The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-08
mo. i36.


than ordinary Importance, ! will erdeayoy
TO answer il fully, This variety was intro.
duced into France ID the year 1921, where
i received the name Of Multicaulis. II
ls21, IT was introduced into the United
States under thus name but, unless il be-
cut down either BY frost or the knife, IL
VIII not IN any instance become a Multi.
eaulis, but will, when pruued and treated
as another tree, become as large tree as
any other variety of the Mulberry. con.
sider this fact abundantly proved BY trees
now IN my possession, which are only sev.
en- years from the cuttings, and now mea.
sures Is inches IN circumference, one foot
above the ground, and their trunks 10 TO II
feet IN height. In lis nature, The MuIber.
/ ry is altogether different from the Filbett
/ or hazel as It viii never throw up stem
or bud from It's roots. For the purpose of
raising SILK II IS most valuable as the bush.
as 10 thus state the leaves can be gathered
with more facility than from large trees.
ON. Another Important question this.
| believe II has been long and generally
known that our own native mulberry is one
OF the most valuable timber trees. nroduc.
ing the most durable posts, rails, &C., and
from my observations and comparison Of
the wood Of the two trees, | feel confident
that the Morus MutIcaulis will prove equal. :
y as valuable Us the native, for lumber or
any other purposes 10 which II Is applied.
As to the leaves beng valuable for feed.
log cattle, | have had occasion to know
that fact; for, early after | commenced
raising the trees, my stock el trees acculn-
ulaied beyond the then demand-and az
they remained several years IN the ground.
they afforded great quantity Of leaves and
young branches, which was 10 the daily
habit OF having cut eff aud feeding TO nv
mich cows. | found them to be fond of
them, ana to thrive well upon them. al
so tourd decided increase IN The quantltv
OF mix, as we'll as a great improvement 10
The quality OF 1t.
As TO their enriching land upon which
'hey gro" 1t vas during those several years
that my trees renamed upon the same
ground that | discovered their tertlI,zng
qualities, since which have had sufficient
evidence that they invariably improved CIV.
cry spot OF land upon which have planted
them-os | suppose, TO the dense shade
which they produce, and The great quaint.
~ OF leaves which they return TO the earth.
and which are unlike ordinary leaves, as
they always rot in very short period af.
ter they fall upon the ground, and are no.
blown away from the land upon which they
grow, as most other leaves are.
9TH. Owing, perhaps, to the fact, that
IN our climate, the warm season il LONGER
than II is to the North, the Morus Multi.
cauiis will IN one season acquire yreates
height than it will To the North, and pro.
duce greater abundance of foliage W hen
planted IN similar land and for the same
reason they flourish more rapidly farther
South than they do here.
8th This question am not able to an.
sser very explicitly. knew from expert.
ence, that they thrive I'D this climate re-
markably well. and from the report of 9th.
ers entitled 10 credit, | understand thew
succeed very we'll as far North as Massa.
| cannot say in which eli.
mate they succeed best.
9th. Whist do not think that the pre-.
sent great demand, and the consequent
high prices paid for the Morus Multcauis,
is natural, yet | do not think the subject
mere humbug !; but on the contrary, | be.
heve the subject 10 be ono Of great mpor-
lance TO this State. as we'll as TO the whole
nation, apd that il will, if properly managed,
become source of great profit to all who
engage III the business. Us we'll as great 4
benetit-and would therefore So
berfy recommend 10 our citizens TO enaso 8
IN the silk business, but not so exclvfeiy
at the present high prices of trees.
10Th, The 10Th question is ays"erea 70 4
the 9th answer.
llh. have been ia the ns'flpi Feeding ].
a few thousand worms aydaily ser several
years past, of the two gop specias-aad
believe this kind is e<eihehly prsfafesapy
those who have &C y au5 sS'ea faans ~
business. oflbkiad laase rearsH Tire
generations insne seasenabut as asseFal
new yarietify hala y % laIRntly Intsoduc- 4
ed INTO ,byltouatrYs tie seIasise maslss 81 =.
Which ne not YET been Sufficiently tested.
/ CAM say with certainty whui kind is ]
: liable. ~.
have thus tar endeasored "a answeT =
suT queries, 70 the bsst OF my knowledcas
nd experience. IL my anssvsr upo,, sons
the subjects do not appear sutficiensIx
ear, will at any time esplsinN them .
~ verbailys for | do DOT vssh 10 keep +
'ck from yeurselsaor The goIssfaussv Ia
neral, auythowledge which posseasssp.
this important subject 81
Respectfully yours.
John CARTER. -
Mr.. THOMAS RICHIE. g
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