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'ng brat,ch of the. tntuatry can, however, only
admit Of ltmjtpi cxponslnt,. 7

ndmit Of limiteti cxpansint,.
"'fio FENDER must bear In minl TINT the sslk-
Industry, like MI Industries, wii haye its t,ps
an! a"Sni rs i nsrs ~ 1uoyaney n,ul de-.
she last. 6llk.cn)ttrc n0ycr wns, aud nayur Will
be-. an exceedingly profitable business, but It
adds vast wcnlll to tie ilations gngagetl III II,
ttc outlav. The question nf its establishment
III the Unilc, 4tatea Is, as have efscwhero said
aueston. of nsldsng to our own productive re-.
snl'r,rs. There sre hunrs!s of thousands Of
fhintlfeafn thu United 4atus loilny TliO r. Toid bc
most willing to ndd few dollars to tl!G!r an
nual income by giving light nrll easy employ
,ncnt for !uw mouths cach Scar to The more
aEct', to TUG Young, md especially 10 tho women
proti,nbiy employing their time. This holds cs-
rcciaaIy true OF thu people Of tho southern
States, most of which nrD pfu-e1nfnently adapscd
to tllk-en!turo. Thu girls of tho fnrni, who dc.
csronns, n!ny not casn us mich as their hrotflcrs
IL tlIn fel'l, bnt they may cnrn sD1neshinE, nnl
tint something represents d ncrenec Of uCo1nc,
because y provides lnbor 10 those member. Of
society who at prcseut too often hayo mono Tint
Is renlnneratfvc. Furtlnr, tho raising ut a few
uu,,nds Of eocoons eacl! year does not, md need
nut, materially interfaro viii, tic household
aud other duties that t,ow engage their time;
md It is by each houschod raising a few pounds
carried on In this rs II has always been In other
countries. Large scar!ng establishments SCI
dam pay.'
Tho pamphlet, which, containa thfrty.ono
pages, Is Illustrated with numerous rneravlngs,
anu gives oil tho information NECESSARY to o'ia-
bio those desiring to do 80 to cntcr upon tho
culture Of tc Atlls.Horm, aud tho preparation Of
the product Tor market. One Of tic clltpt Obsta-
c!cs IN the war Of tl,r slceess[ui prosecution nf
this Industry hitherto has been tho difficulty ef
itndl'E proper fond for lin Insects. With regard
70 thls matter, 1:of. Riley says thu, "The tra-
dit1oHnl f00-Dtant uf The stk-worm Is tie 1nlil-
berry (botancal genus rnorus). There arc two
Species OF mulberry indigenous to tho Unttod
statca, nnulely, the rcd mulberry tmurus
rllDra) NIL thu kmatl-lcayeGl mulberry ttnn-
rns parvlfo1ln), neither of which ii srlt-
abo sitk.worm food. inYu trIcd IN yaln
to rear the w8rns ,,Iu1l rubrn; but
they either refuse Its leaves entiro1y or dwiule
nlM su0n ltu upon It, Tile inquired SPECIES
which arc most uEed nro The white al ulba), tho
multfcAults, afrl The blnck {Ai nfgrn| ri.Is last
e Inferior 10 thu ntlrr twu as stlk-woyn, fund.
Tic mulberry grows rcatliiy. i.ei1K prnpaga,od
BY cuttings Or myers, Or from tllc set,l. The
white mulberry III particular grow. wul from
cuttings; an.l thIs is perhaps the rcadlest mud
inost economical inat1lod 0f planting TO secure
4 stock.h
IN tile course Of 1T, extended series Of tests,
prof, Riley finds that the muibcrry may bu c.l-
tlrcly ul6prnsrI with, Mntl the earua ul thu
odaEc -orHnEt-n very common lictlgo.plant in
sections where the climate Is favorable to tho
culture-sIay hs substituted Without
In ally degree tInpairng tho rosttlt.