Southern shield., 1840-09-18
E'CTFCE.
THE SILK GROWER AND
 FARMERS MANUEL.
EDITED BY WARD CHANEY AND BROIYIER-PU UBLTSHED BY (. ALE1ANDER- PHTLADELpHI

BRO1UER-PU UBLISHED BY (. ALE1ANDER-PHfLADFLPHIA FESHE June number closes the first vol
 M ume of the Silk Grower, and we now take the opportunity to return our thanks to tlose kind friends who have so literally patroniz us The success of this work has exceeded cur most sanguine antc'pations, and will cause US to spare no lator or expense whatever 10 ms ke the second volume interesting 10 rhe Silk Grower and Far nlcr.
 The work now circulates over ten thousand copss every month, to subscribers residing in all parts of the union--and from the continued demand of it. doubt Is entertained that inc patro nagc will be increased short period a least four fold.
 :, We have placed in the hands of an emneSt French translator, mere than one thousand raees of new Treaties upon the Silk worm and Sugar Beet, which were sent from Europe and in our next shali commenca the publication of them knowing that the information there givnn will be useful and sats- iactofd We have also been promised the cor respondence of several celebrated French Silk cul- tuelsts which will also be promulgatep through our pages In fact all that can do to disseminate practical knowledge m regard the silk business; shall be done
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