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grown constantly under the rajs of a genial sun, can't 

 fail to be healthy and make good cocoons. 



I could put here many more examples, but I think 

 these are all-sufficient to prove the superiority of our 

 climate for silk culture. 



I do not mean by the above to advise any one to do 

 the same ; on the contrary, I will do all I can in this 

 manual to make every one understand that they must 

 not do it : I have done it simply because I could not 

 help it. The above facts are merely to show the power 

 of our fine climate. It was also the climate which in- 

 duced me to change the culture from the system pur- 

 sued in France and Italy, in order to curtail the work. 

 Such a superior climate offers us many advantages. 

 These advantages are enumerated in a letter that I 

 sent to the " California Farmer," dated December 21st, 

 1865, and published in the first number of January last ; 

 it reads thus : 



" DEAR SIR In my letter of November 12th, 

 which you published in the ' Farmer ' of November 17th, 

 I say the enumeration of facts in favor of silk culture in 

 California are many, and they will be the subject of 

 another letter as soon as possible ; and, as it is too cold 

 to work outside, I concluded to remain indoors and 

 devote a few moments to that purpose. 



First The question of labor we settle at the start. 

 That question, before I made any silk, was settled in 

 my own mind. I was aware of the difference in the 

 price of labor here, compared with that in France and 

 Italy, but thought that we could make up the difference 



