Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-18
AGRICULTURAL.
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THE SILK CULT RE,

The spi, is certainly moving our fellow cItIxens.-
On THURSDAY, there evidence submitted 10 the
Public. which was calculated TO shake the scepu-
cism OF The most iucrrdulous. Mr.. oltnstead from
East Hartford, Connecticut, appeared In the Caphel
with table on which were spread The most splcb-
did specimens OF silk we ever hehed; all from A.
metican worms. fed on American leaves. by hands.
There was raw. visited sud sewing silk Of various
colours. Among them. we're 10 large hanks Of SILK.
OF the most glossy appearance. The dyes "ere sin-
gulariy delicate aud rich, particularly The lilac
These skeius equal il moi superior, TO the finest
French or Chinese silks. The weight OF the whole
WAS probably between 4 and Tbs, lbesldes speri.
men Of woven and srrlcged satin from loon in Bra'
ser, Pennsy yaaia.) The wioic was raised on 'hs l.
10th pat of an acre 81 land.
The specimens OF SILK which Mr.. q. exhibited
manufactured on his farm, during the las
year, by Mr.. j. DantoIth. So faI I'd Is the rrodOc
ton, thar tie Morus Nuilieauiis, ahose leaves
The worms we're fed we're plnled As lale As between
the 10 and 90 Of May last. anil fhfy commenced
gathering the leaves aud feeding abaut The 10Th Of
July. when the trees were and irol high. ~ he
quantity OF leaves gathered amounted 10 l,l6t i,s.
The quantity Of silkworns fed. b GOO ahd qIanttl
OF cocouns produced, Misunderstanding pounds
al silh; waste slk aud Gloss III. hhoni 600 Of ihc
worms fed on $50 lbs. OF leaves, aud the poducI
81 Them two bushels of coruous, OF tau rounds
Of SILK This establishes the lici. that 80 lbs of
leaves Of Moms Multcaulis su1icicntfo produce
one pound OF silk. lie thinks the products of the
LIZ
Ibis. OF eaves: bu being sluri oi worms, lie had
FOR than l6i lbs. II me take the estimate
oi 200 lbs. OF leaves the eighth nf an acre
basis. the product az an acre would be 100 lbs.
oil silk bu allowing even leo It's. 10 the Hcre. the
s'lk, ms manufactured IN sewing silk, being worth
Gu per pound. the produce IL nne OF land
would be $1,000, besides multiplying the trees lot
market
This statement aston'slIes u. Net6ok the lhcr.
y ina good -humored way 10 warm Mr.. O against
hnmbnging the natives, and running ilr whole cuuu-
Try mad. lie appears to Us to br i3n. sensible
man, ani TO be Conscientious In his o1eplatious.-
lie sad II once. that lac would. Ike Tic old Hrfo.
lake the responsibility. md that lac peect,
siel the experiment would succeed ~ toe L. States
That The iuhacco lands Il Virginia would not prove
nra,ls as productivc--iat Ia Nafia md South Car
oiinss. tie average rTrpot npaud refioa $50
lbs, and The medium prite VS. noi oYrf II cents
thai IA Georgia. he average cop lie 200
lbs, At ia ceulsaHd thai II aoul thus take 40 a.
efrs OF cotton to equal The pro inciion oil
OF silk in Connee'Icui. lie ssFs that ilic raw sih
IS worth fiom TOT dollars \ ib--and he concludes
That II viii cosi 80 to raise il for nathe-ihu bet
ter Tor rs at fisito ship It in the Inv state , aud
that Franco would take ot u % milions dol /
lars pei annum. lie contends. thai II viii he prof
tahla Tor some time come To ialse The Mofus Nal. !
tscans, because upon The solid basis OF silk
lie give us variety OF anecdotes. show the gaeat
pfoh which had been made IN CONNECTICUT. by the |
sale OF mulberry cutiIngs--and hy the sale Ola
article, VIZ the eggs Of slk worms. THESE are lu-
creasing in value Since he le Baltimore. whelc lac
attended as member Of the Silk Convention. and |
thence visited The Southern States rs Ear as ST. Au-
gnsiinr, he received orders lot Sl0o worth of
the eggs.
In n word, we have never seen man. who was
oeicr calculated 10 rouse mp spirit of enthusiasm
an" sci reopie to thinking, II not To lei heads
aooht this brilliant probation, than our worthy
hlenn ifnm Connecticut. lie SAYS II I'VE succeed
90 Wen IN Connecticut why cannot YOU no better
~ Virginia, with more genial .hmatr--whefc the
Mulberry grows TO greater SIZE, ard the silk worm
may nave three instead of two generations the
son. Why, all that We can reply Is, Tint If We
were a entetprisng, and as industrious. and cute
as our brethren Of Connecticut NC might succeed
even better than they But why cannot we he inst
rs cute and managing as they aiel Aye, that's the
question
We shall continue hdmmerng away at this silk
snhlect-Mr. Omstead has IA, ore1 ns with lettcr
OF his on the cultivation of the Mulberry snd The raj
sing OF The silk worm, which We shall Law before our
readers in few DAYS.
Tic spirit indeed rlocjng- Sincc the above nr,.
Gle was IN type we undersian DAlai gentleman con
netied with Silk Mandatory IN n. York. is a.
bont 10 purchase than 500 acres OF land in Ihs
neghborhood, or the ptfpose of establishing a large
mulberry Plantation, aud extensive cocoonry-
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