Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-09-19
Silk and Multicaulis.
From The Richmond Enguirer.

.''S PAoPoS''tou-tnat III II De
not profitable TO raise the silk, the
growth of the Multicauis will Tail as a
humous. The great question then is,
is 1t profitable To our farmers to feed the
SIR worm and raise the silk I've have
LOT some time past. anXiously turned our
attention TO this enquiry. We have
been DESTROYS Of laying the truth before
the public. For this purpose. we have
been attempting 10 accumulate facts. as
the materials for enabling Others to form
correct opinions of their own-to ascer.
tain the proper course for them TO pur-
sue, IN the present sale and future cult.
vation OF the Mullicauls We have
consulted per.ons in our own vicinity
VINO have been engaged in making ex-
Periments. We have attempted to col
iect information elsewhere, from those
who have established cocconeIies. We
shall lay the iacts as fast as we can be.
lore our readers. The extracts which
we have received are calculated 30 en-.
courage the Silk Cuturists.
Among the other SOURCES to which
we have looked for information, were
the t'ilatures in Fredericksburg
thanks TO the Editor of the Fredrricks-
burg Herald, he has laid our queries be.
Tore the Agents, and obtained from them
Tue answers, which have appeared IN
his paper. We have already published
ohe oil these Communicates from The
Asent-and we this day lay before our
readers very sensible article from MIR.
Layton Y. Atkins, superintendent, OF
the Silk and Agricultural Company.
we shall also submit, to our readers in
our next paper the very interesting pro.
ceedInss OF The Great Silk Meeting"
which took place on the s22d ult at High.
held Cocoonery, Germantown, Pein>
sylvania--embracing the letter from DR..
+. Physick. detailing the results of his
own experiments. NIr. p. is very san
suine abou: the Silk business, as the
reader may judge from the following tx.
tract.
Il feel perfectly certain we can raise.
upon very moderate calculation, from
the 100000 Malticaulis trees / propose
10 reserve tor my own use out of 400.
ooo have now growing, to plant my
whole farm OF 90 acres very thickly
win Them next ear-not 10 sell but to
supply my Cocoonery with foliage for
lo,UGo OO0 OF worms intended to be raj
sed The year after next. NV land is by
no means in a high state Of cultivation,
yet feel certain tina, the above number
CT worms can be fed from its produce
"hen the trees are two years old, and
as 100. 900 produce 1897 lbs. OF raw
SILK, SO will 10 00o.0GO of worms pro,
duce o0O0 lbs, worth $4,000 when
converted into sewing silk, at cost of
81 per pound. which ao, told is ample
Wnen done on large Scale, from which
deduct $4,000. and the nett profit from
my oO acres OF land will be 5 IS, O00.-
l aiiow nothing 10 pay for rearing the
worms. because when NIulticauls be-
comes plentiful, we shall NOV il down
and throw IL stems and all TO the WORMS.
the diminished expense of which, TO-
gether with our resent state bounty, b.
Ing amply sufficient TO cover this item"
Mf. Ellis of n. Jersey also stated to
the same Convention that "he had built
cocoonery this summer, 2o by 60 feet,
calculated to feed three millions Of
worms, for twelve hundred dollars and
II the principle of economy observed ia
the construction of this building, were
applied 10 those OF smaller dimensions
adapted to small cultivators, the expense
OF erecting CocooneIy would be very
tEIii'ng' and every farmer in the CON.
munity could go into the business with.
OUT diverting any hazardous amount Of
money from their ordinary occupation"
We shall be thankful TO the Silk Gull
turists in Brunswick, and other parts Of
Virginia, Tor the results Of .bcir expert
ments. We shall collect them from our
own vicinity, as far us we eau. Our
agricultural friend, John Carter, has
tfied 1t on small scac-and be is more
confirmed III his opinion OF the prof. OF
the Culture. His very cnterprising
brother, Mr.. Curtis Carter, is trying il, Oh
large scale. II the occnpstion sue.
ceeds, no man in Virginia will deserve
more credit for it, than this gentleman.
we have visited his Cocoonerv, within
Tour miles OF this City. 1t is $50 leet
long by 30 fcet--wi.h two stories and
ne is about erecting gu addition for
Matching the worms aud rcrlJng the silk.
tbs buildings will cost him from 3to
9'oU0 dollars, and his fields of the Mu,.
t'cau!is arc the largest and mos. luxuri.
ant that we ever saw. BIZ, we law be.
lore our readers the following letter be-
has addressed 10 The Wbis upon this
subject:
ITO the Editors Of The Wing.
GeDilcmcn-I have been informed
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