Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-10

1,.... rf..l conf,1.nt that the Morris Mui,ica uls
will nr.ye oousy as valuable the native FOR timber
or an, other purposes which il is applied.
As TO tho leaves being valuable for feeding cattle,
have had occ ason 10 know thai isei for, oatly af
ter cd raising the trees. my stock Of trees
accumulated beyond The Hen demand--#nd ms they
remained several years IN the ground, they afforded
ereai quantity Of lrases and young bfnaeheS which
vas iu The daily habit Of having cut of aud feeding
to my mitch cows. | found them to be fond ofthen.
,nd 10 thrive well upon them also found deei-
ded increase in the quantity of milk. as well as a
great Improvement IN the quail " oil II.
"A 10 their enfichine land upon which they grow,
II during those several years thai my trees re
mained upon the same ground. that discovered
their ferIizing qualities, since which have had
sufficient evidence that they invariably improved ev-
cry spot OF Land upon which have planted them
owing, ! suppose, the dense shade when they
produce, and the great quantity OF leaves which they
return to the earth, aud which are unlike ordinary
leaves as they always r0t in very short period alter
they fall upon the ground, and are no, blown away
from the land upon WHICH they grow, as most other
leaves
7tb. Owing perhaps. 10 the fact that in our eli
mate the warm season is longer than II is TO the
North the Mnrus Mnltcaulis will IN season =
qnire greater height than it will TO the North and
produce greater abundance of foliage when plant
ed IN similar land and for the reason they
flourish more rapidly farther South than they do
here.
eth- This question ! am not able TO answer very
explicitly. ! know from experience, that they
thrive In this climate remarkably we'll, and from
the report Of others rnitlcd to credit, understand
they succeed very well rs lar North Msssaehu-
sefts-but | cannot say in what climate they succeed
best.
OH. Whilst do not think that the present great
demand and consequent high pieces paid ior The
Mops MultieanIls. Is natural, yet do not think
the subject a mere hnmbHP but on the contrary,
believe the subject to be OF great importance to
this State, as well 10 the whole nation, and that
II will, if properly managed become source Of
great profit all who engage IN the business, well
as great national profl--and would therefore So
silk business, but net too extensively, al the present.
high prices OF trees.
10Th. The 10Th question is answered in the OH
answer.
llih. | have been IN the hadn't &C feeding few
thousand worms annually for several years past, oil
the two crop speeies-and believe this kind Is
monty preferred by those who have gone TO any ex-
tent IN the business OF This kind have reared
thfee generations IN one season, but rs several new
varieties have been recently introduced into lhis
country, the relative merits of which have not been
sufficiently tesfed, cannot say with certainty which
KIND is preferable.
| have thus far endeavotcd to answer Your que
res. To the best OF my knowledge and experience.
II my answers. upon some Ct the subjects do APP
pear sufficiently clear, | will at any time explain
them to you verbally for, | do not wish 10 keep
back from Yourself, the community m general,
any knowl ledge which possess upon tins important
subject. Respectfully, youts,
JOHN CARTER.
Mr.. TuonAs RIrcnrr.