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again my California silk culture, and exceeded beyond 

 my expectations. The worms this season have taught 

 me another lesson themselves, and shown me another 

 point to save labor. 



In my last letter on this subject, above mentioned, to 

 insure the success of the silk culture in California, I 

 said that it was necessary " to simplify the work, and 

 reduce it more than half of what is required in Eu- 

 rope." I now say, that according to the California 

 culture, one man (or lady, no matter) can raise and 

 take care of more worms than six or eight could ac- 

 cording to the system followed in France and Italy. 

 The climate is so very favorable here, that we have very 

 little to do to raise our own silk. The great objection, 

 the price of labor, does not exist any more. Now it 

 will devolve on our representatives to have this impor; 

 tant branch of industry extended all over our State. I 

 will pledge myself to prove what I have said, and will 

 write a description of that culture in a small pamphlet 

 of very few pages ; it is so simple that every one will 

 understand- it. And more, if any rich man that has 

 plenty of land would make a large plantation of mul- 

 berry trees, I would go and turn all his leaves into silk 

 before any quantity of persons that would like to come 

 and see the California silk culture. I have certificates 

 and letters from Europe, that the California silk has 

 been acknowledged there to be of the first quality. 



Now, Mr. Editor, several years ago you predicted 

 the success of silk culture in your paper ; but I am 

 sure that you were very far from thinking that it would 



