PRACTICAL FARMER, 



is 181 cents; the c. (centime) one hundredth 

 part of a franc ; the half hectare is about 1| 

 acres. Hence, the gross product in silk, from one 

 and a quarter acres in mulberries, was 69i lbs., 

 which sold for $350,25, or about $5 the pound, 

 and after paying all expenses, afforded to the pro- 

 prietors a nett profit in one year, of about 

 $290,40. 



We quote again from M. Carrier's letter : 

 " The proprietor who wishes to occupy a plan- 

 tation of mulberry trees, supposing he had al- 

 ready at his disposal a quantity equal to those 

 which I stripped last spring, and in the same 

 condition, that is, producing 160 quintals of 

 leaves, at four francs the quintal. Well, this 

 proprietor could have obtained from half a hec- 

 tare (about U acres) of ground, with no other 



expense than that of cultivating the trees, a 



revenue of 640 francs, or 320f. for each seteree, 



composed of 940 square fathoms. 



The person wlio would have bought this 



quantity of leaves, to devote himself to the 



raising of silk worms, would have had (as I 



did) 928 pounds of cocoons and would have sold 



them at If 20c. a pound according to the course 



of that time : this sale would have 



produced 1392f. 00c. 



Deduction of expenses, purchase of 

 about 8 ounces of eggs, at 3 francs 

 the ounce, 24f. 00c. 



Expenses af all kinds 



for the management, 171 75 



Price of 160 quintals 



of leaves, at 4f 540 00 



Rent of the room, 60 00 



895f. 76c. 



His part of the profits for 40 days' 



attendance, 496 25 



The filature who buys the cocoons, 



obtains a quantity of silk equal 



to mine and sells it in the same 



manner, 1,937 85 



Hedravvs from the i-emains, 115 00 



Deduction for the purchase of the 

 first materials 60f. 



Hand work, although gained by 

 the family. 30 



Total, l,983f. 55c, 



It is necessary to deduct from this 



sum at the cost of 928 pounds of 



cocoons, at If. 50c. 1392f 00c. 



Expenses of the filature 263 85 



1,655 85 



327f. 70c. 



80 



Profit, including his work, already paid, 85f. 

 " A simple recaj)itulation will make the result 



better understood than this division of the labor, 



Avhich division certainly agrees in many cases, 



with the taste or situation of persons who neither 



wish, nor are able, to undertake all parts of the 



business. 



The land owner who sells 160 quin- 

 tals of leaves at 4f. receives 640f 00c. 



The person who buys them and man- 

 ages the raising gains 496 25 



The winder who takes charge of the 



cocoons, winds them and receives 337 70 



The laborer who works up the re- 

 mains does it for 30f, and gains besides 85 00 



Clear gain of the winder 



The laborer with a family, takes for his share 

 the remainder of this filature, employs his wife 

 and children to wind the low and diflferent 

 qualities of silk, which are in much request 

 and readily sold. These products can be valued 

 afier having received all the suitable w ork atl6 5fr. 



Sum equal to the total profit which I 



have made by the union of all 



these operations, l,548f 95c. 



The calculations which I have just presented, 

 speak loudly enough without my adding the least 

 observation to make the evidence more sure ; I 

 will only say, one of the great benefits of this di- 

 rection of industry is to make a considerable mass 

 of work for all classes of society, and for all ages." 



A plantation of mulberry trees may soon be ob- 

 tained, by procuring the young trees from the 

 nurseries, or by sowing the seed. An ounce of 

 seed will produce from two to three thousand 

 plants. Sow early in May, upon a bed of good 

 earth, well pulverized, in a drill a foot apart ; cover 

 with half an inch of fine mould, compress the 

 surface lightly with a hoe, that the soil may bet- 

 ter retain moisture and come in contact with the 

 seeds, and if the weather is dry, water occasion- 

 ally, to aid germination, and to enable the young 

 roots to get firm hold of the earth ; to keep the 

 Ijed free from weeds, and after one or two years 

 prune out the plants in nursery rows, three feet 

 apart, and in two years more they will be fit to 

 set out where they are to remain permanently. 



Wool. — There was imported into the port of 

 Boston, dm-ing the year 1834, three viillions Jive 

 hundred and Jijlcen thousand pounds of ivool, that 

 cost less than eight cents per pound and free of 

 duty ; one hundred thirty three thousand nine hun- 

 dred pounds, costing over eight cents per pound, 

 and dutiable. — Post. 



A correspondent recommends the rubbing of 

 the limbs of the plum with soft soap, to prevent 

 the black canker. He says he has tried it with 

 success. — Cultivator. 



