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mium, is also in a flourishing and healthy condition, 

 and has afforded us sufficient foliage for feeding 

 rising 12,000 worms, with a little assistance from the 

 young plants above mentioned. During the past 

 winter, we preserved the trees by covering them with 

 tan. Our nursery of white mulberry was left entire- 

 ly exposed, and received no injury. 



Our object has been to raise trees by a steady 

 growth, for the particular object of feeding the worm 

 and making the silk, and thus far we have succeeded 

 to our entire satisfaction. 



North Andover, Oct. 28, 1839. 



The Committee on the cultivation of Mulberry 

 Trees, finding the statement of Miss R. Phillips and 

 sisters to be correct, are of opinion that they are en- 

 titled to a premium of ten dollars, which sum they 

 unanimously recommend to be granted them by the 

 Essex County Agricultural Society. 



Signed in behalf of the Committee. 



G. B. PERRY. 



The foregoing statement of the Misses Phillips, together with the 

 opinion of the Committee, came to hand too late to be submitted to 

 the Trustees at their meeting in December. But as it contains in- 

 teresting information on a subject but imperfectly understood, and 

 exhibits a degree of success in cultivation, not known to be equalled 

 in any other part of the County, I have thought it should be pub- 

 lished ; and have no doubt the Trustees, when they meet, will be 

 pleased to do justice to the enterprising cultivators. 



JOHN W. PROCTOR. 



January, 1840. 



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