Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-13
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Peiha"r vii r""si'-r me rs'aSaEan IN my c coo
r,i,tions What, ln-lhinas | hear you sny. Sio,Uuo
f,on G, acres u thin land IN yrnr: Impossible" e
assur. j. however. my Dear Sir, that was only H'
while sn vear-Gn,e scPp'icui upon 'h's su"J'
than the mos perfect iufJrl IN my prtsrnts'aens'
be now; but, having carefully examined i3es snu p" -
tiee only-thepry being totally dsregafdso' :h ha,l
sst crcdence 10 the mass u es,os ,h,s wa,rao,ipo
from nv swn experience and 'Eat ni o'"e'',
the assertion tina, the is only par, OF ~hat Gun
be accomplished if energy enlerpf'Le, anu sna"
tol 90 hand in hand TO WORK. Mr. L {. ""oef"' m"
cannot be questioned states (aitf' careiui w
,n5 ~, account with acre. that 81 i2o "5 VIII
mos, probably be found 10 be The nett pr"h from IT,
devoted 10 the culture Of silk, when The trees nave a.
tanned years Of age, which would give goo o' cJ .,
co acres OF land-and the Rev. ID NJ Lean OF Free
hold N actually raised on 10th OF an acre last yeor
from roots of Nucauls planted that srason Tue enor
NOUS amount of 81 pounds il ounces OF c"c"ons being
abou, 5O lbs TO .ha 'sn
the belief that my estimate is only part oil Inc Hu'h
With these views you will easily be persuaded that
no consideration could induce me TO sell all my trees
In the early part Of The feeding season, my supern-
tendent Mr. Spencer, was decidedly IN doubt respect
ING the advantages Of The hnus Mutcaulis but IS now
a firm convert faith in its superiority MIR O.ier
well known and very respectable tailor IN our village
that silk, re-ed on one OF my improved
Piedmoniese Reels, is decidedly superior IN every des
rable quality any he has ever seen Of The produce n
this or any other country, from The white Italian Mui
berry Now, Sir should not have been discouraged
il had lost every worm had attempted TO raise 'hs
yearfor the has been very wet and The leaves
so very succuen that it is perfect miracle 10 me they
have not all persisted
Well aware Of the deep responsibility j assume IN
representing the culture of silk from Mous mutcau
lis 10 such glowing cooIs whereby many persons may
be induced embark in II their whole capitalize nara
earned sarings cta life OF o't-and also OF the just
censure should merit from them u have Rn"Wihgy
deceived them, still deliberately add that every woto
above EXPRESSED is true TO the best Of my knowledge
and belief, and ha, am firmly persuaded that The Mo
rus Mutcaulis is the most valuable tree on earth :
With many apologies for this long letter, and with Inc
assurances Of The highest esteem,
PHILIP PnYSICK.
To PHlLIp PHYsIcH, ESQ, :,
Dear Sir-l have read your communication WIN
pleasure, and perfectly coincide IN opinion WIN you 90
the very important and beneficial effects that may De
fairly calculated from the successful prosecution OF
,bs cpI,urs of silk TO class OF females abnrIng under
grievances and unmered suderngs To them II
opens the most cheering prospects OF ease, comioI'
and happiness, which IN past times 'hey could ha,a
~ have hoped for The surrings OF this class, have
been often urged the public attention without exciting
that sympathy for which their case 50 loudly called
Yours, Respectfully
Ano 81 1890 NJ CAREY
A number OF members were udded to the society
and on The " hole, enthusiastic, triumphant
meeting has been held in this country on The
subject of the culture Of silk Had The day been fair
several thousand persons would doubtless have been
present
Ga motion, the society adjourned.
kENDER1oN SMITH, President.
p! S:S:i e. ss'''"'' nss President,
5. TUCKER,
z. f. EREAs, Secretary.
To the Editor of The Baltimore Patriot:
Your correspondent, who writes from York. Pa under
date Of August 81, and whose letter appeared In the
PATROL Of yesterday, has made some strange mistakes,
on the subject of the Morus Nulticaulls 1 VIII try TO
notice them their order He says they b. raised
more readily and with less expense than cabbagr.-
Does cabbage seed Two To three cents for each
seed Ii not, how the trees be raised at less tx
pense than cabbage' know from experience IN rais
Jog both articles that the assertion - erroneous II"
vs. lhere supposed 10 De 60 millions ui these
trees the United States The fact L. there are MT
fifteen millions of trees IN The whole Union My
opportunities for estimating the number OF trees are equal
TO those Of any other person. ii very far snper"r;
besides The opinions Of The bes, judges the country
fully support mine He al-o says, that many Of them
are two three four and FIVE years old. his lie an er
ror the high price Of in the spring caused all
then growing TO be cot up for propagation. There are
mol fifty trees IN the Union. in my opinion, with bodies
one year old He says, with proper cuttings sci
dom fail He OF course has had Re experience himself
or he would have hazsrdrd this assertion. From
careful! collection aud OF facts from all pats
Of the country, have ascrrained that four htihs OF all
the cuttings planted this year, have alIed 10 grow ts
says, he Increase may be estimated al one hundred "ld
The average increase this year has not been
FOLD; and it is considered liberal allowance TO estimate
the increase 10 ordinary seasons al tnoG so That IN.
stead Of .six thousand Millions We can IN no event
next year produce over one hundred and fifty millions,
and ii the should be like the present, shall
only have 80 millions
The writer's botanical requirements willing 10
admit the full OF his claim, for pretty well
acqu,in,ed with them; but when he says the Mulicaus
"odunot be perpeuated BY seed must protest against
any sucn assumption. have or many years raised them
from seed, and have them raised IN 1892 and from
that time 10 the present year No distinguish
the seedlings from the parent They will always
produce Their kind IT secured from Extra formulation from
other kinds As TO sending out ordrs 10 Italy II the gen
tlpman had heeu little intimately acquainted with
his subject he would have known that sending orders to
that country unnecessary lie would have known
there there now and have beer all Summer
travelling agents from Italy aud France, this country,
trying gel orders Tor trees lat rw cents But
the experience of last season. when immense quantities
Of them imported from those cuunt,.s hns shown
oni pa"pe that The trees grown there. even when pur
chased for I" q few cents, very dear bargains
three year old tree grown IN Italy or France, is not
worth much year old Tree OF American growth.
These remarks however, are only intended TO Offset his
remark that if order sent TO Italy for trees cannot
be executed the argument IS strong that on trs Il has
been found inferior 10 the common variety. lie. OF
course, will admit the reverse OF the proposlllon
that orders hare been cent 10 Italy and have been
promptly executed TO very large amount that ON trial,
The Mul,icauis has been found very superior 10 the
common variety
As TO France and Hungary importing raw silk, that
fact argues nothing against their ability TO produce il
The French publications at the present time with
facts the results of experiments that prove cnnclusveY
that all parts Of France produce silk probably and
the culture Of il is rapidly extending The king
dom. As TO 'all probabilities being against the sue
cess Of the silk culture in this country, need not &C
cupy the time Of your readers in reiung such
serlion If the people OF The United States with The
evidence they possess of their ability to make silk.
be seduced from the great by such assertion.
j shall be greatly disappointed in my estimate Of their
intelligence. Does The writer not know tina, for
years past silk has been made for purposes Of profit
in his own State, and in various parts OF the Unon
have various specimens of the produce of our do.
mestc silk factories. of goods made sell. and with
the profits OF which the producers sbundany
tIsied We know, if your correspondent does not that
we can make silk at cost nf from two dollars Ia
dollars and fifty the pound; that this silk
is worth five 10 dollars pound and that there are
anxious to purchase our raw silk as the l,saus