C H E R AW G A Z E T TE%,:
and
PEE DEE FARMER.
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ordered out, and charged accordingly.
ItTTIxo I'ostugo must be paid on ml commun
icaticns. }
,
New (doods. j
Tfe MALLOY ha? just received a large sup_ |
piy ui uuui u:s, ixaiuwurf, unti ury j
Goods which will be solii eery cheap.
Feb. 27, 1639.
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To Builders.
77^ RO POS A L.v > will be received liil llic first
.fei of March *br buibliu* ou the Lot of the
: 'iieraw Presbyterian Society" a Session House I
?-cording to a Pian a...l s;>.-citi rations which :
i,i iy be seen at tiio Bookstore of Mr. Prince or j
turned bv at!J?vtfsing
o. ii. ikt.nl vp.
Claim*!) .>!*
Com ljii'.vc.
Ciicraw, Feb. 13, 16*9.
13 ?r
c Sugar.
"%T 11 \V O.Ioms Sugar
f-r sale bv the Hb.l.
I). .1!ALLOY.
K< !? t>r i ?
I7) if
Ciiimi Glass and Earthen ;
Ware.
FS^IMOl'il* T. KliS.'v 'I & C*<>. I'iiirv.
.ia. (iltMs.ijil 10artht-ii \? ' :rc Dealer.?, would :
i it'urui tiiLiir t;ioniic> and customer?, that t!?? y
have removed to Xo. H Hurling Sii*?, next to
ilia Corner of Pearl ; vvIio-e liiey* luve
o? hand an extensive assortment of uriicj.'s in
their line, (suitable fur t!i?* country trade ) of
ii-u>li importations, comprising all tins J..t >1
styles and patterns; which limy \v;ii s. 11 I..- i
package or rep ick from tiao s.'iJve? / - a* f .i < i:h
tip prated p.;?er.
-New York, Fob. / ' <
li:) I <Z'J: K
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EDMUND K. RUFFIN,
Editor and Proprietor, Petersburg Va.
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Notice.
IN pursuance of the third section of tlio act 1
of the last cession of the Legislature, enli- !
tied an act 4,To authorise the formation of the
Charleston, Georgetown aud Al. Saints Rail
Road Company" Books of su scription for
Stock in said company will be opened in this
place at Moore's Hotel on tho first Mo.iday in
March next.
A. P. LACOSTU.
D. MALLOY.
J. C. WADSYVORTH.
Coramsrs.
for Cheraw.
Cheraw Feb. 13,1839. 13 St
suuui; ?;:> iuc 1.1 \\ uirciia*
All returns must, be made by the first, day of
.M i v n >'t. or a double Tax will be imposed with,
out, discrimination or respect of persons.
WILL. L ROBESON.
T. C. C. L>.
lVoruarySlh?1S3:>.
tmav
Religious and Theological
Works,
IX'LIVED by the rcccut arrival of tli
?i C/ ' Oscula" and "James Coitviz ;
Di.k's T neology, a standardCaivinistic work,
2 vol. Svo.
Calvin's Iusiitutcs, 2 vols. 8vo.
Watson's Theological Dictionary
IjencuL'fo History of tho Baptist Dcnomiaai
tio.i
Cole on 'Jed's Sovereignty; Marshall on
Sauutificatiou.
Symington on the Atonement; Fislicrs Mar
row of Mo lorn Divinity.
OiJ and Now Theology Jones on the Trici.
ty.
Aunan 0:1 Methodism ; Butter's Analogy.
Cudwortli's Intellectual System of the Universe,
2 vols,
Henry's Commentary ; Dr. Humphreys Tour
Boston ui the Covenants, the Mammon.
Townsond's Bible edited by D. Coit, Svo.
Fiske's Triv 'i>-v '' ravels in Europe by Dr.
Fisko of I l:e Wesleyan University.
Hunters Sacred Urography. Archbish
[>;> kmgkton's V. oiks.
Carson ami Cox def nee of 'luptist views.
I.1I0 ot Alls. II iwko's by .Mis.; (. ocli.
JjllUli'V tils?, 18j?.
10 _ tf Cheraw
Academy.
>' trustees take great pleasure in announcJii.
ing tli .t both departments of this ins itution
.re iu operation. Tho Male department under
the superintendence of Mr. F. Hall; the Female,
wider that of Mr. J. Sewers, l'ho course of
instruction in the Male department wili he that
required to enter the South Carolina College.
Too course in tho Female department will bo to
make thorough scholars.
The scholastic year began 1st October, and
ciiJs 1st July. The year is again devidod into two
Missions. The first begins 1st October and ends
lu'.li February. The second begins 1G February
and ends lxt July.
Terms of Tuition per session are,
Fur spelling, reading aud writing ?12
'l'ito above with arithmetic, English
Grammar and Geography 16
Tito above with tin classes, higher
branches of Mathematics, Logic,
Rhetoric <2te. 20
Five dollars each will bo added to tho above
for painting and drawing, or the modern languages.
All payments are in advance. The pupil will
he require 1 to pay for what remains of the session
at the time he or sliccntcrs ; nor will deduction
or draw-hack be made for less of time.
J AS. W. BLAKENEY,
SjcV. it.i i IVous.
J m. 1H3J.
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Guns.
i Dozen Single and Doable Barrel Guns,
received and for sale by
JOIIN MALLOY & Co.
November 26i.li, 1636.
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Notice.
WlIiLbe received in a few days a handsome
extension top Barouche with scat.
tor six rowu persons 4 inside and two out, an
excellent ar icle tor : family .ind well adapted to
Southern lio.uis being light built. Also a neat
Family Carriage, light and in Complete, order
Also a second liand 'J. horse Barouche all or
either 01 which will be sold on good terms.
Apply to
BROWN BRYAN.
Nov. 7th, 1*39.
51 tf
X. B. Pei^oiis who may wish to purchase neurroes
may hear of a few on application toino
Wines,
JUST received and for sale, Chainpaigne,
Madeira, Ten-rid', Sicily, port, Muscat,
lloe and Malaga Wiues, and ior salo by
JOHN MALLOY & Co
Novembertisth, ls3t>.
2 tf
Annuals lor 1839, &c.
The Religious Souvenir edited by Mrs. Si.
gourncy.
The Toaen and Atlantic Souvenir, edited by
S. G. Goodrich.
MIL- f\i\ .JUnil klf \flCC Tj>elip
I lit? Will, UUIIWI I'J *'*
The Violet, edited by Miss Leslie.
ALSO
Lights and Shadow's of Scottish Life; Vicar
ofWokefield;
[ Scotts Tales of a Grandfather 8 vols. Mrs, Si.
i gourney's Poems,
Parlour Magic; Methodist Hymns (Gilt);
I C'emcnt Falconer or the Memoirs of a Young
| Whig, Young Mens' Aid,
j Siik Grower's Guide, McComb's Military
1 Tactics :
Stewarts Adventures in capturing Murrell.
Young Lady's Friend; Cooks, Own Book:
75 receipts &c.
Albums of various size and bindings.
Januarv 21st, 1838.
10 tf
Bagging. Rope & Twine.
i''-0 s ''3og?"S> ^0 Coi's Ropo ant
V 290 pounds Twine for sale by
JOHN M ALLOY &Co.
November 33th, 1838.
2 if
Tcix Notice.
f Jill R sui scriber will attend as follows to take
-M..returns ami receive the Taxes lor ChesterlieM
Disrrlct at the following places, viz.
At Mount Croghau on Monday the 23
March n xt.
At iilakoney's old store o:i Tuesday?2G
March?
At Michael Miller's on Wednesday the 27
March.
At John Seniors on Thursday 23 March.
At Speers Mills on Fr y 29 March.
At John Johnson's on Saturday 3U March.
At Stccrpen Springs on Mond y 1st April.
At Jno. Merry mans (Old Ploee^ on Tuesday
2d April.
At Archibald Johnson's on Wednesday 3J
April.
At Chesterfield Ct. House on Thursday aaid
I rid ly llh auu Jlh April.
At Charaw on .Monday, Tuesday Wednesday,
Thursday, and Friday, the 8th, Oth, 10th, 11th,
and 10th A pi i!.
N. 11. The Oath will he required in every in.
.4 ... .... ?!. .. I ... .1!
Imported Stafford,
! Stand the ensuing season, firs days
V J in the week at the Plantation of J..
Wright near Che raw S. C. and two days at
Society Ilill, and will servo marcs at twenty 1
j five dollars tho 6eason or forty dollars to Insure !
j and fifty cents to iho Li room. The season to j
i commence 0:1 the 15th of February and tud on j
liie 1st July
I Stafford will he six years old on the 20lh of ;
j march next, was purchased in England by Dr. J
; Howe, ofJ. Painter Esq. of Staffordshire, tl?o J
J breeder of tho celcbratod "Leviathan" now j
j standing in Tennessee at ?150 tho season,
j He was landed in New York in May 1S33 and |
j has never been trained. Ho is a beautiful bay j
j with black legs i.ain and toil, and without j
white. Stands full 15? hands high and exhibits j
i all the prominent points of spaed and durability,.J
j and a fall developomonl of all tho characteristics j
: of a high brcd'Horse. .
SlatforJ was got by the celebrated hor*c Mctu-y
non, winner of tho great Doncastcr St. Leger 1
stakes. Iiis dam was by Piscator; grand dam,
Mademoiselle. Preisle by Sir Peter; his dam,
Ninr, by Eclipse, out of Pomona, by Herod, &.c i
&c. _ j
Mernnon was jot by Whisker, winner ot the ;
j Derby stakes: his duin Manuclla (winner of the I
O iks,) by Dick Andrews; she was also the dam j
of Bdzoni, &o &c.; grand dam Mandane, by j
Pot S'os, (the dam of APisidora, winner of the j
Doncastcr St. Leger) Lottery, Captain Candid, j and
Brutandorf: great grandam, Young Cainil. j
la, (t!:3 grundani of Figaro) sister to Colibri, j ^
by Woodpecker.?Camilla, by Trentham,?Co. j
quctto, by tha C'ompton Bar!)?sister to licgu.
lus, iSee. &c.
Piscutor was by Walton, out of Rosabella, by
; Whiskey: grandam bv Diomcd: great gran- .
dam Harriet, by Matchom. Flora, (see Stud
Look, vol. 3, p. 341*)
PERFORMANCES OF MEMNON.
Mcmnon, when two years old, won the Cham- ^
pagno stalus at Doncaster, at 50 g?. oach, 12 81
subscribers : also at the same place he won the 11
two year old stakes of 20 gs. i ach, 20 subscri- P
bcrs. At 3 years old ho won tho St. Leger stakes 2
at York, of 25 gs. each, 9 subscribers; ho also f(
won the great St. Leger stakes at Doncaster of
25 gs. each, 8o subscribers, (twenty niuo horses
| starting;) at tho same place ho walked over for J
the Cascoigna slakes of 100 gs. each, 9 subscri. f
bcrs. At 1 years old ho walked over for a sweepstakes
of 59 sovcroigna each, 4 subrcribers; the
Doncaster; at the same .place he won a sweep.
' stakes of 25 ; overigns each, 11 subscribers.? j c
When 5yeurs old lnTboat IhoMarquis of Eaeter's j
Enamel, a match at Newmarket, across tho j r
llat, for 1000 gs. each; he also won tho Cold j
Cup at Ascot, and received forfeit in u match I "
at jjewmirket with tlio Duke or 1 ortuna's i no u
Alderman, 8it. Ill), each, Beacon Course, for a
500 gs. I a
P-sturo will l?e provided for m-res, and wel ^
fed with grain, when desired, but all t accidents
and escapes at the risk of the owners, r
Cheraw, Fcj I l<
The Monthly Genesee j ?
Farmer. g
VOLUME IV FOR 1839; ;
Published at Rochester New- York by j1
Luther Tucker j s
1mE largo c rculation of this paper has r
made it extensively known as a depos- j_
itory of the most valuablo facts connected with r
thescience or practice of Agric .lture ; and the ,
cordi al and increasing favor with which it ha *
been received, furnishes the best evidence that ! r
its merits and the exertion of both publisher and I r
conductors to descrvo the confidence and sup. < ^
port of tho public, arc properly understood and j
appreciaed. 'l'his confidence and support, it is j ^
trusted, for the future, will bo equally deserved | 1
and bestowed. ! \
Tho Monthly Uencske Farmer is dovotod to j c
the advancement of agriculture and horticulture 1 v
to the interest of the farmer and gardener; to',
tho producers of grain, fruit and vegetables.? j
There is scarce a subject connected with these | *
various interest*, on which the Farmer will no ! 1
contain papers illustrating their utility and c
relative importance; pointing out the best meth- j
ods of cultivation ; and the modes by which the
propagation and success of Jtrees, plants and j 1
fruits may be secured ; and all this mostly from i (
actual experience. In short, it is intended that ] r
the Farmer shall continue to be a repository of j ,
papers, communicated and selected, on all the e
great topics that interest the cultivator of the '
soil, or can add to his wealth, improvement or '
comfort. t
Vekms.?It is beleived to bo tho cheapest pub. j
lication. for the amount of reading it gives, in <
tliies or any other country. Each nnuibcr con- !
sisls of 16 large pages double quarto form. The '
price to single subscribers, Fifty Cents. Any (
gentleman sending us ?5, free of exp^ nse, will *
be entitled to alcvcn copies. |
LUTHER TUCKFR. j<
Rochester, N. Y., Jon 1, 1639. j t
.Notice. jj
PERSONS indebted to the Estate of David I
G. Con, late o M irlborough District, are i 1
requested to ..?-ke p.ivineut !o the Rev. J. C '
Coit, wh- sc i-:c :pts .vi.1 Ue reciwd by r.e for | ,
all payan ins nai . y i:;- : bet.vyr.i mis ^
time and th- ]5\i c ' ..c'? xt. : ,
Jul]A ( AMf'LE.M.
AdminitftTutCrr. j
January lGtli. 1839.
10 II' 4
BURNS MILLS.
THESE Mills tivo miles below Cheraw arc
now in complete order for sawing lumber,
grinding corn and wheat and bolting flour. The
bolting cloths are new and of a superior quality
The Proprietor intends to remain at the mills the 1
present year and will give his personal attention j
to all the business of the mills. Ho hopes (
by punctual attention to business, not only, ^
merit, but get a largo share of custom in tho .
abovo lino of business. 1
J. W. BURN 11
Chesterfield, District 6. C. Jan. 22d, 1638. |
12?tf ',
_ I
Nevv Works.
IN Classical and Miscellaneous Literature,
just received at the Bookstore,
Prescott's History of Ferdinand and Isabella, ]
3 vols. 8vo, |
Irvings Life of Columbus, 3 vols, 8vo. j
Melntosb'sJ Hi story of England.
Scotts History of Scotland, Robertsons Historical
Works 3 vols. 8 vo. '
Vethake's Political Economy, 1 vol. 8vo. <
Potter's Grecian Antiquities ; Adam's Roman j
Do.
Leveretts Latin Lexicon ; Andrews and Stod- '
dards Latin Grammar ?
Feltcn's Homer's Slaid; Anthon's Catsar, (
Sallust and Cicero, '
Anthon's new Greek Grammar; Kirkham'i
English Grammar.
Emerson's North American Arithmetic, let
2nd and 3rd Parte. 1
Tan. SO, 1839.
South Carolina. J
Thomas Stubbs, et ux 1 Dill for parti tion i
vs.- > fur j 1
Samuel McDaniel et. al. j Real Estate. J \
It appearing to the satisfaction of the Court. | i
that Roderick McNairand wife, a id Alexander t
McDaniel, defendants in the above stated case, i
are absent from, aud reside without Iho limits ol {
the state; ' I
It is on motion of Dudley, complainants solici-'? s
tor, ordered, that the said absent defendants do ! a
appear, and plea, answer, or demur, to the coin. I r
piainants* bill of complaint, oti or before the first .
day of July next, and in default thereof, that the ^
PAtn nto'! n n .-J Kill I ? A ?... * .. < !?/? ?? 1?
^vui^iuiuaiiks urn ui <~vmi juamiy ad ivi l*ituif uu
taken pro cohfesso. j [
It is also ordered, that notice of this order be j ^
published in the Cheraw Gazette, twice a month
for the space of three months.
G. W. DARGA'4. j1
r . ... Cumin* in Equity |
Cheraw District. ! 1
Jan. 14,1839. | v
10 2mf3in j P
Cigars. s
Sf M. Spanish Cigars, just received and for sale ' (|
9P by i h
' JNO. MALLOY, & Co. ;.
NovciuDcr 23tii, 1838. 111
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ilats& Caps. iir
Cases fashionable lluls & Caps,lju , ol
& v-T received and for pale low by j n
J MALLOY & CO. |
November 28th, 1838. ! ?'
2 IT ! k
_ ! jj
A dministrators J\otice. I s,
A LL persons indebted to the late John T. ! [[
nL. Ilinson, will please make'payment t<? the !
ubscriber forthwith ; and all persons havingdc. j
lands against the intestate will present tiiem j
roperly proved, within the time prescribed by j
tw, or this notice will be plead in bar of their [
jeovery. V
ALEXANDER GRAHAM, Admr. \
Cheraw, S. C. Feb. 14th, 1838. 14?tf
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'rom the Journal of the American Institute |
w
SILK.
ic
Mr. D.:nf<?rth, by the following communi. It
ations, which came with the silk rcfrrr^d 01
o aid exhibited at the Eleventh Annual ol
'air has rendered his countrymen a timely si
nd a most acceptable service. Thousands ti
re commencing, and hundreds of thousands ti
re contemplating the raising of silk. They ! n"
re seeking information. They require to c
>e informed, in few words, how to rom-*j
nonce and how to proceed. Mr. D. has J ir
Did them practically, all he did, in plain j it
nd simple words, and the results, which j h
ire truly wonderful. They have only to ; ?
jo and do likewise, fie has told all from ;
he planting of the mulberry to the comple- a
ion of the cocoon. Tjicre are volumes on J o
ilk that do not afford half the useful infor- ; p,
nation contained in this short accout. The ; J
leginnrr cannot mistake. The n count is tt
nude up offacts, and nothing but fuels.? ! w
}nn any one doubt that it is in our power :o w
aise silk to almost any amount that "can be ai
lamed ? The work is begun. The en- l<j
erpriseof our country is pressing on the r(
rulture of silk ; and the first movement for n
his purpose, the supply of the mulberry, is j n
jrogressing on a vast scale, covering our : p
tountry, and surpassing any thing ever ! r;
vitnessed The propagation of the nruljerry
is like a creation. Ir a short period, a:
?two or three years.?mill ons oil millions | d'
tave com* forth, and every new bud be- fr
:omcs a tree. fie who doubts our bccom-! st
ng a great silk growing nation, knows noth- j y
ng of America, Let it h* done in a plain, j t!
tommon senso way ; let it become an ap- j *
>endage of agriculture; avoid scientific silk rc
'rowing, by means of great establishments, j Vi
villi thermometers and barometers, taught : |e
>y large books imported from foreign conn- i
ries. There is no more necessity for them, \ 0
n growing silk, than there is in raising J ft
chickens ; and a great incorporated com- ' ai
;>any, with hundred of thousands of dollars ! q
)fcapital slock, with presidents, directors, it
secretaries and treasurers, would be just as \
ikely to succeed in raising eggs and chick- j
ms, as silk worms and cocoons. Begin in ; e
he simple, domestic way. Employ such . fi
lomestics as have r.o employ, or those the ' *
t-as1 profitably employed. Mr. Danforth,; k
n a note, desires 1 mav be iinpresssed dis? j
u.ctK on 'hose seeking information, that this I k
cos an experiment, made by entire novices; 1 y
it.it the feeding teas only for two months and I f(
e ".-j, :mtl . .-op n.'l produced in Jour i )|
r the time of planting the . $
,-ets, c.nd thai the product nas ten hundred i i,
i/td ninety skeins of forty yards each. j 1,
ro the Committee on Silk American I*.! j|
stitute : j b
I n
i r
Gentlemen,?The vnst importance of j 4
he silk culture to our country, and the ea? g
jernesa of the public to obtain information s
respecting it, make it the duty of every one
jngaged in producing a "silk crop/' to furn- s
ish his quota of knowledge, that ihus a v\
mass of practical information may bo col, p
Iccted, from which we may go forward with tl
confidence, and gather in the rich harvest g
which is before us. e
With these views, and in compliance with
the solicitation of my fellow-citizens, I give ti
you the result of my experience during the o
past summer. 1 would first premise, that h
in making a trial of the silk culture, it was o
my desire to adopt a mode which coulo be b
followed hi our aenculunsts at large, rath-! fc
^ ? W Br
than to show the greatest possible quan- e
lity of Bilk that could be produced from a ' b
given portion of land. Such an experiment, a
made under peculiar advantages of soil and f?
culture, yielding a large product, might be a
viewed with admiration, but the means be. a
ing beyond the reach of the mass of our a
citizens, the same resuhs could not be attain- tl
ed. F
The field from which the experiment wa5 a
riado, was situated in East Hartford?tile
soil, of a light sandy nature, of a qualify
ermed in thai quarter, good corn land. It
vas ploughed about the middle of May,
ind harrowed and furrowed in the u?u d
nanner. Tlie roots and iiees (Morus Mul
icanlis) were now laid down, and covered
rom two ;o four inches, the tops having a
light upward inclination ; they were placed
ibout twelve inches apart in the'row, the
ows three and a haif feet apart, having
teen previously moderately manured.
Af.ertlic field was planted, a section com.
rising one eighth of an acre was marked
>1F, to bo subjected to a more purtcuhr
xperimen*. It was stocked with 780 ro<? *
Hi J tret 3, all of one year s growth, having
lad their tops partially or wholly killed by
lie severity of the post season. One third
rtre two leet high, one third one Too:, striped
of their limbs, and the remainder were
aots without lops. By 1st of June the new
hoo s began to show themselves, and by
in 1st of July they numbered 4.800, and
ad attained the height of twelve to eighteen
ichcs.
A family of 4,000 worms was now star;d,
which wound upon the20d July, hav.
?g consumed 131 lbs. leavts. Throe
llior lo s, amounting in all to 28,000* were
ow put out at intervals of several days, in j
rder to favor the increasing growth cf the j
aves. By the 10th of Sept. the last had I
nished their labors. Weight of leaves con- j
jrnod in Aug., 701 lbs. and in Sep:. 332,
:s.
i
Tota weight of leaves gathered 11G4 lbs.
Total number of worms l'od 3d,003 j
Producing nine bushels cocoons.
Yielding (so far as reeled) 1 lb. of
\ elk per bushel.
Weight of cocoons. 95 la#, i
Waste silk and floss. I lb.
Twcmy-seven thousand of the worms j
ere of the two crop kind, renuirintr 4.000
> make a pound of silk and consuming 144 j
is ol leaves. The remaining 5,000 were
f trie long crop six weeks worms, 2.000 j
f winch produced a pound of silk, ano con- i
uricd 90 lbs. of leaves. It was my in en- j
on lo have feed the long crop Aorrps i n- i
rely, as they arc known to be much the !
ost productive ol any other kind, but thi y ;
ould not he procured.
Business now calling me away, the Icedig
was discontinued, and the trees >\cte
nmediately removed from the ground,
avmg attained an average height ol-IV fc t '
ell rouietL-ftrul-u/nh lit ? - -?
The produce Gf the one-t jghth o! an ?cr<,
s above,it appears is 9 bushels eounons,
r 9 lbs. silk ; being at tiie rate o; 72 Ins.
eracrc( from tho feeding betuc. n the 1st
uly and the 10th Sept. It is easy to sec, !
iat had the 1,104 lbs. leaves been fed to J
orwis of the six weeks kind, the yield
otilJ l.avo been 13 lbs. of silk, or nearly?
nJ from the rap'diry with which the new
aves were developing when the trees were
jmoved, it is presumed that had they reninfil
/InriufT S5pivpmh<?r. ttnnn<rh mnr<?
~<~r * o
light have been added, 10 have swelled the
roduet, so as to have made the crop at the
Ate of J 25 lbs. per acre.
During the period ot feeding, the safety
nd even advantage to the tree of frcqueu.
efuliatioii was fully proved. Tne trees
om which tins experiment was made, were
ripped of tlu ir leaves four difT rent times,
etas no time were ihev inferior to others
tat were untouched ; on the contrary, it
as remarked, tnat where the leaves wero
;moved, the limbs shot forth with grealc
igor?care being taken to leave the tender
uvea at the ends of the branches.
The very great advantage of this species
f mulberry over staddard trees, was mani.
'st; w ait: such trees arc difficult to access,
nd from the small size of the leaves, requiring
mKcli labor to gather any quantity,
was easy for a child to take from tho
Jorus Muhioauiis 15 to 20 lbs. in an hour.
The plan of ;ct:rding the hatching of the
ggs by keeping them in an ico house, was
lutid perfectly successful; the worms
'inch wound the finest cocoons were tiius
,ept back until the 3d of August.
It may be useful to new beginners to
now, that tho large Q weeks worm, either
mite or sulpher colored, is altogether pre.
crable to the two crop ; for not only are
iiey more productive of silk, but from their
nnnrir.r 'piktiIi nfI. tho piflor i<t ii Ikli.
ul'v' O " 1 ? ?
j produce s.lk of betier quality, and \vi:h
ess labor.
The convenience of a shrub tree, where
he farmer wishes to change his crop, may
e seen from the fact, thai with the use ot a
lou^h, the trees on this section of land,
r,800 in number, were turned out of the
round in 30 minutes. An hour mare was
ufficieu1 to curl them from the field.
Every one who takes up the culture of
ilk, is surprised at ihe case and ^certainly
nth which it is produced ; and of this exeriment
it may be observed, that nono of !
le persons who took care of the trees, i
athered the leaves, or f< d the worms, had j
ver seen a tree or silk worm before.
I am noi acquainted with the compma. j
ve merits oft e Moms Multicaulis, and i
ther kinds of the mulberry ; but larn-e as ?
as been tne estimate of some c.iltivKto"*,
f the pro luce and vaiu 0> he former. !
* - ?? l -b-rt/r . OK , t ' 1 V It r
elievc us ?5n?iii?"iiujt y v;? " h"" ? "j. |
)liage, its tenacity of lift, ari'i t\e great |
ase w th which it is nlulipi el h-w "ever;
sen overrated. A friend informs no* that
field of roots, deprived of th ir 'ops ta,t
ill, remained in the ground during wintc,
nd that from the new ? oots, which sarted
s early as any other vegetation, he was
ble to feed from one to two months earlier
lan from others planted the following May. j
rrom these collected facte, we may form j
n idea cftbe quantity of leaves, and the
Jft
v yi M yil ?
consequent weight of silk that may be
tained from the Morus Mul icaulis, when n
shall have altaine i greater age, even in this
j latitude.
j I am not able to name the cost of reiaiug
I silk ; but an intelligent cultural of my ac. *#"
quuiutunce, from a proof of three successive ^
years, rates it at 92 per lb., exclusive of tliC
: cost of trees unJ the ullage ; respecting the
: iaiter, I urn of opinion the l.ilwr bestowed ,
I on a field of mulberry, need not be uiore
iliatt on a field of Indian corn.
I appears I Iterator?, ttiat nearly all the
1 l'?^% <>f raising silk, viz: plucking the
feeding die worms, and reefing it into
I at-wtngs, may i>e performed hy the females
of i family, and thus the prodiidr "he considered
a clear gam, like that of any -fltlfri*
col af ral braacn ofj armmg. Thegrowing of
_:ii. .. l... ... i... k.. ?n
siik (r eus uui i?? ioukuu 111 ??, iu iiu appreciated
; and if 100 lbs. can Lie produced
the first year of planting, worth 83, the
pound iu raw silk, or 89, when in .sewing*,
what other crop, it may be asked, can be
named coming near it for profit ?
I will only add, gentlemen. that it it
cheering to see the interest tiie Ainericau
Institute has taken in this all-important sub*
jecf, and to express the hope, that tho coming
Exhibition, from our silk growers, auJ
the increased pationago oflftc Institute-, may
give to it a fresh interest.
Y ou rs, resjKic; fully,
J. DaNFORTU.
Hartford. Sept. XQlh. 163S.
MAKING rUEKON tllfc WA^Asft.
Mr. Ellsworth in Ins book on tin# Valley
.of the Upper Wabash, which vv? notice this
week, inserts a l< Iter from O H. ?Siuit.*,Senator
in the Congress of ll:e United S:nt??, dated
Washington. April 23, 1338, from whicft
we make the following extract, principally
for the sake of the last paragraph, wliicli is '
piohabfy as true of all aniinuJ* as of gttit.c.
'A statement of my own operation for a
[f\v years past will partially illustrate the
process adopted in that part of iiidiau t.
where 1 reside, in the pork' business, i
have had in culti.ation in corn, Ibnieverd
soars pas', 160 acres of rivt'r bo'dooi land.
The iMOst of t;ies ; lands have been iu cal i.
v itiun in coin about 15 y ars, without intcruiiss
on and without manure. The avertge
crop has m en since I have tilled then),
iibiiut 65 bushels of corn to tlic fttjre. -I.
I plan: my corn generally about tlip firsV of
i Mav | it is laid in: oimi m ihq firtftnip ni i
i i.> completed) about the middle ol, July ;
! and by the middle of Scp'embcr, if is suffieien'ly
hard to commence the fc?fti'ng of mv
i hogs. A: this lime i purchase of those win,
j raitre them, the stock r< quired, to eat my
corn ; say nbou. three ami a half hogs lo
! the acre, which is about tlie proper iiu<iiIht
to eat an acre of corn in 13 weeks, the
| osuul time allowed to make pork from ordinary
stock hogs. My course of fading is
thus : My fieldscontaiufrom 20 io 30 acres
: each, all well watered. At the proper season,
I turn my hogs into a field, and after
! it is eaten of}*clean, I pass them to anotlx-r;
and so on, until 1 have fid off my crop,
j when my hogs are ready for maikH. The
profits of the operation depend much upoti
the price nud quality of the stock, and (tie
; price pork may bear in the market. But
i for several years past, it has be?*n an excebI
lent uiiricui ural business When 1 fir&.
; commenced feeding this kind of stock, f
I few \ oars ago, 1 very natur&i'y supposed
; that by turning them itifd the field of ongatb
j ered corn, great wasie would be the iuevi.
table consequence, and I had my com pull,
ed, and fed to thern in a dry lot. But I
soon became satisfied by in*|>ec iug tiiu
i operations of my neighbors, who, had been
foi years in the business thai in) lab??r a.:u
expense of feeding i:? ;;n> was w..s u. tinny
thrown away, and I abandoned it.
gather corn intucjj'ji ??-ru V de i>* n?",
waste,provided tfiefH is or I-. > v
they are fed are proportioned in m>: ?
j uunihcr of hogs fed upon them , 1
I shoul I be in the proportion of 100 hog* i??
five or six acres of corn. The hogs shoul.
! bc^regularly salted vviih fading, and running
water should be at all times acc?ssibl<
to them. By feeding in this way I find ;h
my hogs improve more rapidly, and
lands increase in value yearly. ?*l ac-c^u ;
iiave never put a shovel full otih.u.y.-n urw..
them. This may be ac .uui.ieJ ior
fact that the stalks, hush*. &
down to rot upon ihe I mus :nru-gi' ?
tor, to be ploughed in t jf *urrrm9 <i-ii i * '*
process goes on yea. at.er year, u.u
receiving again ir.? m.*?? nil it - *
raised upon f > e i i.- vc the
of feeding swi . n. J s'-gi'es. ?much
! i- - success Jepetiua t? .0.. - <-* J^ccof
the ariinu:.'. W'.-ti Jut inuntut c i.v
j feeding uhr . ja rg. There ?s cue
j the u... :'.d never be lost iijiii ?jf by *ht>
0\-i-r ' / Mm' of this stock. and tout 13,
tha: f you once vi<t a hop upon hJgh feed
foit shall riruer diminish it, or ;he ammul
" - 1 ? ? ... . e.? _ u.?i.u
/?i . r>Oa! C*M> f.vej- rt ^a.u iii luiuii r u<rai tj.
fu! an: iu?r?i ovine condition; or in otner
~ w
vor's wneu you commence tlie fu'ien?n^
prf>C' ss yon >MO'.i'd continue it til! the animal
:} ??.I'? . ?
i - .V W*
Corn, pudding.
Grate two doz-n ca s of itr-cn ?ur<?.
(sweet corn :$ best, but a .v *ii! do,) tt.cn
carefully v ? p-- co * i-'ot to
the hu'is (?;? < htfy o, p ? a > *? /?
of cold :i? ! ; jhr*-* -e'?s *irt0 *>' -~-V\
of and a :c&spun:.fui ?/ :A:. I''
wished swe'?er add mora su;j<ir; :? no:
thick, more ; 'kt coi:s;i?LOiiCy dept.;:.'
intf greatly or. :bc stats of the corn.
T T *.! .
J J. 4
Farmer.