Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-01-23


be given the work 10 teams and strong
men, often yields one bale 10 the acre.
the bale selling for less than fifiy dol
lars after six months of working and
waiting. But who thinks of giving up
raising cotton? Wheat raising involves
the expenditure Of time, strength and
money, while nurnberless enemies
sometimes threaten and destroy. But
the uudannicd farmer Raises wheat.
silk raising may have. must have,
draw backs and discouragement-, but
a small army of women with detach
menis Of boys are giving themselves
10 faithful experiment. and persever-
ing effort j. likely to be- rewarded.
They iiud that an acre Of ground Ssny
net them several hundred dollars for
six weeks work, after the mulberry
trees are three or four years old, and
this with the outlay Of but little capt.
tai. with m work from strong men or
stubborn mules.
Nothing conmends this industry to
the thoughtful "a the fact OF its com
parative small capital. A spot Of
ground 10 which few hundred null
berry trees will bring shade and per
baps iruit, hedge of cropped null
berry surrounding garden or orchard
already full of other things. lines OF
beautiful trees along the roadside. with
twenty-five dollars or less invested ia
eggs. aud rough building IL there is
no available room in the house, these
arc the factors of-not enormous wealth
10 the individual, but Of healthful,
interesting, moral, remunerative indus
try suited 10 the multitude Of Aneri
cans who have more brain than Drawn.
Doubtless the Womans' Silk Assoeia-
ton has done more to further this en-
terprise than all other combined
means since attention was called
anew 10 it al the National Centennial;
and their purpose, religiousiy adhered
10, has been 10 bring suitable employ
ment to the househokds Of America. 10
help the needy in the country aud
suburban places, To relieve women and
children from unsuitable, overtaxing
work and Ia stimulate those who
might be in danger Of swelling the
ranks OF idleness. These wsnlcn
builded better than they knew. The
consumption of silk goods max be
confined chiefly to the wealthy and
luxurious. but their prodEelion i
destined 10 feed and cioihe and
educate many who would other
wise take their places in that piiiful
procession, the idle and vicious.
For the subject j. hFo4sier than II
looks. Professor Kerr Of North Caro-
lima. In his bulletin 81 the Department
OF agriculture Of thai State, reminds
the people that the cost 81 the land
and eonse3 genily the food oftie worm
may t7f-t in this country practically
nothing, and that on nearly every
farm there Is enough waste labor 10
make from five hundred e. one thog-
sand pounds of cpcoons. Then there
is no reason why we may no; follow
The precedent Of Continental
Europe aud Asia aud esiAh-
lisb leaf markets in all pop
uions cities, furnishing work for dwell
err IN both city and country. Through
the six raising season travellers may
see there mules. asses, caucls, with all
manner of conveyance, freighted with
mulberry leaves for the leaf market.
w mdy In this way utilize our steam
conYeyauces rs well a. our farm wag-
ons, aud furnish employment 10
those who tend the worm where
there is no room 10 grow the leaf.
This policy il surely both kind aud
wise. But it. does not stop with
this simple form of agriculture.
Skillful labor is required ia Keeling the
silk (Which women can do 10 advan-
tag and with eiLsc,l iventiv. genius
comes tn the rescue with more effective
reels anh general apparatus art is
called on for every manner OF design.
not only for the elegant brocades but
every conceivable use in both dress
aud luxurious house furnishings.
Chemists help the practical dyer 10
brilliant and durable tints. u which
SIX fibre IL wonderfully susceptible
and manufactures may increase In
number and excellence. A million
pairs VI hands guided by II million sets
OF Grains IN THESE United States may
find silk culture pay since never
soil or climate eXcelled ours Tor the
cultivation OF the leaf or the health or
growth of the worm
Ii might be well 10 add Just here
thai only short TINE ago reels and
Teeiers weru ~ scarce in america that
both W, re imported. Now. hand reels
costing fronl fifteen 10 eighteen dollars
are on the market for reciing silk from
the ocean ina fouf rkcins Of silk al one
time With "a prOCt.ss 80 simple that
any competent person may as, it with
iustrut "a a and practice. schools are
fpnued. rhi, whrre II Is taught. and il
is found that schoi ans learn without
diiticaiiy A s.eam nlaiur. j. Ia be
sci up la Philadelphia SION, open 10
the inspection al visitors.
We c,lne now H. consider tie needs
III Colorado and Il adaptabiiity to this
occupation. 80 far rs known, the silk
worm has never SPAN IT, golden fleece
inside the boundary III our state. But
Just ~ tiic east 81 us, In kAnsas and
! Nebraska. the MennOnitts and Others
I haze been raising RAYS silk for several
I years without hladrance. Glass jars vi
I he cgg-shapst CtsseOnS stood iu "a
prominent place of the exposition
/ building AZ Denver. having been
seat by the 0usy Russians. or
I rather Germans, WHO seem Ia
/ nave come West 10 bring IL
/ nothing tut good No better silk has
ever found its WY frum any silis fields
/. 10 any silk msris ihan hiss t.cen raised
in ihe dry air of the western part o.
these states. While their mutt. rry
trees were less than Ave wears oil.
400 puhn'ls o. goeBons were pnnlue.s,
10y ihe Munn0nitys. valued az S-0N
while the cost Of the crop did nos eN,
eesi $500
lhcrc " no reason why our state
ranupt compete successfully with ON
neighbars 90 this undertaking. IA
) experienced writer on the cultivation
ot he mulberry SAYS that la low fsel
ggnnnd tllc leaves, though ~ vig5rsu,
growth, are tnpre walery, and bciae
yerselousiy eaten Us the inseel, then
laleFs are rnlcngci through weak
ness AMI iAe quality of tht pr0lac,
injured, low gFuundi toB. L. uuwhnlt,