Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-10-18

ter profit. Than 10 sell The stock grown in 1888 for
(our times those riices-which may now be readily
| obtained Much money must be brongln into Vir.
gina from other States by the mania for this trade;
and so lar aud To effect general spreading Of tho
m"hea1's, which THIS mania certainly will. 1t will
| Iuhanee much benefit 10 public interests. But when
Inc violent lever shall have subsidized it j. be fear
cd'ai NJ great reaction Tor non-action) will folow
the unnatural rSriement, aud that the proper bust
ness ana regular md good profits of silk culture will
be scorned aud ne elected"
! AL subsequent article states, that "a pur
chase has very lately been made of more ihan 90
! ooo young trees. untfinnrd, from ! Aih,nsou,
! esq Pu county N. G, AT 0ccuts. Only few of
! 'htn are 81 the second years growth, nearly tho
whole beng irom cuttings 81" out last spring, 1889
but, rs stated by the purchasers tie Youngest trees
are untomnonly fine being nearly or ouite 6 fcet of
nvrfag. hoight aud some FEW the Youngest which
| s,cw on hoe pen ground, src nine feet high. These
are strong evidences OF TIM superior and remarkable
fitness o the climate OF ilr Southern States for tbi,
valuable uec. II Is now matter OF congratulations
that THIS large parcel Is pure based for planting in
/ North Carolina, The dcmnud Of purchasers from
the Nof,hr,n market has hecn great as 10 threat
en- 10 leave IN the South but small stoek to liant
| next sming
"A gentleman who has lot Of mutcalis rces
in Petersburg, has been offered aud elnsed to take
~ per tree tun,timmed) lor all the trees ,f no,e
Than one seasons growth These plants are nf tho
second and tlitd season; bun having been taken
care ol, ms To proper soil and culture they are not six
Ieei asetaee height aud ot much less size than all
ought 10 larq IN two SEASONS from HE cuttings. OF
soiro oi the same o,ienni stock, drought llon the
North whom very small, an sct out IN the spring of
1881 bun which have stood IN iich land few eutitc
plants have been said nj So 4 piece These wcr,
not the best. They Ind all hpcn cut off near the
ground last fan nnh the whole Of the present
tops, tnow or feet high,) of this seasons
gtowth.
"Contlacs have recently been made here for
some thousands OF plants oil the growth Of 1880 un-
trimmed, and 10 be from . To / . ftc hiah, to be
delivered IN the autumn OF 539 at Il u 1ents the
| plant
| We to not crudc &c The aratr wlc,, No lave given
to these eopl"us eNtlncts; because the subj G. is
now all the rage among our Farmers. aud tie smi.
ueul source iiou which we make the extracts IS of
tie first aalory IN all nitlrrs relating to neI cul.
'ne.-Perhapswc are rather more enthusiasts "a IA
vor al all new Inventions such as the Italian Wheat
Than on friend ofhe Farmers Rcps.er; bni What
10 enthusiasm wnloal experience! Tie cautions
winch lac evrs 10 young beginners. III plungmg
hc'ditssiN INTO any new prelc"t, are certainly wor-
thy OF the eosl respectful atcnlion.-So exnbcrant
ac the resources OF our country, wide the field OF
euieiptze, so energetic the character which our free
institutions aud oar unbnuudcd territory produce
that II isnot wonderful our people ne sometimes ant
10 tnn away with thing and hence The necessity
oi repeated vigilance aud occasional cautions Il
there, IN fact, scarcely single production Of the
earth, which we might supply to the rest of The
Globe iti2nd observed to us The other day that
II we pleased we might supply The market with any
/ gwen aflltlF, ana great Is the confidence
ed by ON capacities for the silk manufacture that
one 81 our papers, quoted by the Register, pre-
diets tint IN the course of % gears shall Lc able
to supply Europe with all the raw silk, which she
can consume. The Register too, with all il, vise
| caution does lu justice our capacities for this
productions and recommends ii to attention, par
tleularly IN The Southern States.
lie works. eerninly on foot, If We may judge
iom the demand for tie Mulberry, and It's Iniecs
here aud elsewhere The newspaper scraps bear
uI,,I tln al. HI
we hear and see Immediately around ourselves.
The Monmouth (Atio Jerscy) Enquirer relersto
The Coenonety Of the Rev. d. V. Mclean in that
village, who appears 10 be among the most dstin-
gulNhed oultulists N New Jersey. lie is sad to
have been em'ncntly successful in feeding the silk
worm: .a#
" We rennfc TO ahiim, t,ays that paper.) from
Wha' We have seen aln from hat we Know. that Mr..
NJ Leans experiment will show 30 large profit
per acre, HAT our fellow citizens cannot longer re-
sat engaging IN the culture, al least TO "A limited es-
tent. We believe viii be demonstrated that even
females and cbildrcn ran make per acre, du-
Iing lew weeks III summer, in feeding Tie Silk
Wolm, than can be realized by the robust hand
IN any other way. II is our deliberate conviction,
thai tho Silk culture is destined TO become Il source
ol vast wealth individuals aud to our State and
those who, by their example and ailuencc aid IN its
introduction, viii be regarded as public bcnelactors-
aud we do hope this subject will commend itself to
The enterprlsng capitalists Of our State aud country.
Mr.. M'l.ean fed entirely from the morus multicauls
ol Tins years growth, OF which he has a large
Der, which now look remarkably fine, and we under
stand the demand for them is becoming very great
unusually so for this Of the year.-Durng
The last Ten days Continues tho Monmouth Enqui-
e) ourv village has been almost daily rhronged with
purchasers already than fifteen thousand
dollars have been realized IN HE sale of trees in his
place. The price Of trees, are informed by both
holders and bu.ets, Is daily advancing, and the
present prospect IS that IN month more there
viii be II sale the OF Monmouth.
Aud will o0l oizoDs suffer strangers come aud
take the trees away iiOm very doors, and de-
p,vo us of The profits and advantages Of this busi-
ness another year! Not single individual except
ug oulself in this place, has purchased uecs yet,
who has not real zed very large advance. Indeed,
the profits which some OF citizens and villagers
have realized great as to Be almost incredible.
One individual, last spug, Invested intrces 800 So
sum OF $1,000. Another invested $500, and has
already sold TO the amount OF $4,000 and retaineda
considerable number Of Trees stock for next sea-
sou. Other sales III We been made for 81 900 to So
600, aloiding 10 growers profits almost great as
the above
Virginia is not aseepin citation to this branch
of industry. We have heard of large profits being
made IN the neig hborhood OF Fredericksburg. Pc
tcrsburg, and OF Norfolk in Caroline County, Bruins
wick, &e.-'rhe profits made by Mr. Hicks oiBruns-
wick, outlay OF irom2 to $500 in the Murus
MultIcaulis, have been already noticed in this paper.
Il amounted, according 10 letter of that g,nte-
man 10 the Editor OF the Farmers Register, 10 81
100-besldes retaining ample stock Tor ms iuure
podnct ons.--Wc have heard OF anecdotes OF ason-