Vol. xv.no. ar. 



AND GARDENER'S JOURNAL 



211 



Interesting to silk raisers. 



The siibscri'ier last spring planted a small fielcl 

 with the Morus multicaiilis, or new Cliinesj mul- 

 berry, raised from cuttings of one bud each, say 

 about tiiree inches long, and observing that the 

 trees had grown much larger than he expected, 

 and liad thrown out many side branches, and 

 that the growth was, in every particular, so much 

 larger than was antici()ated, he thought a plain 

 statement of facts relative to them, and their cid- 

 ture, might prove encouragmg to Silk growers, 

 and acceptable to the subscribers of the Farmer 

 and Gardener. He invited his friend, E. P. Rob- 

 erts, to ride over to the nursery, to see and assist 

 in weighing some of said trees, which he did on 

 the 1st ult., and in his presence three trees were 

 taken up and weighed, the weight of which was 

 6 3-8 pounds, the average height above ground 

 was 6 1-4 feet. On measuring a square rood, 

 where those trees stood, thn subscriber counted 

 84'trees, all five feet high and upward. On sepa- 

 rating the leaves from the above three trees, the 

 produce was 2 1-2 lbs. ; now if we say 2 1-4 lbs. 

 for every three trees, as a portion of them %vere 

 of a smaller size than those weighed, it will give 

 to each square rood 63 lbs., or per acre, 10,080 

 pounds of leaves the first season from cuttings — 

 and a large portion of these leaves were produced 

 in time for raising the second crop of worms. 

 The land on which this crop of trees was raised, 

 is a mellow loam on a clay bottom, from which, 

 in 1835, it was estimated that 1 c\it two tons of 

 hay to the acre, and was manured last spring 

 with about 22 horse cart loads of barn yard ma- 

 nure to the acre. Planted in rows 5 feet apart, 

 and 9 inches in the row. Robert Sinclaik. 



Remarks by the Editor of the Farmer & Gardener. 

 We were delighted at the luxuriant growth of 

 the Morus multicaulis plants mentioned in the 

 communication of friend Sinclair, as well as with 

 their very great yield of foliage. It has satisfied 

 us that much of the objection which has hereto- 

 fore rested in the minds of those who would reap 

 ere they have sown, against the mulberry culture, 

 may be obviated if the Morus multicaulis be se- 

 lected for the orchard. All the calculations in 

 our manual are based upon the su[)position that 

 the mulberry trees should be four years old before 

 they are picked, — and in all candor we must con- 

 fess that we are still of the opinion, that they 

 ought to grow that long before they are deprived 

 of their foliage ; for we conceive that defoliation 

 at an earlier period would tend to shorten the life 

 of the plant. But those who are desirous of 

 reaping all themselves, and leaving nothing for 

 jiosterity, may, if they please, reap the fruits of 

 their labor in the mulberry culture, even from the 

 first year upwards, — and now let us see what 

 the product of an acre of ground planted in Mo- 

 rus multicaidis trees one year old, equal in quality 

 with those of friend Sinclair's, would yield. 



He fixes the quantity of leaves at 10,080 lbs., 

 and as 1,000 lbs. will feed 20,000 silk worms dur- 

 ing their working season, so will 10,080 lbs. feed 

 201,600 worms, and as 3,000 worms will make 

 a pound of silk, so will the aggregate number 

 make 67 1-5 lbs. of silk, which at .$4 per pound, 

 will bring .$283 40 — the expense of attending an 

 acre in the silk culture, according to our compu- 

 tation, $150 20 ; this being taken from the gross 

 amount, leaves $129 20, as the profits on an acre, 

 the first year ; and we fain would ask, — what 



can bo pin in an acre that will yield so handsome 

 a profit ? 



The estimated expense of attending an acre in 

 the mulberry and silk culture, as assumtd by us, 

 we have always considered large, and thiid< so 

 still; but we purposely made it so, in order that 

 we might, in its excess, cover all possible contin- 

 gencies. From some little experience of the last 

 year, we sincerely believe, that the expense of 

 gathering leaves and feeding the worms might be 

 lessened 33 1-3 per cent., by judicious manage- 

 ment, and we are certain that in proportion to the 

 extent of an establishment would the expense be 

 reduced. 



Eco.NOMY IN A Family There is nothing 



which goes so far towards placing young people 

 beyond the reach of poverty, as economy in the 

 arrangement of their domestic afl'airs. It is as 

 much impossible to get a ship across the Atlantic, 

 with half a dozen butts started, or as many bolt 

 holes in her bottom, as to conduct the concerns 

 of a family without economy. It matters not 

 whether a man furnish little or much for his fim- 

 ily, if there is a continual leakage in the kitchen 

 or in the parlor, it runs away, he knows not how, 

 and that demon, waste, cries more, like the horse 

 leech's daughter, until he that provides has no 

 more to give. It is the husband's duty to bring 

 into the house and it is the duty of the wife to 

 see that nothing goes wrongly out of it : not the 

 least article, however unimportant in itself, for it 

 establishes a precedent ; nor under any pretence, 

 for ito|)ens the door for ruin to stalk in. A man 

 gets a wife to look after his affairs, and to assist 

 him in his journey through life. The husband's 

 interests should be his wife's care, and her great- 

 est ambition carry her no further than his welfare 

 and happiness,together with that of her children. 

 This should be her sole aim, and the theatre of 

 her exploits in the bosom of her family, where 

 slie may do as much towards making a fortune as 

 he possibly may do in the counting room or 

 workshop. It is not the money earned that makes 

 a man wealthy ; it is what is saves from his 

 earnings. A good and prudent husband makes a 

 deposite of the fruits of his labor with his best 

 friend — and if that friend be not true to him, 

 what has he to hope? if he dare not place confi- 

 dence in the comjianion of his bosom, where is he 

 to place it ? A wife acts not for herself only, but 

 she is the agent of many she loves, and she is 

 bound to act for their good, and not for her own 

 gratification. Her husband's good is the end at 

 which she should aim — his approbation is her 

 reward. Self-gratifiiaiiou in dress, or indulgence 

 in appetite, or more company than his purse can 

 well entertain, arc equally pernicious. The first 

 adds vanity to extravagance — the second fastens 

 a doctor's bill to a long butcher's account, and the 

 latter brings intemperance, the worst of all evils, 

 in its train. 



An iron steamboat, called the Cleaveland, is 

 employed on the river Mersey, in England, and is 

 said to be superior in speed, stnmgth, buoyancy 

 and steadiness to any wooden vessel of the same 

 description. For any oilier than river navigation 

 iron vessels cannot be emp'oyed, on aceount of 

 their rendering the compass useless. 



]t is said that co.il of the anthracite s};ecies has 

 been discovered in East Bradford on land of Mr 

 George Bachelder. 



EcoNOJiy. — A little salt sprinkled in starch while 

 it is boiling, tends to prevent it from sticking. 



Use hard soap to wash your clothes, and soft to 

 wash your floors. 



Keep a coarse broom for the cellar stairs, wood- 

 shed, yard, &c. 



There should always be a heavy stone on the top 

 of your pork, to keep it down. 



Look frequently to the pails, to sec that nothing 

 is thrown to the pigs which should have been in 

 the grease pot. 



Look to the greasn pot, and see that nothing is 

 there which might have served to nourish your own 

 family, or a poorer one. 



See that the beef and pork are always under 

 brine, and that the brine is sweet and clean. 



The oftenor carpets are shaken, the longer they 

 wear ; the dirt that collects under them grinds out 

 the threads. 



After old coats, pantaloons, &c. have been cut up 

 for boys, and are no longer capjble of being con- 

 verted into garments, cut them into strips, and em- 

 ploy the leisure moments ol children, or domestics, 

 in sewing and braiding them for door-mats. 



Rye paste is more adhesive than other paste, be- 

 cause that grain is very glutinous. 



When plain tortoise shell combs are defaced, the 

 polish may be renewed by rubbing them with pul- 

 verized rotten-stone and oil. 



Rice Puddings. — If you want a common rice 

 pudding to retain its flavor, do not soak it, or put 

 it in to boil when the water is cold. Wash it, tie 

 it in a bag, leave plenty of room for it to swell, 

 throw it in when the water boils, and let it boil 

 about an hour and a half. 



Coal. — Dr Jackson recently delivered a lecture 

 on Geology at the Odeon, which embraced a de- 

 scription of coal. From his remarks it appears that 

 he is engaged in a series of experiments on the va- 

 rious kinds of coal consumed in our market, with 

 the object of ascertaining their comparative value 

 for fuel, and for the manufacture of gas. He stated 

 in the course of his lecture, that those varieties of 

 Anthracite which contain the greatest portion of 

 carbon, and have the least specific gravity, are the 

 most valuable for fuel ; and that those varieties of 

 coal which contain the above properties, and con- 

 tain a sufficient quantity of volatile matter to cause 

 ready ignition, are generally preferred to those va- 

 rieties which contain a large portion of bituminous 

 matter, the latter being the most valuable lor the 

 manufacture of gas. 



By the following \Ut of coals the reader will be 

 able to judge of their value as respects their hulk. 



Sp. gravity. WI. per rubir yd. 



Lackawana Coal 1,45:10 2,451 lbs. 



Peach Orchard 1.5:327 2,.586 



Black Heath 1,5354 2,590 



Peach Mountain 1,.5695 2,648 



Belmont 1,5816 2,668 



Broad Mountain 1,5938 2,687 



Gate Vein 1,6094 2,715 



Mansfield 1,7100 2,885 



Camicl Coal, Ky. 1,2500 2,109 



Do. Eug. 1,2720 2,141 



Orrel 1,2790 2,158 



New Castle 1,3200 2,227 



Frosiburgh, Md. 1,;3210 2,229 



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