58 THE CALIFORNIA 



[From the California Farmer, June 14, 1866.] 



SILK CULTURE. 



SACRAMENTO, June 11, 1866. 

 COL. WARREN, Editor California Farmer : 



DEAR SIR: I have read with great pleasure the 

 letter in your last number from your correspondent H. 

 If I had a little time, all his questions could be an- 

 swered, as I see he is right, and has a true idea of the 

 subject. In regard to the cocoonery, I can show you 

 at any time a full plan of those in France, but we do 

 not need here such expensive ones, as we have to do a 

 very little of what they have to do there. It is my 

 intention to write a special letter on that important sub- 

 ject, and give my plans and views on a California 

 cocoonery. I have received the leading French papers 

 on silk, giving information on silk all over the globe, 

 prices, etc., etc., and containing my letter on Silk in 

 California. I have also very important documents on 

 silk, enough to have two or three columns in your pa- 

 per every week. 



Our million of worms here are doing very well so 

 far. Please excuse me for writing to you in such a 

 hurry. The letter from my old neighbor and friend, 

 Mr. Hogg, pleased me very much. 



Yours truly, L. PREVOST. 



