The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1841-05-27


N AMERICA.
Probably the most important informa-
ton /. has ever fallen - the lot Of the writ
er Of this 20 communicate 10 the public,
on The subject Of silk culture in this c0un-
try, viii be found in the present article.
Ii nas long been known 20 every one who
has read much on the subject OF the silk
elIlarc, that, by the rayages Of disease
called Mascarding in Europe, the average
loss Of worms, taking one year with an
other, amounting % from lorty-iive TO If
~ per cent. Of all the worms hatched;
AMI, what was still worse, the disease ge-
nerally made its appearances after the
greater portion of the expense of the rear
ing had been incurred. This evil has
continued, from time beyond the reach OF
history, 10 within year or two past. In
the United States, all Of Us have hereto
fare considered our worms exempt from
this fatal disease, il having generally been
supposed not 20 exist here at Ill. This
was fatal delusion. / have just rcceiy-
ell from France 4 copy Of the "Annales
de Ia Socieie SeFicicole, Eondee en- 1897,
pour Ia propagation G, l'amclioration de
l'inllsirie de Ia sole en- France" for 1897,
1898, and 1899, in one Of the volumes Of
which find n plate representing silk
worms in the various stages Of the Mus
carling; the FIRST glance At which showed
me that it was the identical disease Of
which great portion Of The silk-worms
in this country have persisted. All who
saw the disease last summer and have
seen this plate identified il Instantly. |
shall enleayor 10 have TRANSACTIONS made
for the next number Of the Silk Journal,
and If possible, shall accompany them
with copy Of the plate, that all may read,
sec, and Judge for themselves. In the
meantime, however, have thought il ad-
yisable to take this hasty notice Of the
fact, that all silk.growers may be enabled
II apply the PREVENTIVE and REMEDY.
Happily. the remedy win do no harm, ei-
Their TO the healthy worms or those that
may be affected with other diseases, and
Is cheap and easily applied. The rcmc-
dy Is a free application Of air-sidcked lime
10 the worms, and also TO the floors Of tho
cocoonery, and embarrassing all the
woodwork Of the fixtures. The lime
should be siftod through a fine sieve on
the ,cOrms, two or three times a week il
healthy, and once a day il diseased. in the
morning before FIRST feeding, and alte!
cleaning the hurdles. The quantity ol
lime TO be siftcd on the worms may BE-
just sufficient to whilen the worms and
leaves well; and it should be commenced
when the worms are half.grown, say
twelve 10 fifteen days old. This remedy
has, during the past two years. enabled
those persons in France who used it Il
save and obtain cocoons from ninety-sc
Ven per cent of all the worms Matched.
Now that We KNOW we have this for
mIdable disease amongst us, it becomes
necessary that the remedy should be APP
Piled; and, as there are very few, if any
WHO know the disease by sight, woul,
most earnestly recommend that the rene
dy be applied IN ALL CASES, whether the
worms are sickly or not; for it is ever
more eliectual as a PREVENTIVE than as ;
remedy, and, as before stated, will do NJ
harm TO either healthy or sickly worms.
| consider it fortunate that this invalu
able information has reached me at ihi
particular moment, just in time to be o
immense service to us in this our day o
ordeal. Further particulars of the diseas'
and the remedy will be published in tn
forthcoming and subsequent numbers o
ihc Silk Journal.
GIDEON B. SMITH,
Editor Of the six Journal, BALTIMORE, Nd