Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-02-21
AGRICULTURAL.
INLAND MoRUs MuLTICAULIs.

The following is tie letter with which we have
been favored by Olmstead. Ii contains many sa'ua-
hle suggestions but we must adapt them TO tue
change OF latitude, in applying them 10 the South
We must calculate, that If so much can be done IN
Connecticut, how much be accom-
plisbed in Virginia Our climate Is more GENIAL bot'
to the Mulberry add the SILK worm. One more gen
Grafton. perhaps can be raised 81 the worm IN our
Southern latitude, ard the mulberry must be plant
cd earlier. hist it retains lis leaves longer IN The
Auiunni
Extract Of a letter from Mr.. George Oimaead.
"EAsr HARrronD July 80, 1888.
The questions YOU ask | will cDdcayor to answer
In the order they put:
LIST. The prospects Of price Tor those raised
next Fails are very encouraging to the raiser.
think The price IN the Fall will not oe less than
Last Spring viz % cents each, including branches.
s'2d. Almost any soil that is not very wet or sio-
ney is suitable for them, except still clay, which
should think viii not do rs well. With this eScep-
lion, almost any land that is good for Indian corn IS
good for the Morus MulticauIis and II planted at
the time of planning Indian corn hugc doubt The
plant will flourish in any place from Florida to Can
ada. ii cultivated in the Northern States, like corn
and potatoes. annual crop aud taken up before
any very autumna frost they can be p'oughed
up with facility when there is prospect Of severe
frost.
a. ID. The ground 10 plant them should be no
cd or made mellow the preceding year ponghed
IN the spring lat the lime you would plant In
dian corn,) narrowed then furrowed al 10 2 feet
apart. and planted about inches deep in continuous
rows, which will take 5000 per The drills on
most land should be spfnkled with compost or mel
low manure . inches deep, and covered with little
earth previous TO the laying down of the trees
Swamp muck pond mud, II carried into heaps this
summer fall, and then worked OF mixed with lii
tie stable manure next spring, with quantity OF lime
makes good manure. This manure aud ashes, mix
ed separate, is excellent manure for top dress
ing after the young plants arc hoed in June. ] pre-
fer warm rich land for them, 9&lch rs Sandy Hill and
Fort Edward .-Much of suc3 and will do well with
out any manure. except top dressing. Poor, san
dy loamy land should be well MANFRED in the drills
with compost or manure. | thought, as | passed
from the Springs 10 Fort Edward, that most OF that
land would be good for this plant, II planted asa
bove.
"4lh. The middle to the 25,h Of July is early G.
noush 10 commence planting the leaves. picking the
bottom ones first, and leaving , or on the top,
constantly I'LL fall. Picking the leaves ,pcns the
tree.
=" 9Th. | cannot answer from any experience, as
much will depend the size OF The tree and leaves.
10 estimated. that 100 lbs Of green leaves will make
h. OF silk. Anacre OF good trees will yield large
quantity OF leaves, and they can be gathered at one
sixth the COST Of the Italian Mulberry. A neghbor
OF mine is weighing all the leaves from ore eighth
OF an acIe, and will continue do SO for the season.
When his experiment is completed, we shall have
some land marks upon the subject. Mr.. Cheney
says from so to 100 lbs of silk may be produced up
on one OF land the first season. The feeding Of
the worms may be made separate business from
raising the trees. Some of nay neighbours are let
ting their leaves TO the halves. Several of the Mans
held people are applying for The privilege. The
ress should be ploughed up and the placed in
the ground under sheds, the near togoth
and the tops be well filed with straw in the open
ground previous to severe au,umnal frost, (the
son must be the guide they will bear frost than
Indian corn.) They may remain in that condition
until November they should then be buried in
sand, IN alternate layers of trees and sand, and
main there I'LL spring; then the branches of and
STUCK OF buried IN layers OF two inches deep aud the
trees planted in the manner described above. II
one has but few trees they may be placed in a dry
cellar, cut apart. and packed in barrels, boxes or
casks, set up, filled with saud. taking that the
irses are secured from for rats will cat the buds
10th. The per cent they will yield depends some
thing on trees and roots planted My tees, last year.
were bonght without branches and the unsu-
ally wet. The trees planied'wth the burrows left
dishing (when they should be little above the sur
face OF the ground) and the yield not much
over threefold, while those have planted and sold
this year, have yielded from eight to tenfold. One
man, who had 40 with the branches, says, he has
i''oo' and regrets not having planted more. The
prospect OF market for several years to come think
very goou.-and the prospect for the present year,
.h'nS much better than the last year. The more
investigate Tie subject of trees and silk my conf
oeuee III the business Is confirmed. Many who were
sceptical, are daily becoming converts TO the opin-
'ou Of us ultimate success. In addition To New Eng
land and New York, the South west are look
ing TO this as profitable employment, for their Young
slave population The genuine tree cannot be raised
nom tho seed; they come up generally a spurious
aruce. have from is TO go, 900 growin which are
all gain TO me from . 900 the last year s5oo worth
,ost ny one fros, last falI.) consider my Mnlicau
lis trees some OF the best property have a, 25 cents
cach,next Fall. think would contract a, tia,
price for o or 900, in addition TO these have
now sold al % cts cash, when packed for transpora
ton. Those who bought trees of me last Spring.
have fair prospect Of realizing from 500 to 900
per cent for their money. The trees stand severe
drought better than any plant cultivate.
! remain you aGectonate uncle.
GEORGE OLMSTEAD.
Aeterence TO MIR. Geo. p. Bancroft Mr.. Samuel
Church. Bethlehem, Conn; Ward, Cheney &
Brothers. Burlington, N. Jersey.
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