Staunton spectator, and general advertiser. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 183?-1849, 1839-02-28
SIX and 1Iorus .iIuiticaul;s.

The following is the letter with which W.
have been favored by MIR Olmsiead. Ii con
tains many valuable suggestions, but w
must adapt them to the change OF latitude
in applying them To the South. We mus
calculate, that il so much can be done il
Connecticut, how much more can be accom-
pli,hed in Virginia. Our climate is more
genial both 10 the Mulberry and the Sill
worm-One more generation perhaps, Car
be raised Of the worm in our Southern lsti
tute, and the mulberry must he planted ear.
lier, whilst il retains its leaves longer in the
Autumn :-Rich. Eng
EXTRACT Of a Letter from Mr.. George
Oln,sfead.
east HARTFORD. July so, 1885
"The questions you ask l will endeavor
TO answer in the order !ey are put:
"lSt. The prospects OF price for those
raised next Fall are very ENCOURAGE ing 10 the
raiser think the price in the Fall i'll
not be less than last Spring, viz. 25 cents
each including branches.
! "2d. Almost any soil that is not very wet
OF stoney is suitable for them, EXCEPT stiff
clay, which should think will not do as
well. With this exception, almost any land
I that is good for Indian corn is good for Mo-
rus Muliicaulis; and il planted at the time
of planting Indian corn, have no doubt the
plan, will flourish in any place from Fiori-
da TO Canada. II cultivated in he Northera
States, like corn aud potatoes, as an annual
CROP and taken up before any very severe
autumnal frost, they can be ploughed up
with facility, when there is prospect OF
severe frost.
ed. The ground TO plant them on should
he hoed or made mellow the preceding year,
ploughed once in the spring, (at the time
you would plan, Indian cnrn,) harrow ed
taen furrowed at TO 3 l-2 feot apart, and
planted about inches deep m continuous
rows, which will take about 5000 per acre
The drills on most land should be sprInk led
with compost or mellow manure inches
deep, aud covered with a iilile earth previ.
Gus 10 the laying down of the trees. Swamp
! ihuck or pond mud, il carted into heaps this
summer or fall, and then worked or mixed
with little stable manure next spring with
quantity OF lime, makes good manure
This manure and ashes, mixed or separate,
is an excellent manure for top dressing al
i ter the young plants are hoed in June.
prefer warm rich land for them, such as SAM
dy Hill and Fort Edward-Much OF such
land will do we'll without any manure, exs
cept top dressing. Poor, sandy or ioamv
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, if planted as ubove.
! 9th. The middle To the 25h Of July is
early enough 10 commence planting the
leaves, picking the bottom ones first, and
leaving OF on the Top, constantly till fail.
/ Picking the leaves rIpcRs the tree.
'5th. cannot answer from any expert
encc, as much viii! depend ON The siza OF The
tree and leaves. II is estimated, that 100
lbs. OF green leaves will! make III. Of silk
An acre of good trees will yield large
quantity Of leaves. and they Can be gathered
al one sixth the cost OF The italian Mulberry.
a neighbor ofmine - weighing all The leaves
from one eighth Of an acre, and will c0ntin-
ue 10 do SO for the season. When his eXpe-
riment is completed we shall have some
land marks upon the subject. Mr.. Cheney
says from so 10 100 lbs nf silk may oe pro.
duced upon one acre oil land the first season.
The feeding of worms may be made sep
aTate business from raising the trees. Some
OF nv neighbors are letting their ieav es 10
the halves. Several ol.,a CLANS field people
are applying for The privilege. The trees
should be ploughcd u;' and The roots placed
in The ground under sheds, or the trees set
near together, and the tops be well filed
with straw in be open ground previous 10
severe autumnai frost, (ihe season must he
the guide; they will bear more frost than
Indian corn.) They may yemain in thai
condition until 4 oyemher; they should ihan
be buried in sand, in alternate layers OF trees
and sand, aud remain there till spring; then
/ the branches cut off and stuck or buried in
layers OF two inches deep, and the trees
/ planted in the manner described above If
one has but q few trees, they may be placed
/ In a dry cellar, cut apart, and packed ia
barrels, boxes or casks, set up, flied with
sand, taking care That The trees are secured
from raj ~, for rats will eat The buds.
celia. The PER cent they will yield de-
rends something on trees aud roots planted.
My trees, last year, were bought without
branches, and the season unusually wei.
The trees planted with the iufrow left dish
ing, (whcn they should be little above III
surface of the grnund.) and the Weld was
not much over three!oii, " lille those have
planted and sold This year, huve yielded from
Height 10 ienfo!d. One mao who had nc
with The branches, says, he has 700, and
regrets no, having planted more. The pros
pect If a u,arket for seyeraitYGlTs 20 come
;hiu!s very gOntI--and lhe prospect for th(
present year, | ihjnk riuch better tan ID,
last year. The more investigate tho So =.
ject OF trees oad silk, my confidence in III,
business is confirmed. Many who yer,
scepucal, are da;iy becoming converts .
the opinion OF lis ultimate success IL a.
di'ion 10 New ECgland and New YORK rht
The South and South west are looking {.
this as profitable employ mcnl ioE thci
young slave pnpula:io5. The genuine ire,
cannot lie raised from tho seed they COM
up generally n spurious Article. ! haYt
from is To 20 ,0G0 growing. wDch are al
gain to me from 2 800 The last year, (250I