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buying of the manure is costly. We have no need of 

 that here, as we have a virgin soil to plant in. 



Sixth They have to erect very large and costly 

 buildings, for the sole purpose of raising their silkworms. 

 In these buildings they have all kinds of apparatus, all 

 of which costs a large amount of money. We have no 

 need of all this ; our only requirement is a room to raise 

 our worms in, but not a costly one ; and, as to the ap- 

 paratus, we do not require any at all. 



Seventh They have to use artificial heat, which is 

 also very costly. We use nothing of the kind here ; 

 when we need more heat it is k for hatching the eggs. 

 When I want mine to hatch I take them simply from 

 the cellar to the garret, and the heat of the sun through 

 the roof is sufficient to make them hatch within their 

 regular time. 



Eighth We now come to the most important part, 

 and that is to turn the mulberry leaves into silk. This 

 requires much labor in France and Italy, but here it is 

 almost nothing. As I found our climate so very favor- 

 able I thought I would take advantage of it, and suc- 

 ceeded certainly beyond what I expected, having been 

 able to change the culture to one adapted to our cli- 

 mate, and in reducing the labor to one-eighth of what 

 is required by the old system. It seems to be so extra- 

 ordinary that some persons would hardly believe it ; 

 but it is a fact, and I am ready to prove it at any time 

 before any committee that may be appointed for that 

 purpose, composed of the very best and most competent 

 men in the country. I will here state to my readers 



