Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1839-01-28

4 Nee Years GiH 10 the Pe9yle II J~Ireinia and
their Representatives., The Agricultural iaf1est q
he Country.
THE CULTURE OF SILK.
10 all attempts to introduce a new article Of enl.
,me into the Ct uutty, doubts and d,fieuinfs are
raised. as a barrier to its ARRANGEMENTS. Amongst o.
Their arguments urged against the ~rroprtety of en-
ooura sine the culture Of silk. II is said thai the DIFF
terence in the price OF labor here aud in Europe, pre-
vents any thing like a successful competition with
The producers abroad. THIS objection is promptly
answered, (by all Nho have nrned ther attention 10
such subjecls,) by bringing 10 mind The vast exporis
of cotton from our country, aud the great amount
of money it has brought aud continues 10 buug rs,
notwithstanding the law rate at which thr Arab
slave turns the rich lauds of tie Egyptian Delta, Of
the pittance which is dealt out to the lndiaa labour.
er Tor his daily toll. Oar superiority and inventive
capacity, in the application OF machinery to the arts,
our exemption from depressing taXalon-addcd 10
which, the many motives Which aoiuatc a free and
vigorous people, aifold irresistible advantages to our
counitymen In the prosecution oi Ike schemes,
which more than coun,crbalauce the hackneyed OBJ
s,acle in the shape Of price II Tabor, which has been
ever opposed to all works tending 10 advance the
prosperity of the land. The impressive aud eloquent
appeal of Mr.. Allen 10 Government IN support ofthc
agriculture. interest II the county says, thai "Po-
lticians may speculate upon The Influence Which
free Institutions, OF 4 partta5n administration, may
have upon the prosperity OF a country commercial
men may tNtol Inc advantages pl an tNlcbltH CHnl-
merce manufactures may clam ptc-cmlneucc In
comforting Independence upon theif COUNTY, and
literature may artogate the exclusive credit of ZEN
deripg a community euli- htcud aud polished vet,
xfitr all, agriculture constitutes the 6r7GG base upon
uhich The hcbolc sUptrSfrncfar6 ot soctry GgpcBdS for
support. Ii thai langnishcs. ethcr III want Of tic
projection and patronage II The constituted ald,o,i-
lies, OF from the Inateulion aud lack Of Intelligence
ia its rural population. the Government becomes en-
barrassed. commerce ctpised and manufactures
paralyzed.'
The report Of he Ae,icult6rl Committee Of the
Cd session ofthe 25tli Congress Of the t.. s, with
facts subsequently, developed from other quarters.
bring inore immediately under the cse 81 obsefyatIon.
the gieat advantages on coHnlty may derive from
the culture OF the mulberry and The manufacture OF
riik-lt shows beyond a doubt, that the SUBJECTS one
oil he highest national importance, lustl, mcrifing
that and TO its Advancement winch can be extended
by the fostering hand Of the General Government,
aud the support OF each particular State, constitu-
ting this great aud prosperous country, wllch has
aiready made such rapid aud gigantic sllidcs in bring
ing TO an uparalcd degree Of PERFECTION, the arts 10
which the intelligent population has TUNED It's at
tention.
10 the construction Of railroads aud canals, ten.
ding so much Ia facilitate the transportation If pro
duce. Virginia has extended a liberal baud, ovincinc
a spirit OF enterprise highly honorable to the State.
Ii, IN the same ratio, her resources wtie applied Ia
agricultural purposes. in the introduction OF new an d
highly valuable products OF the soil, great indeed
would be the beuelt conferred on her population
then the mulberry aud vine would gladden. her now
desola,c and barren hills. pouring forth annually u
mine OF wealth TO her harly aud industrious sons,
who would ENJOY these comforts Of lite at home for
which, OF late wears, they have suuct amidst the pes
tilential wilderness -four more Southern cline.
BY reference to The aforementioned report, it will
be seen, that the silk imported into the u. State in
1899, amounted TO SO ,l47,6l2 and that the annual
importation into the country has increased with its
growiug population, until the year 1896, when il
amounted 10 S25, 1888, 20O-au immense sum indeed,
for any one couu;.y, To pay TO others Tor a single ar
tcle OF commerce. @ this amount. TirgiRia, her
self may be supposed TO pay two millions OF dollars.
whilst Tor Me same product, she has a soil and eli
mate more particularly adapted to its growth,
than the countries whence the adicle is derived,
Several OF the Northern States. (nhcre The climate
Is FAR less propitious to the growth, oftle nee and
healthy condition OF The warm have granted bounties
on The production Of the raw meterial and while Ia
boring under many disadvantages, have gone far a
head OF us IN lis cullufe-panlcplaily PENNSYLVANIA
ever foremost in works of this nature, to whose
enterprise and unwearied industry we cannot pay
too high a compliment.
A Northern cultiyator has lately made the follow
ing report about the Weld oflhe Mlorus MulticauIis
On The 10Th Of May last, $50 roots Of III Sc nees
were planted on an eighth of an acre Of land. The
stem and branches divided, and placed, as usual. in
the soil, in slips and layers of two eyes each The
consequent increase, by the lst OF uly following, ma
KING 4,ooo trees. The quantity of leaves gathered
from these trees amounted to l .l6I lbs; the number
OF worms fed, $1,000, yielding at the rate of u
pounds oil SILK per acre; which, a, the present price
w Oh, per pound) after deductng The EXPENSE of
ieeiing. wliileave a melt p.ofit of $500 per acre. II
isweh known TO many who have visited The North
and seen the yield oil foliage there. that. ON ,be same
extent OF land, it wonld be doubled in y,,,ini,. 90
consequently, the nett profit on an acre ofland here
would be one thousand aud eight dollars. If IN his
you add What might accrue from a third cron or RI.
coons' winch, BY reason of the length of our grow
ing season, ithas been found practicable to enecf III.
proht would be truly astonishing. Take one-(ourh
even oil this yield and compare il with what we cain
from the growth ofwheat and tobacco. WHY imue1i.
ately and to "A great extent should not our cultivato,s
be tempted to plant this highly valuable tree, by
which we shall gradually be enabled to retain in on,
country the twenty five millions of doIlais now annu-
ally expended in the purchase Of silk l-Chance if
you Will the application Of his amount To the pur-
chase oil bread SUITS, when one and all would seri-
ousiy speak Of abandoning a country. no longer af-
iording the staff o. life. 1t is confidently asserted
oy those wei Informed in all things relative TO the
history oil thfs tree. that on the year after its intro
JUNCTION by Government into France, il found its way
10 tbs city OF New York and to Richmond. where
is valuable properties for the manufacture of sik
was soon discovered that in America he plant has
been rapidly and largely produced by a neat aud ju-
dicious mode OF culture, whilst in France il has
moro gradually crept into, notice. aud does nor nj
present exist tbereto one fourth Lf the extent that it