Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-09-06
SILK CULTURE.

A REGULAR BITE OR A RALE TRANSACTION.
MIR Beach Of Accomack, Virginia, has
contracted with good and responsible
man 10 deliver him next May, 30, 600 green
healthy we'll maiured buds at l Ia cents
per bud, and expects 10 contract for $4,000
more.
The Hon. Fl. A Wise intends building
a cocoonery and planting trees next year
For that purpose he has bought $4,000
buds. In these facts there is no mistake.
American Farmer.
SILK CULTURE IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Messrs. T. G. Broushton & Son-En.
closed is skein ofsllk spun by the double
crop white silk worm. Your acceptance
of il will obige me. Att very trifIng ex.
pense, my family have reared nearly 20,o 600
silk worms of the same kind as those which
spun this skein. Two hands have been
employed about 90 days in attending TO
nv worms and s"ould lconsert the whole
of the cocoons in sewing silk, should real:
ize nearly S2O0.-The eggs however are
more valuable at present, and as they are
in demand shall allow almost all the worms
to come out, with the view of saving the
eggs. This evening ltook 500 ofthe hard
cocoons to the Post Office to see how much
they weighed, and found that they weighed
l6 3-4 ounces. On the 10th of June last
nv worms were hatched, and on the 18th
inst. they commenced spinning their CO.
coons. Thus, at the expense Of less than
$40, counting time and every thing, have
made neurly 5000 in weeks.
"My object at first was amusement mere
| ": afterwards concluded 10 make the ex.
pertinent whether silk could be nade with
advantage in Carolina, aad the result speaks
for itself.
"My worms were fed on the morus albu
OR the common white mulberry-and
nv greatest labour was in the collection OF
the leaves. Had been prepared with a
few of the Morus Multcaulis, nv trou-
ble would have been greatly diminished
This tree must continue TO be valuable ar.
ticle for years to come we are now salts
fled that silk can be raised advantageously,
and for the purpose Of raising silk only, |
should think they are destined 10 be valuable
for some years.--Nor. Her.
The SILK BUSINESS. the midst ofthe
universal depression in the price Of cotton,
the enquiry naturally presents itself, whether
the southern planter is 10 be exposed to the
ruinous expedients Of the Bank OF England
and the monied monopolies, without The
ability to save himself Must he 60 on
growing cotton, as the only production
worthy of his attention I Or have the
growers of both wheat and cotton no re-
source J. We answer that there is a remedy
and one worthy of serious and immediate
attention. Instead of expendmg every en-
ergy in the production of these articles lie
the farmer and planter set apart few acres
for the production of silk, it will yield fa
safer and surer as we'll as more valuable
return.
An acre of land or less quantity, hav
ing thereon growing 10000 trees, with pro
Der management might, the first year, y'cl'
worms.
Three thousand worms well fed may con
sumo 100 lbs. of foliage, and make on'
bushel of cocoons often pounds weight, ant
sufficient to make one pound of reeled silk
worth six dollars per pound, if we'll reeled
1t is on all hands granted, and has beer
demonstrated by actual experiment, tba
the expense Of picking leaves, feeding the
worm and reeling the silk by ski'ful man.
agemenl need not exceed two dollars the
pound.
1.-THE above data are correct, the result
would be so lbs. raw silk ut S6 $500.
Here is q plain statement, which may be
carefully analised, rated under the actual
profit, and every man knows that raw silk
mast find for years ready buyers.--EuroPe
does not produce a sufficient quantity for
home consumption, and if supply could
be had, the demand would be trebly increa-
sed. We throw out these Thoughts for the
consideration ofthose interested.
Philadelphia Post.
MoRus MuLrIcAuLrs.-The Norristown
Herald says Our exchange papers contain
some accounts of sales ofthis valuable tree
at prices greatly exceeding those sold at a
corresponding season last year. The Nor
folk Beacon says that two thousand trees
have been sold in that place at fifty cents
each and The Lancaster Union says, that
a 10; has been sold in that city at one dollar
each Al Carlisle trees are selling at so
cents, and it appears that in Maryland and
Virginia good trees readily command that
price. Those who intend purchasing for
planting next season, would do well TO make
contracts for trees early, as they will GER
tainly advance IN prce-besides, the ad
vantage derived from securing them we'll
dur;nn the ,pintar xvoud ha pra,iar than