New-York tribune., 1871-06-15
KANSAS AS SHE is.

rur ABSENCE OF TIMBER "A COOPERATIVE
FARM-SILK CULTURE.
yurroN Kansas Juno S-Irees are wanted IN
Kansas; groves of timber on the htops orchards on
the slopes clumps of eyergreens about the buildings
The HIGH winds prevailing northwest during
sn,inc sweep down with unbroken force from the
polar Ocean through that great flue of the Cont
pent the Valley of the Mississippi, to the Gulf
whining the vitality out of early vegetation, buis-
ing the force out of the men and teams working aied
In one respect, Kansas small patch 200 by 400
miles out here on the great plains-has been gamer
by the comparative absence of timber. Far less Ia
bor s required to raise the trees wanted for any and
all uses than to hew farms, towns. cities, out OF
dense forest In the wooded States. people with Ut
tie other capital than personal power have beaten
back the wilderness sngle-handed the diffusion of
population slow; generation was buried atop Oh
generation before the comforts of modern civilized
life conld be enoyed in the country. Here are no
wildernesses to abolish. Does each county want its
railroadi II votes bonds and gets it. Some railroad
king having Eastern capitalists behind him, and
looking to connections reaching out for the trade OF
Texas New-MexicO, Colorado says to the counties:
Raise one-thrd of the estimated cost of the road
through your territory. and in two years shall
be running on il far. In three six months the
question For Bonds" Against Bonds" is sub
mitted 10 popular vote. Unless there be unusual
pretty to carry the road is built people with
means glide along comfortably, swiftly TO the chosen
spot, aliCht, build houses timber being plentltu
enough for present use and cheap as in Eastern mar
ketSl plant hedges, orchards forest and ornamenli
trees. They come singly in groups hundreds, 5 tomn
ships The old style of pioneering has ITS seatteea
representatives yet people who squat and ME thelT
claims in anticipation of selling ont AT pront ana
again squatting further west and again selhh9 OUT
when settlements overtake them; but this style IS
nearly abolished, superseded Dy cooperative Puf-
chase-Organized colonization; ana SO Kansas Is
rapidly filling up with people who have acompetency
and who hinC with them or make on their ARRIVAL
the usual appointments of advanced life IN the older
States The schOol-house and church are built and
filled store and blacksmith shop opened, Post. Once
established and all the machinery OF township ana
county organization gets into steady operation Oh
itself apparently by some inherent force, without
special personal effort without dramatic pronuncla-
mentoes vehement appeals to fundamental princi-
pies or rights.
IL Burlington wants factory or fOundery, some
man who is master of the business, and has part of
the required capital is encouraged to establish his
business by an appropriation of city bonds running
for term of years; if Ottawa wants an additional
hoUrng-mil, the proposition to vote city bonds tor
part of the cost i publicly discussed, and VIII be
voted on in due time adopting In tins respect the
same cooperative plan followed III building railroads
In fact, the settlements the Internal Improvement
system and some special industries, in Kansas, rest
more largely cooperative action than the like IN
terests in any other State. So we go on planting in
situtions industries, and trees, having the largest
and best nurseries of all these-shall say ON the
planet" One newly-staTted florist, few miles
west of us has seed-beds OF three acres OF apple
orange seed, with due proportion OF Forest SEEDS
Beside these, the concern have already planted
50mes of Usage hedge and their plan OF lncosaTe IN
cludes 80 miles more, making ltogether IVO nles Oh
hedge fence belonging TO firm OF only Two years
existence. And wagOn-lOads OF young trees loi ualls
planting about the country have been passing our
place almost daily; all Of which shows tnat tne
people are awake to the want herein hrst Indicated
Then Kansas promises also to be a sllk-produclng
State The soil and climate are perhaps IN some
measure less favorable than in California Inc con-
dtions required, as stated IN me NE-bI9peIo Hdha
lsnht Vopilp during
activity of the slkwoTns, about SIX weeks Degih-
ming i'm June and ending i'll August, an even, warm
temperature and exemption from thunderISt0lms
and wet or damp weather. The yield OF SIX from
full crop of forage, from trees four years Ola ana mp
ward is stated TO be 400 ID the cost OF prodnclng
and reeng the silk Is put at - pound the markGt
price, 50 to IS pound. according TO quallty WIN
present unlimited sale. suppose the average pro
duct of cotton is about bale 10 the acTe-say 45O b
that of silk in nearly the same quantity; while the
price of the latter is half many dollars pound as
The former is cents pound Estimating the profit !
cotton at five cents pound, that on SILK is %
pound.
The propagation of the mulberry tree is easy and
rapid as that of the willow seed, cuttings layers, OF
the mulberry are grown successfully are those
of the willow: while the management of the SILK
worm is not more difficult than rearing chickens;
the business throughout. from raising the trees TO
reeling the silk affords remuneTatlIe employment 10
men, women, and children. and Is Therefore. Wen
adapted to the industrial wants OF beginners Ill as
I'm view of these ends NJ de Boissere, the founder
of this movement brought here silk weayers, with
cOuple of looms and mulberry seeds We have two |
more looms now nearly ready to set up, and more
will be brought this year. The building Tor these,
now ready for occupation is of stone. 40 feet by SO
This Spring we transpanted about 5000 yearhng
mulberry trees, of two varieties, the NJ MOTettl
being the principal They are set 6Xl2 feet
apart making about 600 trees to the acre. and are TO
he cut close like hedgeplants, for the double pur-
pose of increasing the number OF tender IeaVes Ior
forage and for facility of gathering il.
The farm consists of 500 acres of good land More
than 100 acres are now cultivated; and besides the
mulberry. several hundred fruit trees ana Iarge
yumbers of locust, walnut, and other forest trees
have been set ont About 80 people are employer
ON the place at present being hired as the coOpera-
five organization has not yet been established
NJ de Boissiere has been in France Tor the las, hNe
months OF more. IN letter written the I3h uIt he
SAYS: -. ,.r,,;,,4io, IN
Your appreciation Of the existing demoranzalon IN
France il very true, and fear is 1rreInedlaDie Inc
peasants are controlled by the moneyed men, ana gike
The latter strong majority in the government t iih @
cities the people are mainly republican, ana claim I'D
era instituiiOns and, although they are lhlhOriy'
they are able by their situation at ceners OF huusu!
trade and consumption, 10 give trOuDle, IeI
are not needed. would like 10 spend n rev gay III
Paris 10 make purchases, and meet NJ GOdinaIe,
ar visit his 'fqmilistere GUise; but cannon gam
access 10 Paris and Guise is in the hands OF the Pfus
SLAMS IL not detained, will sail for New-IorK, HO
Rrest IN the French steamer OF the 10Th june"
NJ de BOisSiere proposes to bring out ne" ma
chuery, additional operatives, and some specla
qualities of stock that can be bought cheaper III
France than here.
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