New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-13

or OXFORD, MASS.
It's thirteen years since began carefully 10 ex-
anime the great principles on which the Silk Bust
ness. as business Of this country, is based. For
six years have been personally engaged i'll it
extending my grounds yearly. | have now live
acres of trees, chiefly Multicaulis and large Leaf
Cantons, and intend to extend my grounds yet
more making this business the leading OBJECT OF
attention on the farm. In feeding worms, have
no startling results to give. In 1889, with my "a
crop overstocked and lost money. My 9TH crop
in I84l. hatched the middle of August, did not
nav for itself My last crops, this year, Matched
and fed in the rains of August and September,
did but indiferently well. ALI the rest of my
crops during the six years, have yielded much
better profit than ordinary agricultural produc-
tiens and my belief in regard to the entire teasi-
biity of the silk enterprise, at first derived from
somewhat extensive course OF reading, IS now
ripened into full and vol settled assurance.
I wish to advert to few points that may not
be noticed by others.
TREEs-I set mine on dry, warm land, in
state Of middling fertility by feet one root IN
a place. like other trees Managed in this way,
fully believe they arc safe from the dangers of win
ter, sny where between Canada and the Gulf of
Mexico. Tbs unripe ends of the limbs may, or
may not be injured; but this is ofno consequence
az thew should all be headed down in the spring,
On the other hand, by laying my trees, and eav.
ing them to stand as they grow, have lost many
thousands. The reason is obvious, although, as
in most cases. it is experience that has suggested
that reason They do not form roots. In the
other way, the roots extend and fill the ground.
Q. In the spring, | cut my trees down within
about two inches of the ground, reservng few
standing for early feed This process adds greatly
TO the quantity of foliage
s. For years heve thought much in regard to
the best kind Of building for feeding. In Europe,
they feed chiefly in enclosed buildings, with the
temperature regulated by artificial means. In
China, they feed altogether in open Places
Which is the best for us ? raise the question in
the earnest hope that it may arrest the attention
of Silk Growers throughout the country, and be
fully tcstea the coming season, by extended ex-
periments-only adding two things. Cl.) Our
climate, in the same parallels oflatitude, is essen
tielly the same with that Of China. CD Some 81
the best cases of successful feeding that have come
to my knowledge, were conducted on the Chinese
plen, the worms having an obstructed circulation
of air from the first, and taking their chance as
to the changes Of the weather.
T. My experience fully testi6es against late feed
ing. The first third is worth more than the last
two thirds Of the season
S. The regular extension of the Silk business
may now be anticipated a. 1t has ou,lived the
disastrous revusion of 1889. (2,) All our agri-
cultural Journals are now friendly and most OF
them are zealously engaged in promoting it. (3.l
The political press is every where ready to pub.
lish any candid statements on the subject. (4.]
Unprincipled spectators in trees have all left the
field, and the whole Silk business has fallen into
new and better hands They did the cause i'm,
mense mischief. BY their operations in 1889, and
especially in the wanton destruction of their trees
in 1910, they practically proclaimed that mulberry
trees have no iRtrnsic value. 1t has taken thu
regular Silk Growers two or three years to undo
the mischief. Vet we have, in very desirable
and encouraging degree, done it. Trees now
apprecietea, and some sales made at small prices
From this time, the Silk business cannot be ex-
tended at all without creating corresponding de-
mand for trees. (5.) The New Tariff, by placing
the business on level with other great interests
Of the country, gives i, passport to the confidence
of business men. co., Our manufacturers, in
some cases, are now ssaPng their business in re-
ferencs to taking up Silk. Others will do the
same, as the times shall secm to justify. This aids
tho growing of silk. 60 The amount of Silk
made in years past has been rapidly increasing
each year jus. about doubling upon the preceding
year. In ell the States where Legislative bounties
are giyen, we have the means of showing this in
erase with great precision. | called upon on,
State Treasurer in Boston few days since, and
he kindly gave me the following statement show
ing how the matter stands in Massachusetts
1885,. $780,. 1898 SO
1887 1913 90 l84l........-.21ll.42
Is3s......---.35 0.5a 1870 Oct. l. 535I9l
l3SS..s.. 434.62
In view of these results, secured amidst all the
multiplied discouragements that we have had to
contend with, what may be hoped for now that we
have sur,nounted these discouragenents and gained
public confidence (s.) Another consideration,
calcnlatad 10 l1rpa the business forward is found