Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1841-05-18
TELEGRAPH.
Southport. Nv. IT, May ie, ISL.
sILk CULTURE.

SlLh CULTURE.
Tho glowing Of silk is OF late receiving increased
attention Throughout thu country. The mulberry
mania AMI Ihe extreme, 10 which mis- Species ofspec
laiion were CARR d. having time since rclapseo
The public mud seems DO ling doWa upon
safe ca!cn!atiun for the future. g many demOnstra-
onS have July been made IN difcrent States oi
the U"ion,nf the eLtte fu'c and sure profit of
the silk business that cath state 10 engage IN
H,v ho wishes prosperous employment. There are
thousands Who have families to SUI port, and but lni
led means for gaining isiancciw no might better
their condlrlon, aud ensure 4 cOml cheney ot the III
lurc by giving their t ion 10 tic grow ing Of SILK
No one can complain n the wait Of c.p raj i,
obstacle il his wly-Every man Is ho is The owner
% piece Z: ground, can " In iri4iug expense make
beginning and lay the foundation for future opera
tons. 10 engage business III the growing of
VOL. or the raising of stock, reqncs capital Which
large proportion OF oar f,.rnccs have he abl
iiy 10 command bu, The growing nf an ore h ard o
Mulberry trees is within The reach Of Amos every
individual.
We perceive from the different pulc journals thai
an interest has Gently been akenedi in tlc South
States. relative the prod ctton OF sf4k. The
cotton interest TO b diminishing many part,
OF the South, and giving place safe and pro
fable business Of Ihe manunclure OF sly A south
ia..er pager tsnates lie value OF he product OF
acre o. sh al -, l73-cxreuses = a making clear
9to,t Of 1894! The lnclua;ilns and Instability
OF The c. ,on market, rcder c1 u4lions of It's pro
as matter of "nc2rlaiii. II many Instances II Is
sad taa The price obtained does not cover lie cos!
OF producing IT. 1t viii be an event there fore no.
unlocked FIR if revolution ii no d,stanl day n ,uld
Ia, rho, Ina
b. the census OF Ia much Va able into muiou
has been obtained, relath e t. the extent Of l., sk
growing in the United Safes. The amount of Gu
produced lie United States III the year 1852
was Mree hundred and u rig ne Mo4sQad esght h4n
6Tod dhd tn Hty Sc p0u,ds. la am every Viio Of
tn eastern aud WESTERN states The satisfactory
evidence has been exhibited 81 he profit of gfonng
sIIk. y gentleman ut :. II. OF practical experience
in lcner addressed the A.tamy & ullI, aier re-
marks thai he has farm Of Q acres of lind, and
thai he realizes pro i from h,e acres appropr.-
atcd to mulberry orchard, ihaa from iii whole re-
na::Ing IS acres of his farm viii, h he dcyotes t.
agricultural purposes. Another cores ,on ;cnl fo.A
the same state, Nho has been an extensive wool
grower says, lht experience Is luu ut HIM thai 10
acres devote 10 tic growing OF ,i.k, viii produce
better profit than 100 apPrOurilled 10 lie ras-
ing OF sheep and the growing OF wool-Such is se-
cImen Of tac numerous cases which continually !til
under notice, Of the success attending tic FRO
ducton OF silk.
We cannot too strongly enforce upon he attention
OF the citizens OF Ihis Territory, HE proprey otgy-
ing their early attention 10 the raising OF The nu.ber-
rs. The market Tor either Tie the manuia-
tuTed material OF sik, may always be considered as
sale, nor Would Tie Irah>p 'r!alion render ii
h!ehI 10 export 10 any portion OF the Union. / he
low price oi agricultural prolncts in the west should
hcie INC p2o lc 10 other means OF realizing profits
from labor. The producing OF silk is not as many
sulpoae, business which cannot be entered INTO
with rr fit unit after ears 90 pre-, aratory labor. Ii
Is stated IN an Ohio paper that AIR. GIL OF MI Pea
sant, within fifteen months alter commencing the
business manufactured 1000 worth of sliks-Nof
need there be amy apprehension that the market wll'
be over stocked, should There be general attention,
given - the SIX bu>in The importation OF silk
INTO the United States from foreign countries one
fourth g.eatcr III any other ariclo-being cstina-
ted by the Secretary of the Treasury ut over $22-
co., 20 the last year. There is no danger therefore
that The supply would exceed the demand, were It's
production entered into by every state in The Union,
for nnqnostloaa6ly The demand would be increased
an hundred per CENT were tho article very generally
manufactured in thus connry. 1t would 10 a large
extent be subtted for other fabrics oy er hch 1t has
an Intrinsic superiority.
Itwould provea wise and cconom;ncal policy were
the next legislature Of this Territory TO encourage
the production of silk III Wisconsin by The extension
of pecuniary aid In several oflhc States premiums
have been granted. by way of encouraging the grow.
ing Of silk aud the results have been most benehcial
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