Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-06-25
Silk Culture.

The WOmen's Silk Culture Assocla-
ton is an organization OF Philadelphia
ladies whose object is to encourage the
culture OF silk in this country, aud thus
stimulate what eau readily become a
! great. national industry. They will
send free necessary instructions to all
ladies desiring to engage in the business,
and will take cocoons, eggs aud reeled
silk sent to them, OF market rates. The
Association will, during the third week
in October next, bold a silk culture fair
in st. Georges Hall. Philadelphia. and
10 this connection Messrs Surawbridge
q Clotbier, Of that city. have offered
$500 10 premiums open to ladies 10
Pennsylvania. New Jersey, Delawsre
and Maryland for the best four grades
OF silk cocoons exhibited at the fair.
The premiums are as follows:
First premium. Chest Id } 5000.
Second premium, (second best 10. $3.50.
Third premium, (third best lb.) 500.
Fourth premium. (iourth best ID. $50.
CONDITIONS FOR CONTRIBUTORS.
One pound OF cocoons must be offered
full weight, avoirdupois.
CocooDs must be presented in good
glass jars, with ground glass shoppers.
CoQoons for competition must be en-
sered not later than one hour before the
opening Of the Silk Fair, and cannot be
removed until close of said Fair.
Exhibitors and competitors may at
tach their names to the exhibit, after the
awards are made, but they must be en-
tered by numbers, which The Secretary
will issue on receiving the list of articles
Premium cards will be attached to
the successful exhibits Immediately af.
ter the awards.
The exhibitors must present creden-
tials from responsible parties in their
own neighborhood or known to the AS
ISOLATION, that said samples are the bona
fde results of their own experimets in
silk culture.
The address Of the Association is No.
1928 Chestnut street, Philadelphia.
The Practical Farmer of June 4tL
has a good word to say for farming OF
the Peninsula. The editor fnds grea,
and very encouraging change through
out the farming districts of Delaware
and the Eastern Shore during the pass
ID years. The increase ia the culture
of clover, sugar beets and tomatoes, auc
while owning that the Peninsula is no
paradise where the fruits of the earth
grow without cultivation, the editor
concludes that this laud between tn,
bays is specially adapted for the nur
ture OF large farming community
The article concludes as follows
We are well convinced that if thj
powerful Pennsylvania railroad now own
ing the Delaware railroad, aud soon Il
have it in possession, would turn thei
attention to the advantage OF turning
branch of the tide Of emigration frou
the great West to the Peninsula 70, I
little time, this whole region might b.
turned into great garden, whose pro
ducts must necessarily 60 over their roat
aud soon be crest source OF profit.
4" Au increase OF industrious working
men with little mooey is what is need
ed to convert the tens OF thousands o.
acres OF 'old fields. neglected since To,
war, into the luxuriant, productive anc
profitable gardens Of Long Island. Eu
rich aud irrigate the Peninsula land.
and successive crops may be grove
from March to December. The season
is early and frosts hold off late.