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engaged by the same house for the coming years ; but 

 I reserve what I want, and to encourage our people to 

 propagate and plant as many mulberry trees as they 

 can, I will furnish every one in our State their first 

 silkworm eggs gratis, for several years to come, and 

 they will only have to let me know what amount of 

 food they have, to guide me in sending their eggs. 



I shall publish my California Silk Culture, and it 

 is so simple that every one will be able to follow it. I 

 think, too, that it may be a good plan for me to write 

 letters to France, to let the facts about silk culture in 

 our State become as widely known there as possible, so 

 that silk growers may see the inducement to come 

 here and prosecute the business. This would be a 

 great benefit to the State, as the quantity of silk that 

 can be raised in California is immense, and this would 

 bring millions to the State, instead of sending our 

 money abroad to import the article. I am for home 

 industry, and consequently, against importing. I have 

 made this my home forever, and I shall die satisfied, 

 if I can live long enough to see that I have been of 

 some help for her prosperity ; my time and energy will 

 always be devoted to this end. 



In order that every one will be enabled to raise 

 their own mulberry trees, I have published the mode of 

 culture, either from seed or cuttings, in the California 

 Farmer, some two years ago, and at the same time in 

 the French paper. But if any point pertaining to that 

 important branch of industry, that you may think use- 



