Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1844-02-09
SILK MANUFACTURE, sc.
MauSr Pleasant, Jefferson CO.,, Ohio,
January I6, lc4i (

1t pleasure to answer
viii falIy fesasy ard truly ls my
and cradle feeding: has bsen this fully and
successfully tested By many other festers besides myself.
proven ia al that have recommended il 10 be-
costing less ,hap half for sheds fixtures and craGes
2nd half the labor necessary other modes Of lee
ding. 3d. produces double quantity Of silk from the
quantity Of sggs Matched that produced for
modes of feeding. My system follows, is,,
feed il cocooncries well ventilated, shelves, shifting and
cleansing nets, until the tirt age o. when six
aboa, half grown then introduce them INTO my
cradles and sheds where they fed with branches and
main until the cocoon. gathered.
construct my sheds follows the ground having
angle deg site Tor tbs shed tent
the ground for foor set up range OF posts -four i'et
apart and s feet upper eide hf,ssn feet off on
lover de sci Up parallel range tour lee. apart ana SIX
and half fee, high above sroud aso set up centre posts
eight feet apart the tops OF these three ranges OF posts
ridge pole plank, and the top villa sixteen
feet boasma&iug shed roof; both sides aud ends are
except opening along the centres Of
side of shed, three feet wide, which sie
ell ia enclosed curtains OF burlap. drilling, or
tlcky baggng Each curtain forty inches wide and eight
ees long nailed top AMI roller bottom, 50 ta the
rlrais can be rolled 40 3ad a. do VI pleasure, give
exclude the wind, RAIN
sunshine pleasure There should be drain At lover
side of shed off the water from rains or that used
washing trough or cradle
TnE Six WORM SgLF-CLKANsING AND FEsriLLArisG
CRADLES, thus constructed, 10 embrace the following
prnr ples, and os any sut the breadth Of tents
sheds, other buildings IN any OF
which they be used, and decidedly preferable TO
between centre posts the cradle should nave three rockers
long. made Of plank Is in. VIDE and IL IN thick
inserted il noches the Of the rockers
Of bosrdsone II. the other Il H. wide. and planned
smooth splIced points Of attach upright posts,
- feet lon inclined ihen plates the tops
Of these posts each side and parallel wt the trough
these and sides Of trough asten ath 81 ILL., vide
and IA apart forming, when done, rack about -
feet Deep - IL wide at top Of trough, and feet VIDE at
crade about in above the trough put cross lain
about in apart. which thin layer OF straw and
which put silk when abon, half gown and
feed them small branches 18th leaves
the all the foliage and taster
branches alternately, and each feeding giving the
cradle rocking, thereDy removing all impure air fsom
abou, the and among tho branches and shaking down
ali dry leaves litter and excremen they pass
the trough, which, day, pour back
% The upper end and all IS washed ol wing
aud clean The motion Of tho cradles assee
able the silk proXImatng ton waving OF the
branches when they feed state OF natIfe Ouor al
that fall through 10 the ground
and those happen fall in The brush crawl TO the laa
SIDES and mount to the top mmedatey the great loss oi-
aud disturbing
ting is entirely obvaied viii be observed that the
sariacs oil Inc ofish eharSes as Inc worms grow ana " OF
these cradles will hold worms four shelves, H.
wide and IL #. long, and without Of the worms being
compeeu TO lay on or touch eacn olaeF Inc worms pre-
fer spinning the cradles the clean bare brs 10 any
other hxturemake but little fos and seldom dol0!e or
On the rockers FIX fender, made OF
suitable ehtireY prevents mice,
iher great enemy) also, and other insects, from
cenns to the wors or cocoons in the cradles Tho ays-
throughout simple. cheap, 1nd OF construction
all ,he OF the and greatly facilitates
Inc fcs,n i a,o eur,iis ana abor ana ,crea
the silk produced above stated and rsnieF tho
Of s as ees s crop n5 as qn a5" ra
la ly fed, and DR.. Thomas Whites compound
twster, (Which Mr.. l.. Harris Of this place,
perfecty every farmer raise. reel, and twist silk
making servings organizers for the loom, with certainty
of very profitable results.
sell individual rights ut sl0 each; County and State
rights low proportions viii grant any IndVidu
ghso them in his operations, for three bushels
of good los. reeed silk per single right
or willing that any person or company may adopt my
patent system, Ia or they TO give me oneh OF the sur
plus they raise oTes the quantity 81 eggs hatced
and fed in any other mode.
Ia regard your inquiries oth-r subects:-Ans. l.
400 Jacquard OF needles hooks and syringe with
sundry other fixtures, constructed complete and
ran,ed, by Mr.. f. Harris for So. The Moaisur with
L. nails, aud comber-board for such Jacquard
chine worth about $50 and be made by him also
Ans. ,, keep Piedmon,eze reels constantly opera
ton ihc year round have ds of three hundred spin
dss constantly operation twisting SIX, AM which
of 20 40 ID. per week, according size of thread
keep operation Jacquard loom figured dress silks
and see vesngs-l DO for brocade vesng and handkfs
Il heavy eight-thrsad sattin-I pongees1 VEIL
and terseys or silk cravats1 DO. on 81 heavy
Flanders, for coats and pants-- DO on plain Man,da and
ushng; aIso looms making stochng gloves drawers,
understands from spuk and, also, etfe shIfis for thea
meal gentlemen: average on each loom per DAY =; velvet
yard; plain dress SILKS yards sattns yards ,5sue be
inss yards; Florentines yards; handkerchefs TO
yards per day, e..
We employ abou, forty hands average, AMI turn
about $500 worth Of goods PEI weekhaSe and coatn
purchase ali and reeed elk brought
our former estabsnej good supply
aud reeed silk hand, amounting 10 near $4,000,
ma Getting in stock freely The prospects continued
very daserins. having great measure,
implied difficulty and ars nov gong ahead with
complete ani profitable
III. investments. there unlimited field operate
hope others will il md do likewise We
ire willing advise aud all with instruction.
&c. candidy and explicitly thai .hey may profit By
experiments and experience
send Won tvo work. lately plb!ished--one Silk Gull
ure o,her Tbs Report of the Prose sng Resolutions
Statistics. collected By National Six Convention
cld IN New York. in October; both very important and
aluabe works which olgh, be IN hands of every
armer United States. They but p each,
Nd can he had al Cincinnati or at the publishers in ~
les4rs Greedy il McEirata Messrs. Saxton d Mills
30. 205 Broadway. Respectfully. &c
JOHN W. GILL.