The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1881-12-22

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: X nto this COUNTRY advanced tfpt
1881 pounds ia 1870 10 - =
pounds IN 1913, silk manufacturer.
Ia the Uni e,t states is at present ia :.
tightly 'purpus condition tilruu "a
uuL the country, and especiAiiy ~
Paterson, Il. J., whore silk goois ,4lid
novelties OF all kinds are very SUCCESS
fully Manufactured, and where several
large silk mills will probably be erecs-
Ell in the course of the year. Not on
ly are Americans manufacturing lsrge
quantities OF silk, but they are making
goods OF superior quality. Il Is main
Laincd that tho American mills turn
out the best slik thread now manu- fac
tured in The world.
What are some of the reasons that
favor the introduc ton Of silk-ZroTing
into America? The mulberry, the
natural food of silk-worms, fOurishes
we'll in many parts of this country.
The black mulberry is very common
in the South, and attains q thrifty
growth there. 1t is also stated that
no native tree in Connecticut made a
larger years growth than did the
nlOTLLS HlUItLcduL1S, or Chinese mulber-
ny, of the speculative bubble of 1889
~. The mulberry is said to be Of
Persian origin; but, like wheat, bar
ley, rye and other leading cereals and
plants not indigenous in this country,
1t has shown itself capable of admit
rable acclimation In North America.
AS common white and black mulberry
have Leen found to DO we'll in all but
the extreme portions Of the North and
South, we may conciGds that silk
growing may yet be advantagrously
carried on in the large area extending
from the Middle states to the Gulf Of
Mexico and through the southern ter
ritories westward, so as to include
considerable stretch of the Pacific
coast. Moreover, science is discover
ing various substitutes for the null
Jerry The leaves of the mOck-oramge
are now said to be almost, il not quite
As good food for silk-wormS as are the
leaves of the mulberry itself. Prob
ably, therefore, several native plants
or trees may yet be found well-adapted
to the requirements of silk-worns.
In several instances where silk-grow-
| ing has been attempted in this coun-
| try, good success has been attained.
| DIR. |. y. Ball, OF West Felicl.na, La.,
| saws OF his experiments with silk
worms during the past several years
| that he has been uniformly suooess-
| full In raising them in largo numbers"
Mr.. l.. s. CTozier, formerly Of Mar.
settles, France, has plantation of
| mulbcrry-trees at SilkVille, Kansas,
! and intends to introduce the culture
Of mulberry trees at West Feliciana,
| La.
Probably the most notable instance
| of success in the culture of silk-TOrms
IN this country has been that Of the
Sisters of the St Augustine Convent,
! Florida, who began their undertaking
in 1884, and have 50 ably developed it,
that they now obtain from their silk
worms silk which compares we'll
with that produced in France,
As there is evidence to show that
silk-growing can, with little doubt, be
successfully developed ia the United
States, it is of paramount importance
that the experiment should be
promptly and thoroughly tried.