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Tic-a :« •c*'*1 ts-mi f .r ■»■{’« 'r• - k' -7- '7'u ■•:•.! Iw* -Mil- Sl'ill.«w r .1 !!• ■ . ft L* d!’ i IH“. Uii•*n.!I.* • v. .v.l ittia^ttui tinV • t: 1 • tv I|f it 't.»v» ti lt;:r • v « «•,«. «•-.«'* pre-i’ttl li'ivy n:i ;’ -i ill - ti ilit,-m l •«-**:i- »•:iii il i; r I in .«.« tHlkiii-f lt;1.1'iiC nmr» n. •! :-e i. »,ls l»t- ir , r* ..I • •» r I.5n]i3; -l *» I iimlt;! j»•--.v i r !.i*i r‘. s. Tlt;ii*iP ir“ «v» ** »i- in r» i-H) ~i;L-in nii *un-i, ivli rli srivo i*iiipi *y-.i.-u i. y I i.mi **plt;.'.-nt v.-h. '.uni :i«* a i3 j 111 v $ ./r ‘ i.‘1*0 »» hi- |i ,.r in -iv infj 1-3 l-rv.i, :tl) til V.ill.-ll U i.i.j! in i:_ | I'sus H.i.:i'i»! e\ f*nt of the »u •*,-«*_ till* imp l'i li Imw o!' IM-.V lll l Ci i'.vUh ll me lit »C »•-. iiw in- -it ii rt.*tll« Stlltl ill! lit illUl ll.g Itll.f -I'M of II ilk ulo tiii* c.liuuy .kl viti.-'CvI it... 7tkvt.il pound* hi 1370 to iiiKHioli.n 18.8, aili. niikiitifWtiir u, t.i tiie Uni.e l 4tiU» is at pre-rut iu .. liighly-pro*i»i;rv»tia Condition nimn ;.i. •mi t.is country, and e.pocinty »i i’t erson, N. J., where silk goois »ua noccliiea oi ail kind* are very *u«roes»-lullr rnanufae.ured, and where sever*! largeal.k mill* will probihly tefre. i-cil in the cour*c of the year. Not only are American* tnaunfacturLnr isrge quantities of silk, but they arc making good* of superior ipial.tj. ts 1* maintained that the American mills turn out the beat .ilk thread now manufactured in the world.W list ore some of the reasons that favor the introduction of Bilk-growing into America? The mulberry, the natural food of silk-worms, flourishes well in many parts of this couutry. The black mulberry is very common iu the South, and attains a thrifty growth there. Ii is also staled that no native tree iu Connecticut made a larger year’s growth than did the mo rut multicaxuia, or Chiuese mulberry, of the speculative bubble of 1SJ9-40. The mulberry is .aid to be of Persian origin; but, like when, bar-lay, rye and other leading cereals and plains uot indigenous iu this country, It has shown itself capable of admirable acclimation In North America. As common white and black mulberry have oeen found to do well in all but the extreme portions of the North and South, we may conclude Lhat silk-growing may yet be advantageously carried on in the large area ex Leu dug i. ^ vf i. ...... . „ •!,«from the Middle states to tlie Gulf of Mexico and tlirough the southern territories westward, sons to include a considerable stretch of the Pacific coast. Moreover, science is discovering various substitutes for the mul-icrry. The leaves of the mock-orange are now said to be almost, it not quite as good food for silk-worms as are the 1 cares of the mulberry itself. Probably, therefore, several native plants or trees may yet befouud well-adapted to llie requirements of silk-worms.In several insiances where s Ik-grow-iug lias been attempted in this country, good Bucce*a has been attained. Dr. 1. U. Ball, of West Fellch.na, La., says of his experiments with silkworms during the past several years that he has been “uniformly suooeas» j’ ftil in raising them in large numbers.1 Mr. L. 6. Crosier, formerly of Mar. aeilles, France, has a plantation of mulberry-trees at Silkville, Kansas, and intends to introduce the culture of mulberry-trees at West Feliciana, La.Probably the moBt notable instance of success in the culture of s.lk-wormv in this country has been that of the Sisters ot the 8U Augu.tine (Jon vent, Florida, who began iueir undertaking in 18M, and hare so ably developed ii, that they now obtain from their silkworms a silk which compares well Wifh that produced in Fra lire.As there is evidence to show that silk-growing can, with litile doubt, be successfully developed iu the United Stales, it is of paramount importance that the experiment should be promptly and thoroughly tried..s-
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Bolivar Bulletin
Bolivar, Tennessee, US
Thu, Dec 22, 1881
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