New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-18
NEWBORN SATURDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 1s, 1sas
Silk in Tennessee.

| since and witnessed the process of weaving hand
kerchiefs. Two other looms will soon be erected.
There are also Ia operation a variety Of fixtures
for Keeling, twisting, spooling, &c. We were
shown beautiful vestings, velvets, &c. manu-
featured at the establishment of Mr. Gill; in Ohio,
where fair proportion OF Tennessee cocoons is
sold and manufactured; the production being at
this time more than equal to the wants of the es-
tablishment here. Mr.. 6. pays four dollars q
bushel for good merchandise cocoons one half in
cash, and the other in manufactured silks, of
which he is making one thousand dollars worth
per month, at q profit he says, OF ten per cent.
over all cost. May we not soon expect to see
other establishments erected in Tennessee7 It
is believed to be certainly profitable, and possesses
the decided advantage of requiring the labor only
OF females and small children who cannot be pro-
6tably employed otherwise. Banner.
SEnsolL1Ne, DRAISIsG AND IRRIGATION IN
EsGLAND.-The advantageous effects of draining
upon wet soils, must be just as great the njuri-
Gus effects of too much water; while the geed
affects of Irrigation and werPing-bo,h merely
systems Of applying weak liquid manure in large
quantties-and of the subsoll plow, as an instru-
rnent by which the water is permitted to difiuse
itself more generally through, and the atmosphere
to act upon the tenacious subsoil, so 10 make
a change, as it were, in the general character of
the competent parts of the sell, may be philosoph-
ically demonstrated but this is unnecessary, for
have proof positive in millions Of acres before
cur eyes. Thus the fens of Lincolnshire, Hunt
ingdom, and Cambridgeshire, which fifty years
ago were stagnant marshes, are now luxurlant
pastures. 900 acres of the Lincolnshire fens
have been reclaimed, and in other counties many
thousands more, while 25 600 acres of the single
fen of Deeping are drained by two engines of 60
and 80 horse power Chat Moss, yawning
morass in 1920, is now golden grain-fed with
incipient villas while the several statements of
Messrs. Dcnnison, Crafts, Graham, &c. exhibit
change from sterility to fertility and afford prac-
teal evidence of the draining, varying, irrigation
and subsoil blowing, which really lustra-
tons of what these operations are doing for all;
the general results being, that wheat in these
countries is no longer luxury confined to the
rich-t is now the staff Of the poor mans strength
the quaking morass and the arid moor now
wave with the golden grain, and the acre which
once gave back only four times the seed, now re-
turns from eight to ten fold Instead, too of win
ter being the season of starvation to cattle-when
existence was all that could be hoped fort is
now essentially the season for fat and plenty; for
if the turnp cultivation has given to the grazier
the power of increasing the quantity, the skill of
the breeder has equally increased the quality OF
his stock, and this is in the weight OF cattle
and sheep exhibited at Smith6eld market, at three
different periods, viz:
1910: average OF cattle, &c ST. 6 lbs. sheep and
lambs 9 ST. each.
1880. average weight of cattle SO ST. lbs; sheep
and lambs st. 8 lbs.
1S40: average weight of cattle, 46 st. y lbs;
sheep end lambs st. 6 lbs.
Such, then, is brief gancs at the progress OF
this branch Of agriculture. Hannuw
CoRNsTALx SUGAR-We have on our table
specimen of sugar made from cornstalks, by VIM.
Thistlewai,e near Richmond, Wayne Co. Indiana.
The sugar is well grained, and equally good as
New-Oreans sugar. II was made with the sim.
plest kind Of machinery, constructed by carpen-
ter; and there is no difficulty in the process. The
maker says that thousand pound, per acre may
be made, and it is believed will be profitable
product If so, what new field of production
does it open to the west! With wheat, lard oil.
beef pork, and sugar, the lands of Ohio will be
valuable as those of the Nile.
That there is nothing visionary in this idea, may
be seen by single glance at prices. An acre OF
corn sold on the farm will not, on the richest lands
average $12 per acre year after year. If an acre
of that corn will produce 1000 lbs of sugar, and
is sold at only cents per pound on the farm. then
the product is $40 per acre. Now is 1t probable
that any manufacturing process will absorb the
difference between these prices This subject
was noticed two years since In the report of Mr.
Ellsworth, Commissioner of the Patent Office, and
if we mistake not, he then stated that an acre OF
corn would produce 1000 pounds of sugar. The
practical results of this NATTER time and expert
ence only aaR determine. If many new PROPOSE
tons are useless, it is also true that many prac-
tcal truths are very slow in being received.
Cincinnati Chronince.
NJ DocTes LYELL,s LECTURES ON GEoLoGY.-The
second edition of these celebrated Lectures reported TOR
The Tribune is now ready. II contains Engraved
Fron,ispece exhibiting ealsecon OF part OF the
crust with expanatians II will also contain general IN
production to Geology before published LECTURE l.
embraces the following subjects: AuvergRe, LacusI1se
Period Volcanic Period, Eruption Of Coseguina, Mount
Dor LECTURE H. The Earts Strata, Marine Strata, re-
Rods Auvergne District, Sub AppSnines, Mount Etna-
LECTURE I'LL Upheaval and Subsistence OF the Earth Ma
pies Temple OF Scraps Monte Nuovo. LECTURE w Co
raj Reefs Coral Islands LECTURE V. Origin of Coal Lee
rURE VI Fossil Footprints. LECTURE VII. Recession OF
the Falls of Niagara LECTURE ILL Boulders and Ice
berss
To the above is also added this eden Sketch Of the
Iecure of DrJ AUGUSTINE SMITH delivered before the
Iyeeum of Natural History 9Th OF December last on
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ry Price per single copies 3 cents PostnlaSers remit
ing One Dollar viii be entitled to five canieS
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VNRENCH-EVENING CLASS -Mr.
de ST. REMY, Professor OF French and Mathematics,
Graduate of the royal University OF France Academy OF
PIE viii oren on the lst OF March. 1875 class 10!
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