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at Sacramento I noticed the very best of soil that I 

 ever saw for the mulberry tree, and I have been in- 

 formed that most of the whole valley is like it. I have 

 observed trees there of six years' growth that surpass 

 very far anything I have ever seen. 



In order to enable everybody to raise their own mul- 

 berry trees, I have, as you know, published in your 

 valuable paper, about a year ago, the culture of that 

 tree, either by seeds or cuttings, but I wish to mention 

 here, that if any of your readers wish any more infor- 

 mation about that culture, or any information pertaining 

 to the silk cause, on any point that I may have omitted, 

 I wish them, for the benefit of the public, to ask me the 

 question through the CALIFORNIA FARMER, and I will 

 do my best to answer and satisfy them in the same 

 manner. 



The enumeration of facts in favor of the silk culture 

 in California are many, and they will be the subject of 

 another letter, as soon as possible ; but I will write to 

 you probably next week about the premiums offered by 

 the State on silk. It was not my intention to exhibit 

 anything this year, so I was not prepared, but I intend 

 to prepare for next year, so as to make everybody stop 

 to look at my exhibit. It was only through the sug- 

 gestion of my friend, Mr. H. F. Williams, that I ex- 

 hibited at the Mechanics' Fair, and the State and Stock- 

 ton Fairs. I am very glad that I did so now. It has 

 attracted the attention of the public, so that now we 

 can consider that the impulse is given. But there is 

 one thing that you do not know, which will do a great 



