Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1880-05-22
TIE sERRELL SILK COMPANY.


Mr.. Editor:
The following lettermay prove
OF interest to those Of your rea-
ders contemplating the culture
Of silk.
Gentlemen---The raising of cocoons
and the reeling and manufacture of silk
has long been among the leading indus
tries of the world. OF late wears the
american manufacturer of silk has be-
| come formidable opponent to his older
European rivals. The raising of cocoons
mas also been carried on for MANY wears.
out owing to the high price of labor in
this country, it did not pay to reel the
SILK here, the cocoons were sent abrood.
OF INC eggs were sent as seed. This fact
mas prevented expansion of tho raising of
Silk i'll this country, so that, while the |
value of the silk recle;l in this world. in
the year 1870 was estimated at over two
hundred million Of dollars the United
States IS credited with raising only ciph
ty thousand dollars worth of raw silk.
all OF which was exported, since lS7OI
there has been an increase in the amount
OF cocoons raised ia America, but the de-
mana Tor seed is so great that the Serrell
six Co., have found it necessary to i'm
port cocoons to keep their reeliDr mach
mes at work. This company are the
owners of a machine recently invented
~ MIR. Edward Serrell Jr.. that does q 7
arge part OF the work formerly done by f
land lab This enables them to com ,
'ete With cheap labor in France and TIA II
or Japan: and large amount of mon )
mas been invested, guaranteed a mark 7
III thls country for all cocoons that
lay be raised. The Serrcll Silk Co.. pro-
oses also to rent us their machines if we ! -
ism 70 form an association for roelipn
nr cocoons. The market for cocoons be. "
'g thus ASSURED, the next important stem e
to encourage the raising of them. The
ulberry tree, the seed of which are the
Oh or the sllkwor1E, eggs and Particular
str1ctions for their care can be obtain r
easily by applying to Ball & Crozier.
you Sara, La,
h9 following extracts from the reports
Irof. Riley on the result of q long and
'efnl investigation on the culture of p
sillSworm Will be of interest This
'ort was made by order of the commits
ner OF agriculture at Washington. Mr.. on,
ey says: That, the children and more 2
Die persons in household NAV find
liable employment in raising cocoous ~
'e shipped abroad, this report was ID
tten before the esta blshment of the
rel SILK Co., who now offer reliable
le market, is proved in the case of =
Edward Fasnach, of North Carolina. W
has for several years been in the hab- oor
shipping the cocoons reared bv his ante
n.y. MI Weber, of Illinois, has also
ed and sold bis cocoons, etc. The OBJ Day
or TINS communication from Mr.. Ser 4 =
Co., is to give an assurance to ner. Il
who may go into the business of silk 20.
ng that there Will be a good market = s"I n
heir produce. The Serrell companv -
10" III ming their machines. and d,
found by a fair trial that American rou;'
ms produce as good silk as the i'm in ev
q ones, when they have been fed term
proper food and care has been tax
their growth. There seems no rea
by Louisiana with her unrivaled AL
tie and Soil, should not become the IN
'ior OK prices and quality of silk, as atter
Is already become in cotton. All ~
SECRETARY'S OFFICE, of fire,
New York, May, LIST, 1880. ments
II &, Crozier
Bayou Sara, La.