New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-16
THE JAPANESE IN CALIFORNIA.

PLEASANT REPORTS FROM THE COLONT-rEA
AND sILK-ACQUIRING AMERICAN HABITS.
The editor of The Alta California has had
visit from Herr schne, the leader Of the japanese
colony, which recently settled in California He reports
that all OF them had severe accimang fever, from
which they now recovered They are now cutting
their grain and after few lessons they learned to WELD
the cradle adroity. Considering how much that
instrument cuts in day. they at gave IL preference
over their accustomed sickle. The tea nuts which they
planted on their dry rolling land OF choice are all up 20
a fingers hight, which Is much more than they would
do in Japan short time They are all teagardeners
and tea.makers. They mean TO make tea their
speciality Its success admits OF question Such fross
as we have in foothills are beneficial to the plant
The best teas always from plants that have 90 days
snow and frost The tea plant is cameha IL bears
fragrant flower II viii probably grow very ou 81 ia
feet in China and Japan Here It's tendency viii prooa.
bly, be TO grow taller 6ut LOT eonVenenee OF -
begin taking off leaves till the third year OF us growth
in plantation Nene5 wCs zoe sar GARDEN iastS
for years, II plucked reseryedy Oher~lse, ls rayes
grow woody and years is its limit for tea making
But, having plantation, its renewal ia matter OF no
appreciable expense tea plantation easier TO estab
ish and realize from than mulberry trees. The manipu
aou OF the tea leaves delicate process and probably
it will be left to Asatcs, who are skilled by long prac
tice But tea culture, when conducted prudenty, Is
highly productive ndustry and what we call our poor
est lands best for It's finest qualities The Japanese
have planted mulberry trees also which are OF better
quality than those which want OF knowledge has unfor
tunatey scattered prousely State. They are
all from known varieties grated in Japan. Our trees
are the wild mulberry raised from seed italian experts
who have examined them declare them unt for feeding
by hand to silkworms In three years they will be too
coarse and woody for food any stage OF the worms
life The japanese silk experts predicted two months
that worms would not 1--we, under our system ot
feeding leaves from wild and unrpe and for want
Of experience IN rearing They require great care
aud practiced judgment The law of JAPAN OF Italy.
aud OF France Is alike against puckng mulberry trees
before they bear fruits as well because vitality Injuries
tho tree the sappy leaves unt food Tor
and sure TO breed disease These people pre-
dict that the eggs going TO Europe from our unsound
worms will prove injurious TO our reputation. Inc
japanese will have silkmen presently added to their
colony and they will add this Industry to their SELECTION
They have vineyards and wine presses. Wine-making
thew have TO learn They hope 70 make varieties suited
10 the taste OF their cOuntrypen and 10 ind market
for it In Japan Rice they Will plant for next year they
have varieties adapted TO IL Dorado County But they
have learned bake bread fashion, and they take To
II wonderfully. The neighbors like these people, and
give them hearty welcome. Every packet carries to
Japan earnest enTeaties for their friends 10 come 70
country where everybody is free TO do as he likes aud
there Is no stdeTo Stanero Is the enforced kneennR
when In presence OF superior. They say, You have
heard OF Heaven away on. We have found the place.
Come and share our happiness"