The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-17
A REPORT
SILK CULTURE
in he western parts of NOnh and South CAROL
"a. made IN compliance Sllh their Eeqaest
, Board of Trustees Of Dasidsaa College
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Every enlightened and benevolent
friend Ia civilized sociesy. should feel q
deep interest in its Agricultural prosPeri-
~. Upon the labors Of those who eulIi-
waited The soil. oil other classes must de-
pend for The means Of suslensnee and i'm
pTosemenL Whatever irnds 70 render
their industry more profitable and their
fields and 6resldes more inviting, will
minister directly 10 the general welfare
OF the community. Il is wise policy IN
every government 90 extend fostering
and improving hand IN that business which
stands most essentially connected with ne
existence and security. However much
importance may be justly attached TO the
Commerce and Msnplseiures af This coun-
try, il cannot be reasonable or safe 10 o.
yerlook its Agriculture. BY which ils Com
merce must grow. and ils Manufactures
be sustained. And ye. how lev look %
our Farms with the design Of improving
their condition and eleva,ing their char
aclers! How little 10 written 10 direct
their labours N The most profitable result!
How litle is done by enlightened men.
lu render them more satisfied with their
employment! Il will be disastrous day
10 The virtue and freedom Of this land, II
public sentiment should ever deprecia'e
the honest and ennobling labours Of those
who SOS and reap for The public good.
Il 10 undoubtedly true wisdom in Az
riculIure TO suit The srtleles Of cultivation
10 the climate aud soil of the inhabitants
and 10 their circumstances in other re-.
spects. In some parts Of the south. Cot
TN, Sugar aud RICE can be 50 probably
raised. that those Who are engaged IN
lllrIr cultivation may well be satisfied.
In the West. the rich lands and luxurl-
ant pasIursge. render grain aud live stock
q good business. Id supply the planters oil
The south. Ia the North. the mode Of
farming is admirably suited 10 the local
circumstances Of the people. and they
share the rewards Of their veil directed
industry. But in parts OF Virginia and
North and South Carolina. it is very DIFF.
ferent. blessed generally with a rich
soil and salubriOus climate, this middle
region is owned by substantial. ia'elli'
gent and sirtuous population, who live
with as much conlort aud independence
as most others. They can procure all
the necessariss Of life. and find time ID
enjoy them. But there is no staple pro
duct so profitable as To concentrate the
energies uf society. Hence. the labnur'
Of farmers in Iris region are divided a
mong various articles fnr market, which
are heavily transported, vary much IL
their prices. aud are very exhausting b
The soil. a, leas, in their present mode o
cultivation. Hence. We End thai wan
Of rapid and extensive Improvement u
any one tling, which The united energies
uf The community tend 10 produce.
As evidence that the Farmers Ia hon
we now allude. are dragging heavily un
der efforts 10 cultivate what is not hes
adapted To their circumstances, IL nigh
be asked how many hundred Of intelli
gen, and enierprising planters in Norll
Corolina, put forth their energy year al
ter wear, in growing from three TO 6s'
hundred pounds OF seed Cotton on the a
ere, when the same skill and labor Il
cultivation would produce in Alabama "
} Mississippi, from twelve To fifteen hun
dred pounds! How many others real
from i've TO eight bushels Of Wheat pc
acre, when the same amount. OF labour u
: Illinois or Indiana, would be rewarded
. bv twenty or thirty bushels per acre
!: Nululudes. feeling these difficulties ant
: alIured By the prospect Of greater gains
have forsaken all the privileges OF this in
teresting section OF eoualry. for the hsz
, ards aud privstions and temptations Il
the West aud South west. Withou
; spending time in condemning those VIII
} have thus acted. may we not inquire VIVA
Z can be done to remove this temptation
!; aud render ourselves and our chlldre
4 better satisfied with this fair, moral an
e interesting parl Of our country! May no
$ our Farmers engage in some other busl
!. ness, more profitable To themselves, les
b, destructive TO their lands. more consis
=. len, with the education and improvement
e Of their children. aud more conducive I
!. the prosperity Of society at large, 'ha
n the cultivation Of Cotton!
o Believing the cultivation Of SILK to b
!. a practicable. safe, interesting and yer.
J. profitable employment. and we'll suited !
+ our soil, climate, aud the circumstance
4 Of our population, we proceed 10 enume'
e ate some Of The advantages to be expec
e ed from il.
e /. II requires comparatively but l'.I
: land. Where land is abundant and u
9 price low, the quantity 10 be Possesse