The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-10-03
SILK CULTURE.

From tAs Jsarnal Of fAe Amsrica Sill Sectstg.
SILK CuLTuRE.--rHE FAST .NB raEarsr
II the bhanev IF nik ~ kinc b.. prac
ftrabte IN tAts eolafry vkg hare uH eur at
! Temps 10 introduce u heretofore falisd ?
The above - the essential OIL It all the
arguments used by the serj tee opponents
OF the silk cause 10 this country and wp
design answering the question ~hh such
facts and arguments AZ will, We hope. con
vince all persons that the failure of the silk
bns'uess heretofore, IS fauls attributable 10
+ Other causes than is tmpraet,cah'iity "
uuprotiia bleness.
lhe grand cause Of all failures heretofore.
was the @unt Of lndlei0us provision u tnu
berry trees, before attempting TO feed
worms. We have always heretofore begnn
o. the wrong end II the business We have
procured supply of eggs, hstched sorns,
AMI erected failures, before ar plautrd
mulberry trees. depending upon the nattve
mulberry Of the Wild woods Cor supply ~
fond for the WORMS and the consequences
was, rs might well hase been cxpt cled,
complete and enlire failure. II I77u. whrn
society vas formed IN ph,Iad.iuaia, com
posed OF three hundred and forty fire of toe
most respectable gentlemen OF that CITY,
with the governor John pepnl At their
bead, the first thing they did sus TO publish
Directions Tor the breeding aud manage
meai Of Sdk Worms aud the next thing
was tue erection II filaiure for reclinr silk
From Al we can learn, they expected TO de.
!. fsnd upon the Wild 40 d. for the supply of
nAIbcffy leaves l. $ rue, they published
letter from Dr.. Ff4ukltn. IN wheh h.
urges them 10 encourage the planting Of
mulberry trees. H. slvs the d lctor,
some provision werb made hy the assem-
bly,, Tor promoting the growth Of mulberry
trees u all parts Of the province, the culture
OF silk might afterwards follow easily; fnr
the great encouragement 10 the breeding
worms at first, Is the difficulty OF getting
leaves, aud the beng Obliged to go far for
them. 10 this sentence of true Frank,n
Ian common sense, the snclety appended
!. the following note { II sas thought that
/, the intention would be moro cticctually an.
ties on the silk raised, than on the trees
planted for the experience of q neighbour
ing government shows, that d bounty on
mulberry trees, though II may make PEG,
pie plaui, vet It does not necessarily follow,
that because they have trees, the, will raise
silk worms Now greater blunder than
is set forth 10 this note was never made :;
and tbs experience Of the very neighbour
ing government (Connecticut,) 10 this DAY
oeais testimony 10 the oisuom Of the policy,
That flrst encouraged the planting OF mul
berry trees. For d few years The people
OF Pennsylvania struggled along, making u
few pounds Of silk from leaves, gathered
from tho forests at a cost Of labor aud OK
pense greater than the gross proceeds of
the sales of the silk produced Some few
planted mulberry trees; bus too few m
number for any profitable purpose; aud
when the revolution broke out, the silk bu
ss,ess was Abandoned aud forgotten. But N
this neghbaring government Connect
cut where The planting OF trees was encour
aged by houutes aud premiums, the silk
business was mover abandoned. Though
thearesaluton gave our toreiathers enough
10 do IN the tented field, their wives and
daughters still kept the industrious usecl
al works for the TREES were PLANTED, and
the ieediag Of the wurms patsralIy followed
bu, even in Connecticut there were not Q