The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-04-07

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Department 0f C0mmerne
&c and Labor on the subjeet
4e1E&x& Of six culture. gives the
B approved Chinese methods.
IN order that their success nl4y he iml-
tAted n our Southern States. where
North Caroline IS already stimula tl1g
the Industry He says
The climate of several 0f 0ur South
ern 8fateS IL similar - that portion
o. China where mulberry trees grow
most IuxnriautlT, where the ailkworrn
is easizt raised, and where the Enest
and NEST silk i made. IN many Sec
tons of the South mulberry trees gr0w
luxuriantiy. bur the American called
the most ingenious Of men. allows the
frost 70 destroy the leaves which. with
. little enerKy and patfenre, could have
been turned into silk He sends to the
other zde Of the globe for that which
might be grown on trees in his hack
yard There are fortunes, seemingly.
In store for Those who would Try this
experiment. Certainly. i would prove
10 more trouble than poultry raising.
truck farming. CT bee keeping: I'm fact.
IL could be easily carried on in e0nnec-
ton with any OF several farm indus
fries- Already American manufactured
silk has been sold in Europe. with
home-ralsed raw silk the business of
supplying foreign markets would be
extended As an incentive to the
awakening Of this dormant potenfiallty
3 few facts arr appsnded 70 show bow
interesting this industry Is. and how
easily Il could BE- followed. This con
suiate VIII assist anyone who wishes
further information Or any other SER
vice possible to render IN this cpnnec-
ton.
The iusang. or domestic mulberry
is cultivated ii China in preference
to an others for the sgIkworm. Most
mulberry plantations are begun with
the Wild plant. to which the domestic
is grated The spot chosen is high
and level. II possible. and shouId BEL
rich. 4 wet soil is injurious to the
roots The uees should be planted
six Or seven feet apart in holes one and
0ne-half feet deep and three feet In
diameter. wherein liquid manure has
been placed. This, after the roots have
had the earth siffed and tightly packed
around them, obYIates the need Of
daily watering. In February the shoots
are cut down To within one and one
half feet Of tine ground Then two
sprouts are allowed to grow, which,
By October. viii be some five or six
feet high
In February Of the third year the
upper parts are pruned to about one
and one-third feet above the original
stem. Again, on each branch only two
sprouts are allowed to grow. which.
by October, viii also be five or six
feet high. These are pruned at the
same time, February, and at the same
length as the others This process is
continued for five years. after which
they are allowed to grow without prun-
ing until May or June, when both
stems and leaves are cut Of, and are
called the first crop OF mulberry for
feeding. II all the leaves are not CON
suined they should be cut OF. or else
the next years growth viii be thin
and small subsequently two sprouts
only are permitted to grow on the each
uppermost branch, all sprouts below
and on the trunk being rubbed OF, so
that in the fall there viii be I'm all six
TEEN branches to supply the next years
crop. The full-grown tree IS about five
feet high, so that it can be easily cuI- |
tislted and leaves gathered by any or
dinary sized person. The longest-liTed |
trees are said to last over fifty years
One tree will produce from seventy-fye |
to 100 pounds Of leaves.
Raw silk in China is produced from |
five kinds Of worms: t1) Those that |
eat mulberry leaves; 90 those eating
ailanthus leaves: (3) those feeding on
oak tree leaves; "a wild worms eating |
mulberry leaves; o. and those feeding
on shrub fXanthoxylon alantum)
called BY the Chinese huatsIao or pep
pery flower. silk produced from
worms Of this IS very small in guam
tity, and cannot be bought In the
market 1t is made into cloth for pri-
vate individuals, and when manufac-
tured has slight aroma, which the
natives say makes 1t moth proof.
AN expert In silk at Canton wrote
to the Swiss Government, saying there
were so many different varieties Of
sIlkworms in China that for an eIab-
crate report a special study Of them