PRACTICAL FARMER. 



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llie butter, (an can make oath of it) in the manner 

 <ibove described, and pot the least particle of col- 

 oring matter added to it, and now she and ail cre- 

 ation may know what they have a right to, and 

 she has our sincere wishes that she may make 

 trial and succeed. 



From the Silk Culturisl. 

 SILK imVESTIGATIOlV. 



We stated in our last number that Hon. An- 

 drew T. Judson was appointed by the committee 

 of Manufactures of the House of Representatives, 

 to make a report on the present state of the cul- 

 ture and manufacture of Silk in the United States, 

 and expressed our doubts of his attending to the 

 subjects on account of his having resigned hisseat 

 in Congress and accepted the office of Judge of 

 the district Court of this district. We have since 

 had an interview with him, and are gratified to 

 learn that he has decided on giving the subject a 

 thorough investigation, and conmiunicating there- 

 suit to Congress at its next session. 



For the purpose of collecting the facts, he has 

 issued the folloTving circular, a copy of which 

 will be forwarded to Silk growers and manufac- 

 tures as far as they are known, and it is hoped 

 they will lose no time in answering the interrog- 

 atories and returning it, as it will require consid- 

 erable time and labor, to draw up the report 

 after the statistics are collected. Such gentle- 

 men as are engaged m the business and do not 

 receive a circular, will please impute it to their 

 not b^ng known, and communicate all the infor- 

 mation in their possession, directed to Mr Judson. 



As it is desirable that the committee should have 

 all the facts in relation to the subject matter of 

 their inquiry, all publishers of every newspaper 

 in the United States would especially aid them, 

 and promote the enterprise by coj-ying the cir- 

 cular. 



Canterbury, Conn. Sept. 18, 1836. 



Sir : At the last session of Congress, the Com- 

 mittee on Manufactures were instructed by the 

 House of Representatives, to inquire into the ex- 

 pediency of pi'omoting the growth and manufac- 

 ture of Silk in the U. S., and the busines.s of the 

 House of Representatives was such, that the Com- 

 mittee were unable to complete the contemplated 

 investigations. 



You will confer a favor on many of your fellow 

 citizens, and no doubt, promote the great interest 

 of the country, in this valuable and increasing 

 branch of business, by filling up the enclosed 

 blanks, with the result of your own knowledge, 

 or inquiries, and returning the same to rne at your 

 earliest leisure. 



You will also please to add any other sugges- 

 ions, which you may deem important. 

 Your obedient servant, 



ANDREW T. JUDSON. 



1st. What number of the Morus Multicaidis, or 



Chinese Mulberry trees arc growing in the , 



of one year old, and under? 



2d. What number of do. 2 years? 



3d. » '« 3 " 



4th. " " 4 do and over ? 



5th. What number of Italiaii or white Mulber- 

 ry Trees of one year old and under ? 



6tl.i. What number of Italian or white Mulber- 

 ry Trees of two years old ? 



7th. What number of Italian or whjte Mulber- 

 ry Trees of three years old ? 



8th, What number of Italian or white Mulber- 

 ry Trees of four years old ? 



9th. What number of Italian or white Mulber- 

 ry 1 rees of five years old and over? 



10th. What quantity of ground is now in use 

 for the production of Silk ? 



11th. What quantity of ground is in preparation 

 for the production of silk ? 



12tli. What amount of silk has been raised in 

 any one year previous to 1837 ? 



13th. What amount, according to present ap- 

 pearances, will be an annual average crop here- 

 after ? 



14th. How many Silk Reels are in operation ? 



15th. " " Sewing Silk Machines ? 



16th. » " Silk Looms ? 



17th. What amount of sewing silk has been 

 manufactured in any year? 



18th. What amoimt of wove silk goods ? 



19th. What number of silk manufactories are 

 established or projected ? 



20th. What quantity of goods it is expected 

 they can manufacture per month ? 



21st. What kind of Goods ? 



22d. What number of individuals are turning 

 their attention to Silk Growing and Manufactur- 

 ing ? 



23d. What will be the probable amount invest- 

 ed in five years? 



24th. In the experiments that have been made, 

 has any thing appeared uncongenial in soil or cli- 

 mate either to the Worm or 'J ree ? 



25th. If this question is answered in the affir- 

 mative, has experience enabled the silk grower to 

 overcome the difficulties ? 



27th. What number of Com})anies have been 

 incorporated, and what is the aggregate amount 

 of their capital ? 



liXHIBITI N OP SILIt GOODS. 



A sort of fair was iield at the establishment \>{ 

 the Atlantic Silk Company, in Nantucket, on 

 'J'hursday and yesterday, which was visited by 

 between two and three thousand persons — all of 

 whom expressed theii surprise and gratification at 

 the perfection of the works, and iheSb.auty of the 

 products. Among tl..e various articles ottered fur 



