The silk undertaking abandoned; by Maury Evariste

Author:Maury, Evariste. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Sericulture
Publisher: Cincinnati, Printed at the office of the Western tiller
Published: 1832-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

try; but the disappointment will appear in the practical way. That proceeding will be entirely vain to obtain the desirable object of a mercantile silk. A preparation for the cultivation of that article cannot be made in less than four years—when we shall be ready to commence. During the four years which it will be necessary to allow the mulberry to come to perfection, the ground so occupied may be tilled in the ordinary way, and produce annual crops of corn, tobacco, cotton, &.c. but less time than this will not answer to insure permanent success.

My experience in the science of agriculture, has been derived from a devotion of many years of my life to its pursuit in Europe, where I obtained the best practical information—especially that branch adapted to the raising of silk worms I had not only a large establishment of my own, but superintended those of several other persons with success—and have also acquired a practical knowledge of manufacturing silk. In 1820 I memorialized the honourable Congress upon this subject, b:it a press of other business prevented a timely attention to it. If a simple description, or treatise on the silk worm, would in any way bencht the country, I should, before this time, have taken up the subject; but this has already been done in Europe, by several eminent writers.

1 have understood that the Legiskture of Delaware have passed an act for the encouragementof the growth of silk worms and the manufacture of silk; and that some enterprising citizens of this Slate desire to turn their attention to the subject: this has induced me to submit my views to the public.

The proper mode tor carrying this object into effect, would be to form an agriculture m practice, on an eligible sipot in this State. Or 1 would suggest some practical plan which would meet with general approbation. 1 could attend in many other States in the Union at the same time, which would be more likely to promote the success of the undertaking. ' .

Agricola.

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