Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-09-13

the rcsy best Italian. from the white mulberry
md the superiority Of our own IN every es
sen,ial particular, was evident 10 the most
casual observer. These certificates will DC
found annexed, together with his letter to
Matthew Carey, Esq.-to the truth OF the
statements of which Mr.. P. called the par
ticular attention Of the meeting in a short
but erapI,utic address, earnestly soliciting
the members Of the Society or any others
present to state all the experience they had
ola contrary kind. as his only object was to
get at the truth and nothing but The truth.
There was however, not one dissenting
voice.
Mr.. Leeds, of Philadelphia, spoke OF the
efforts of Spectators, who were strenuous'y
exerting themselves to decry the Morus
Muticaulis, and the silk business generally,
in order to escape the inevitable rrin ~n'cn
would cer.ainly overtake them.in the event
ofno, succeeding in their efforts, from the
irnprudent contracts entered into by them
early in the spring 10 furnish immense guam
titles of trees at IL l-2 cents each, which
they were now unab c to fill, except at an
advance of at least from 100 to $50 per cent.
Mr.. L. also stated his wish to purchase, tor
immediate use, ten or fifteen bushels ofeo.
coons from worms fed exclusively on the
Morus Mulucaulis, and to continue the daily
exhibition of Mr.. Brooks patent silk ma
chine at his establishment No. 2, Franklin
Place. He justly commended that nothing
would carry conviction to the public mind,
with the same force, rs these exhibiilons.
People wanted 10 see for themselves--and
seeing would be believing. He also an
nounced tha, he was ready to purchase. at
aliberal price for cash, from one to ten thou'
sand bushels Of cocoons.
;. Mr.. Pierce, Of Mount Airy, who has been
engaged the silk business for the last eI gm
years, on the white mulberry, remarked
that, although he had hitherto doubts. strong
doubts Of the adaptation ofthe Morus Multi.
caulis tree to the production ofsiS,yet he was
now, CONVINCED, from experience, that this
was the food for The silk-worn, and so firm.
ly was he sthis opinion, that no designed
theensuins spring to plant one hundred
acres with tho Morus Muliicau!is, to 60 into
the cultivation Of silk on an extensive scale,
and: was now making preparations TO man
ufacture silk cloths for his umbrella estab-
ment 10 Philadelphia. NJ. p. also impar-
ted some very valuable information relative
to his mode ofpreserying the egg until the
time Of Matching, which was this: The
eggs were removed to cool cellar as soon
as they had their natural color, after being
laid when the cold weather came on, they
were placed 10 room without fire. and kept
there through the winter /; they were then
rolled up and put into confectoner's show
bottle, corked up. and the cork being slis.t-
ly sunk below the top of the bottle, the cavity
was filled up viii, melted rosin, &c. entire.
Nexcluding the air. The bottle was then
put into small keg, filed round with shaw.
logs, and after being headed up, was placed
in the ice.house until wanted. Mr.. p. said
that scarcely an egg failed in Matching, an
healthier worms be had seen nowhere.
Mr.. Ellis, ofNew Jersey, remarked that
too much care could not be observed ia the
purchase Of eggs, he having been most wo-
fully deceived in the supply which he had
bought for himself. Gu, Of thirty ounces,
scarcely any hatchcd and as they were all
Or principally New England eggs, he had
c6me'to The conclusion that the Yankees did
not makegood eggs. There have, no doub',
been many similar failures, but (said Mr..
Z. )as there will be large supply in the
market Of this years produce, there will be
10 difficulty, if The eggs be purchased from
theproduccrs. Of obtaining healthy ones.
MIR. E. also stated that he had built CO.
coonery this summer, 25 by go feet. .calcul-
sted 20 feed three millions Of worms. for
twelve hundred dollars and ifthe principle
Of economy observed in the construction OF
This b'ilding were applied to those of smaller
Dimensions adapted. to small cul'iva:ors, the
expense Of erecting cocoonery would be
very ,rifing, and every farmer in the COM
munily could 60 into the business ~i,hou,
diyerting any hazardous amount Of money
from their ordinary occupation.
The proceedings contain letter from
MIR. Physick, the owner of Hgh6eld Co.
eoonery, near Philadelphia, the largest in
the U. States, to Mr.. Matthew Carey, 70: the
following part of which we make room !;
promising that although Mr. Physick, might
, at present obtain the price stated by him for
his silk made into ses0ings, yet ,ha, could
no, be done by all now embarking in the
silk culture, when they all get fairly on the
way with the business because the dc.
.mand for sewing silk would not be equal to
the supply. II is not The present price Of
seuing six, but ,ha, Of rav silk that cul'
,uris.s should adop, as the basis Of their Cal.
,.,J.,;ons OF nrof;, from, the business. This