The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1839-03-23
Number az:

HVn WIN every American, men his patrI~
otisni and his individual interest. Since
the appearance of the Journal Of the Silk
Convention Of the United States, published
under the direction Of the National Society
in which the experience of some of the
best silk growers Is spread before the peo-
pie, new impulse has been given TO the
subject. The immense amount of twenty
two millions Of dollars sent abroad for silk.
ought TO be kept at home. To effect this
praiseworthy result every farmer and gen
tleman Of leisure should plant trees and
propagate the silk worm. The multicaulis
has such large leaf and is so readily pro.
duced, that it should be carried all over the
States. The trees andsik that can be pro-
duced on the lands in the West, will, in 4
few years, be very great. Indeed, no far
mer should be considered wise one; who
has not an acre Of trees and worms enough
to work up their leaves into silk. The
poor lands, too, such as have been exhaust
ed by tobacco, can be reclaimed and made
to produce the multicauls. l speak here
altogether Of the muticaulis, as it has, you
will perceive, the united testimonials OF all
the gentlemen whome recently at the Silk
Convention in Baltimore. Some beautiful
trees have been raised in this country. From
Florida and Mobile, l have seen few
four years old, and full Of buds. Each
bud will ptoduce tree. A treo Of the usual
Size will cost 10 or rs cents, and produce
twenty 6ve or thirty buds. But if only
twenty to each tree, this will, if properly
attended, yield twenty tree. The impress
sion OF some, who have not considered the
subject, is there will be too many trees
grown this year TO render them an object
worthy Of consideration.
II however, reqires little reflection to
eettie this question -WA-aaD--.haSA--,,~~-
the amount Of trees rnised last year. Per-
laaps, by fair calculation, growing out Of
this management, and accidents, the whole
multicauliS family now in this country, can
not produce more than 30 10 each tree.
Besides, thousands will start the trees for
silk end not for sale. Some Of these latter
may partially DO added to the general stock
for sale over the country, but not many Of
them. Indeed, it would seem 10 TO require
some years before the states and territories
can be fully freed. Ten thousand trees can
be reared on an acre, but ii will take great
many acres of leaves to furnish the silk that
will be consumed in America. The trees
appropriated to the immediate manufacture
of silk, cannot we'll be spared for sale.
There 10 now fixed a determination to
90 into the silk business, that no one cam
doubt Of it's success. The country must.
however, be we'll supplied with trees, be-
fore the great experiment can be put fully
ints operation. AZ the end of tho coming
fall, upon the estimate Of an increase OF 10
times the number Of the trees now in the
country, we shall not have a tithe Of the
requisite quantity of trees to make US
elk manufacturing people Trees sell Q
and 9l cents per bud. This, if well atten-
ded to, will yield, / suppose, rs 30 good
buds, for the next year, Some may fail in
the hands of inexperienced planters, but in
general, Ihe buds al succeed. take it
that every bud raised last yesr, will certain
~ be set out this year. None Of them
Sholud bO los. to the country, as there srs
whole counties. aye, nearly vhsle states
without nullicsuis tree growing in it at
this tins.
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