Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1843-01-17

Ia ls4I. | produced IN all, over COO lbs CO.
coons, and had pretty good success, except losing
some bushels OF eOcoonS ia curing with camphor.
the quantity used beng too small | suppose, they
came out AMI spoiled the c0coonS We reoled
bu, q or p lbs
The prcsen, season, 1912, produced 2ij lbs
Of cocoons aud reeled 10 lbs Of silk. although
haichod worms enough, and bestowed upon them
labor enough 10 produce three times that quantity
had the season been favorable But the late frosls
IN the spring destroyed the carly feed and the cold
nights and heavy rains IN August destroyed our
last crop; 50 that the result Of this years effort
has been, on the whole, rather Improbable.
thiuls need not he discouraged. Such I'M
favorable seasons we hope may be few AMI far
between think that. notwithstanding all the
dscouragcments which the pioneers IN this great
cnterprize me, with at the outset. they have also
much to encourage them, especially in the foster
ing hand of the Government. which is now held
out to their aid, and also in the increasing conf
dence of the intelligent part of the community in
the ultimate success Of the business
b b Barton, Gill commenced keeping
silk worms in the year 1910 purchased what
was considered | OF ofeggs, which produced 81
lbs Of cocoons. and l2 los reeed silk. In the
year lSil, hached what was estimated to be
3 2 OF. of eggs, which produced 249 lbs of co.
coons and after saving ! 0 or II lbs for eggs reel
I'd 2 lbs Of fine silk The present season,
have obtained PSI lbs of cocoons from about or
of eggs, and have selected about - lbs of the best
for seed. | have not finished Keeling; bu, should
Judge from what has been rceled that | shall OBJ
tain about 20 lbs. Of silk
The worms were fed in building used for
granary, Il fee, in length, by IA in width, and 7
feet between the posts | have fed two kinds of
worms The principal par, were of the peanut
Val no "A fTth a Stllp nd
50 far as my experience extends. prefer the pea
nut The present season | have kept two crops
the first crop commenced Matching the 18th Of
June The principal part wound in 30 days
They were fed exclusively upon the foliage of the
white mulberry. My usual practice was to feed
five times day, commencing early in the morn
ing and feeding late at night. The worms were
removed from their litter at each noutng, and
just before they commenced winding. In the last
stage they were occasionally fed on branches |
have used various methods 10 enable them to wind
Some have wound upon straw, others upon the
branches of swecfern, and some upon shelves
erected expressly for that purpose, allowing none
to wind in tho littcr, f it could b o-o;ded NJ.
crop produced 100 lbs ofcocoons With this crop
no artificial heat used, except in few instan.
ces in the morning, when it was cool and damp.
The second crop commenced Matching the 10Th
of August aud wound in about the same time as
the former. They were fed entirely upon the
leaves of the multicaulis Heretofore have used
but little lime, except what was sprinkled upon
the floor; and some crops | have not used any
upon the worms But with this crop it was used
freely in the two las, stages sprinklng them daily
by means Of a common sieve The worms were
healthy, bu, not more so than former crops upon
which no lne was used The cocoons Of this
crop have not recled as well rs those upon which
no lime was used, which induces me to believe
that free use OF lime, a, the time Of winding, IN
lures the recling OF cocoons The weather IN the
last stage was very unfavorable being cold and
| rainy mos, of the time SO that | was often under
the necessity ofdryng the foliage, as never feed
J wet leaves Artificial heat was used in the last
stages keeping the temperature between 20 and so
deg the weather being such, that without tlns
! ! am confident but few would have been wound
/ This crop produced IL lbs of cocoons
Ny worms have always been healthy The
/ first crop have always produced better cocoons
than the last, which | consider owing to the fore
part of the season being more favorable. From
my own experience, all circumstances being the
same believe that the leaves Of the multcaulis
are as conducive 10 the health Of the silk worm as
those Of the white mulberry,-and in proof ofthls
/ will state one iacr--l gave gentleman from
Mortified, Mr. Morgan, about four thousand silk
( worms which he fed upon multicaulis, and pro.
duced as good cocoons as any that | ever raised
! Last year | made an estimate OF the expense Of
producing my silk, which did not exceed 500, the
bounty amounted TO Si7 IS; the silk a, 81. a
mounted to sos This shows that under favor
able circumstances the present bounty will nearly
defray the expense OF producing It Past seasons
have fed IN The same manner as the present, with
the exception that the knowledge | have gained
has enabled me TO keep the same number OF worms
with less labor and expense My trees grow up
on a sandy soil, part OF which is very light.
Thus have cndeayorcd to present you with a
plain statement Of facts, which You are al liberty
to dispose Of ia any manner you deem proper
believe that the rearing Of silk worms in New
England is, or will be, If rightly managed prof
liable business; aud, as IN most paris Of our coun
try is We, in its infancy, it seems So important to
collect facts and statistical information, so that when
people commence they may commence right aud
Then presume they will make It profitable "a
themselves and beneficial to the country.
1 Seth s Arao!A VesfAiHster. vi have
about acres Of young trees principally mul'icau
lis land dry and sandy and rather poor trees
stood the las, winter well have made 33- -
lbs eocoons Of about middling quality. ! shall
bu, barely save myself in the business this year
! am persuaded that a state bounty onghtto b. CAV
"a TO those who lead the way in this business who!
so great future good 10 the country Is in prospect
lul that few years experience will enable us Il
do better wahou, such bounty than we can now d,
with il