Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-09-10

We also shall sub.nt 10 readers in our next pnrHr
he very interesting Proceedings Of ;. The Great Six
Meeting which, Ok pircr % r. % u!t al /! shi-d
C"cuon.Ty, G.Imnn'uwu tsrns, vHua- enuriing the
letter from D"ct. r. Phy sick detailing the results rf
his own experiments Mr. is very saneuine about
The Silk business, as The reader may Judge from the fol-
loving extract
Il lerl perfectly certain we can raise upon very
moderate calculation, from The 100 600 Mnl,icq us trees
propose 10 resPry: Ger my own use out Of 400 900
have nov growing, 10 plant my whole farm nj 60
vtry hick!y with them next yrar-nnt sell bui 10
su?;'y my t'acconery with foliage for Is 500 900 Of
""rins intended 10 10 rasrd The year afer next. Nv
lands Ivy high state Of cul!iva,irn vet
feel .int hs ab1re number Of worms can fed
from its produce Win lie years old nd
as !n u00 producr BIB 3 lhs Of siik 20 will 10.
OO0Ont produce 5000 lbs, worth 500 U1 when convert
ed into sewngtsik, at cost OF dollar prf pound
winch am told is ample when doEe barge scale.
fron which deduct 5000 ard the melt profit from
TO land will b. $40 0O0-l allow nothing pay
Tor rearing The worms because when !nuiuCsuiis Ue
GENES plentiful, Ne shall NOW il down and throw II,
stems and all tn lie worms the diminished expense OF
which, lngsh-r with present stale bounty, being
amply sufficient Ia cove. this ne m.
MIR Ellis OF ~ jersey also stated 10 the same Cnnven
ton that he had built cpcooEsry h summer, - by ~
feet, calculated 10 feed three millions OF WORMS, for
twelve hundred collars and It The principle of economy
observed in the construction o! tnls building sp
Piled 20 those ni smaler dimensions adapted TO small
culipatas. the expense Of ere&ng cncu0nery would
b. very u'ing, and every farmer the community c"u.d
go into the business without dIyering any hazardous
amount Of money from their ordinary occu patton "
We shall be thankful the Silk Cuiluris,s in Bruins
wick and other parts Of Virginia Tor the resuls OF their
experiments. We shall collect them from our wei
nifty as far as We can. Our agriculiun friend John
Carter, has tried il small scae-anh he is more
hrmed IN his opinion OF the prof" Of The Culture His
very entrrprsng brother, Mr. Curtis Carter. trying
II large scale. II the occupation succeeds
man in Virginia will deserve credit for il, then
this gentleman We have visited hs Cocuonery, within
four miles Of this Cay II is 1870 feet long By 80 feet
is q n n
for hnchihg he worm and rteng the silk His build
ing. will cost him from 10 900 dollars and his hrds
Of The Mucanl's the largest and most lu3nIan that
We ever saw But we lay before, our readers the tu-
lowing letter he has addressed TO the Wing upon this
subj eci:
SO The Editors Of The HMig.
GeGd:mea-l have been informed, by respectable
source that It IS reported IN Richmond That IA We ADAM
douea Cncoonpry, aud given out ali ida OF making
any fuflne attempt raise Silk THIS IL not so-on the
CONTRARY have fed about 800 700 Silk Worms this ysn
and with good success person perhaps IN En-
rope America al least ~ FAR as am informed; and
after making the experiment, | am fully satisfied that
my land will produce lu5le much il will either
il grain grass For The information of those busy
uadies will here take occasion TO say tina, am finish
ng If my Coco"nrry, and expect 10 feed two or three
millions of Worms next year-ond II they have solc
more hGn hey have rassd, wish 10 purchase
hope they viii moi use my rP0Tied failure as an induce
10 the tree growers IN take less than Their value
Tor have been informed tha, individual s"ld his
ow price, and my aiure as has s"snn for
doing tURllS CARTER.
Hrnr,co county Sept. %, 1889
hlr GiGron b Smith Of Baltimore has also just
taken The field in favor d The MulIIcauIs and The Silk
Worm. We shall give lis letter Likewise H. calcu
laes that there this ID millions "f
trees in the whole Unon"-thal There now. and
have bren all Summer, travelling agents from
Italy and France in his country, trying 10 get orders
'ur trees even al iew cents = And hs 10 SJk he
states. that Il haze various specimens OF the produce
oi domestic silk factories, Of g"nds made 10 sell and
. w IS oil tir are
satisfied We kn".. II your correspondent does not,
that maxi elk al cs, Of from Two dollars In
two dollars ard fifty cents The pound; that this SILK
is worth five To diiars pound and That there
none anxous 10 purchase silk lhe Italians
themselves, owing 10 lis greatly superior quality com.
pared with their produce
We want ght upon this subject. We ask il Of those
who able |" give lr-o. thnse, who have made Ex
perimenis and ought 10 be able 10 judge b. results :
While much labor and capital mp!oyed seek the
best Information tor Ike OF he public No'nIng but
facts furnish solid basis for future op. rations
Wli h.ssIs. Rand"p! aud Peasants -nlg:.ien u /:
1nev hu1e seen, and sure they ought 10 know.