The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1839-01-17

for cultivation 10 not the chief eonsiders- !,
lion. Ii 10 The expense Of eulnszilng
large Quantities Tor small profits 10 which
we sllade. In The mode Of farming now
pFaelised in our country. scores Of acres
must be attended and exhausted Loo. 10
iill our barns with plenty. In proper
lion 80 The qualify decreases in fertility,
the quantity is increased 10 supply The
drlecI. Field afler Geld 10 thus worn
out. and The work Of clearing and exhaust
ing CUES on, in proporIlon - The froPrl-
eIor increases he means Of otrning and
consuming. Every man must knos thu
if one farmer can realize Is much from
Ten acres a. his neighbor does from two
hundred acres. and with less labor and
expense. that he is great gamer BY such
cultivation. This is known and scknowi
edged 10 be the great defect in our pres
eRt system Of Agriculture. The expense
af opening, feneing and culIiSsling lsrms
large in suJfaee but lean in products is so
great. lhs, few men receive fair COM
pensaliOn for The labour bestowed upon
them. But IL j. not so with the Mulberry.
One acre well covered with trees will
yield, I'm the estimation Of many skillul
culuEalors) foliage enough TO feed MIL
lion Of silk worms. Every 5000 worms
IL 10 estimated will produce q pound Of
raw silk. worth al The lowest calculation,
Oh per pound. This wIll show the re-
markable sum Of 1888 as the product
Of me acre of land. The expense Of eul-
tiyslion will be variously estimated BY
different persons and different cIrcumstan-
ces. But suppose il even 1898 per acre.
which is much above The common eslI-
male. il will leave $1,000 as The product
Of an acre. alier paying all expense. lie.
those who are ineredulous reduce the es-
innate even one.hslf. aud sill the balance
is worthy Of attention. Having examin'
ed the estimates OF sixteen dlferen, grow
ers OF Silk, We find their calculations ay
ersge about $1,000 10 the acre. We
feel no disposition 10 be carried into ex'
;,ravsganl and hazardous speculstlons by
high sounding calculations Of immense
gain by Short aud easy methods. But
from a careful examination Of facts and
some reflection upon their adaptation 10
our circumstances, We have no doubt thai
al least 500 per acre may be reasonably
expected af.er paying all the expense %
cultivation. Should this concluslon bs
correct, is not The business worthy iai
trial!
2. Our climate and soil are well suilc'
to the growth Of the Mulberry. Tn
Mors Nigra, or common black Mulber
~, grows lusurisnily in all this country
az a natural Tree. The Morus Aba, o
white I,,lisn Mulberry, grows without a
: ny difficulty. as repeated experiments u
! various parts Of our country have clearI.
: proved. The Mourus Muitieau!is. o
: Chinese Mulberry. also grows luxurian'
, Nv in our climate, as can be aIIesIed b.
; many who have made the experiment
| Il is nov extensively cultivated in mos
, OF the Northern and some Of The Wes'
/. ern States. We possess great sdvsnta
E ges for its cultivation, as The mIldness
$ our winters will secure, not only lis roots
!. but even its branches from being klle
b with frost. The Silk Worm will fee
n profilsbly upon any Of these species {
D the tree. The Silk made from the lta
4 ian and Chinese Mulberry in our climate
i is as fine in fibre. as strong in texture
a and as brillian, 10 colour, as that Of an
$ other country. The Italian Mulberry
easily propaga,ed from the seed, aud vi
n do we'll either in hedges or standard trees
!. The Morus Mullicsulis is propsga,ed b
u the roots or cuttings, grows rapidly, yield
II large leaf. aud is very tenacious oil llit
j. Either Of these species may be reared
any extent The cullisator may desire. WI.
(. an expense comparatively small, and
G a shor, time. Even the smallest farm
i may afford the most suitable ground ia
n any number OF trees which their prapr
e etors might desire. wi,hau. diminishin
l. the quantity necessary (nr other purposes
y All The Mulberry trees require will b
= protection By safe fences and suilicief
n lullage to keep the sail clean and loose.
d 3. The cultivation Of Silk does M
j! require a pressure Of engagements @
CONSUMING stock during the whole yea
l., Those who grow Cotton and Tobacc
+ find the whole year filed with perplexln
+ labors to rear and gather and market ,heI
,f lcrops. This is true 10 an extent whlc
II operates greatly against proper s,tsnuo
o to other things and The improvement
!, the soil. Thousands Of children are kel
/, from school under pressure OF cnl,iv'
n ing Cotton, who might otherwise receIV
d good educatlons and find time to impros
,, their minds. Not only so. but The kin
l. Of farming which requires hard labor .
IS the year also demands heavy consnml
). ton during the same time. Cons.aI
It labourers must be fed and clothed.
% addition 10 this. a supply Of horses I
u mules must be kept. in proportion to u
extent uf cultivation, the supper. oil who