate means should he employed
Il encourage and foster 1t Oar annual npot,attn"s
of silk goods exceed SD 600 600, whch by tie success
%! this experiment vii b" saved To- the p"ck"ls at or"
people. The amount of six required yearly IN England
"r her manufactures and home Consumption is esiimG
ted by DR. Lardn"r, than4 GOO Geo Of pounds
Owing to the humidity and culdnesa Of the CLIMATE, 1t
be raised there, ana she obliged 10 procure II
! from abroad What is iacre 10 prevent l:rF becoming
the great market tor American SILK ~ she 10 a!rady Tor
our cotton: - PM STIR
Al the auction sale in Baltimore the i'h instant,
above l2O GEO Chinese morus muItICaus trees were
sold prices varying from ~ 10 2.crnis per foot mea
surfing IN the utmost extremity, and coming the roots
also This amounts 10 II !Ir each tree {" tive i,rt
10 height So gfra, Is the demand that II rs proposed
{" have another large sale 81 that place EAr auction
sale at Germantown r. was attended by IN Immense
cnucoufr and the sold for above 20 cents per foot
The silk culture promises abundant harvest to those
Who engage hat the demand ir trees iT"m every
OF the Union is lar greater than the supply, and
# the whole crop OF the ensuing @a>"n were now ready
for sale would he easy to iiuI purchasers ~ BurirG.
ton, y J where they nave extensive C"ao"'t'rs, u
sale Of }D made few days sIGcr, by Nj.
Gununcrc for 81 I00 and apohrr Of thousand seize
trees 60! - ESQ., being two dollars each
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JERSEY PRODUCTS.
The Noun, iIolley q Herald says: "M' Joseph
| White, NJ this town. from vine, raised IL of Tie
larry" species Of pumpkins, the weight Il" which amounts
10 7S2 pounds The largest weighs IA, and the neg,
| 1870. The seed planted in glEden without the hIl
bring mauurrd. la ilic snmc garden. Mr. w has It
Nlorus Mwcau'S tree 81 this Year growth that mea'
slr"s I 4 inches in circumference, Is 9 feel inch
| high and with side wood uraSures O. feet. Who
beat hs Genrg" Hay wood, Esq has also raised from
! on. seed upwards 1T 400 pounds oi pumpkins