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\ND GARDENER'S JOURNAL. 



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57 



Y. Lestslature--" Bill to promote Agri- 

 culture." 



We stated lost month that no re|)ort hnd been mode 

 the Legislature on the petitions for the encouroge- 

 ;nt of agriculture; and such we still consider to be 

 fact, olthough some may think we are niista- 

 It is true, Mr. Johnson, sometime in the 

 riy part of the session, btforc the /lelilions from the 

 'estCTn part vf the State leere rcccireil, ollered what 

 IS called " A Bill to Promote Agriculture;" but its 

 jvieions wert> to meagre, ond so unlike what the 

 mers asked for, tliat we were in hopes the fommit- 

 :, on the receipt of the petitions, would become 

 lamed of their bantling, and report something more 

 accordance with the petitions, and more worthy ol 

 ! Empire State. But a warm friend of the cause, 

 10 has spent some days at Albany, informs us that 

 s bill is likely to become a law, without improve- 

 :nt, and without opposition. 



Half a loaf is better than no bread,' it is true; 

 1 the passage of this law will doubtless be a great 

 nefit; but we shall certainly feel a degree of shame 

 announcing to the world that the great ond wealthy 

 ite of New York has passed a law for the improve- 

 ntof agriculture, ond appropriated only $7000 per 

 lum to the purpose. 



The bill before the House provides that $7000 be ap- 

 priated annually for live years, in the ratio of ijoO 

 ;och member of Assembly, and .'jfGOO to the Slate 

 iety. When any County Society has raised by 

 untary subscription any sum of money, thecomp- 

 ler is authorized to pay an equal sum, provided it is 

 greater than the sum appropriated to that county. 

 mention is made of Commissioners, 

 t is proper to inform our readers that this bill was 

 ned in answer to the petition of a few individuals 

 «t Albany — self-styled the N. Y. Stale Agricultural 

 :iety — who it will be seen, were careful to provide 

 their own interests. But, as yet, no notice has 

 n taken of the numerous petitions which have been 

 red by the yeomanry of Western New York. 

 Ve have seen no account of any further action 

 the bill for the eseouragement of Silk Culture. 

 1 hope the members of the Legislature will not dis- 

 ard the wishes of their constituents and the inler- 

 of the State so much, as to neglect these matters 

 il is too late to secure their passage. 



Horticultural Meeting. 



Lgreeable to the call published in our last No., a 

 ilingwas held in the Lecture Room of the Young 

 na' Association in this city. Dr. Moses Long was 

 ed to the Chair, and U. M. Ward, Esq. appointed 

 retary. 



Uter some discussion, it was agreed to form an as. 

 otion to promote the interests of Plorticulmre, to 

 :alled the Monroe Horticultural Society; giv- 

 to persons residing in other counties, the privilege 

 lecoming members if they wish to do so. 

 )n motion, a committee of five was appointed to 

 pare o constitution for the society, and report at the 

 t meeting. 



The tollowing persons were nominated: Silas Cor- 

 '8^1, S. O. Smith, H. M. Ward, P. Barry, Beuj. Hill. 

 The meeting then adjourned to meet in the same 

 eeon Thursday, March 25, at 2 o'clock, P. M. 

 ^ A. meeting was held agreeable to the above adjourn- 

 nt, but not being so numerously attended as was 

 jcipated, and the committee being unavoidably ab- 

 it, it was thought proper to postpone the adoption of 



;Bjij : constitution until the firsiTbursday (being the Gth) 



jiyli May next. The meeting adjourned to meet on 

 !« It doy at the same place, ot 2 o'clock, P. M., for 

 ! purpose of organizing the society. 



j,l^ The friends of Horiiculture in iMonroe county, (and 

 ^jse who please from adjoining counties) are reepcct- 



^ vlp requested to attend. 



., 



According to our promise, ond the request of sever- 

 al subscribers, we here give a description of the "Bur- 

 lington Silk Frames," mentioned in our Feb. No. — 

 The engraving and remarks below, render the subject 

 quite plain. If any persons in this vicinity desire to 

 obtain any of the frames, they can leave their orders 

 with our publishers, ot the Rochester Seed Store. 



BT RLINGTOjV silk FRA5IE. 



This simple yet complete apparatus for feeding Silk 

 Worms, invented and patented by Edmund Morris of 

 Burlington, N. J., has been found, after repeated trials 

 to accomplish the following important objects. — 



1. It secures the most thorough ventilation to oil 

 parts ot the tramc on which the worms ore feeding, 

 below OS well ns above, and obliges them of necessity, 

 to clean themselves of their e.\crement ond other rub- 

 biah 



2. That part of oil former modes of feeding which 

 requires waiting for the worms to mount upon fresh 

 foliage in order lo clean them, is entirely dispensed 

 with; and though cleaning is never necessary, yet 

 should the worms require changing, it is done almost 

 iiisLciuly, a thousand at a time, and without the worm, 

 being conscious of the change. 



3. The whole apparatus is as portable as a quilting 

 frame; ondall the parts which require hondling during 

 the feeding season, are os portable as an umbrella, 

 without being liable to breakage. 



4. Ventiloiion and cleanliness are so perfectly ac- 

 complished, that disease seems out of the question, 

 unless originating in the egg. 



5 The age (trom the spinning) of any number of 

 cocoons, from ono thousond up to a million, is idenli- 

 tled to a dny, and they are gathered with six times the 

 facility of the hurdle system, at the same time coining 

 out pertecily clean, and wiili but little wasie of (loss 



6. By using branches, cut down with a grass hook 

 or scythe, it eaves more than one half the usual ex- 

 pense of gathering foliage and feeding it out to the 

 worms, ond more of them are accommodated in the 

 same space. 



7. It is cheaper ond more dur.ible than the hurdles. 

 -\ll the purchaser is required lo do otier receiving his 

 frames, is to put in a iew nails to support his uprights, 

 and to put straw into his spinning roofs, ond the whole 

 eon'rivonee is complete and ready for use. 



The vast supcrioriiy of ihis over oil other fixtures 

 tor feeding silk worms, is such os lo be apparent even 

 10 persons not acquiuntcd with the rearing of tbem ; 



while intelligent gentlemen, practically conversont 

 with the bu.^iness, hove pronounced, without a single 

 exet^ption, that il fully accomplisliea oil lliol lins been 

 said above. It has been tried repeatedly ond Ibuiid 

 successful in practice, ond may be seen at the liurliiig- 

 un Filature, wliere persons interesled in the silk busi- 

 ness ore invited lo examine into its merilp. It rejects 

 the hurdle sysiein entirely, and is original in all its 

 parte. A frome sufficient to feed 6, 0110 worms, nioy 

 be seen ot Jos. Leeds' U. S. Silk Agency, No. 2 

 Fronklin Place, Philadelphia, the proprietor of which 

 has been appointed agent for the sole of frames and 

 rights, lo whom, or to the patentee at Builingion, . 

 apj.'lieation may be maile. An engraved view, with 

 a lull description, will be sent on opplieaiion, post paid. 

 Gentlemen about to erect cocooneneswill lind it high- 

 ly important to e.^iamine the copobilities of this Fmme, 

 previous to erecting any oi'aer lixiures. 



The most unqnohtied approbation has been awarded 

 to this Frame by the numerous visitors who hove ex- 

 amined it, and none have mode any objection, or ex- 

 pressed a doubt of its copabiliiies. Many large 

 cocooneries ore now being fitted up with it, for the 

 coming season, ond others are building, in which no 

 other fixtures will be used. 



The Patentee proposes to manufocture and sell these 

 Frames, or to dispose of the right to individuals to 

 make them for their own use, in order to occomniodaio 

 those who reside eo lor from this city os to make the 

 cost of transportation too heavy a lox for ihem to pur- 

 chase here. In either cose, however, ihe purchaser 

 should make his own uprights, as ihe freight would be 

 costly. Each upright, 8 feet long and C inches wide, 

 by 2 inches thick, contains 8 feet, costing about 10 

 cents for hemlock or pine — the expense for making 

 grooves is obout 6 cents for each upright. Ten of 

 them will occonimodate 54 frames, each 3 by 4 feet. 



The price for a feeding frome and roof, coh-uloted for 

 ihe worms to spin in straw, will be CO to 70 cents for 

 the two — and this latter kind is gieady preferable to 

 the lath roofs. The worms are remoikabty fond of 

 spinning in eirow so orronged, the cocoons are gother- 

 ed with equol fociliiy, and come out perfectly clean, 

 without waste of floss. 



To those who prefer to make their own frames, the 

 prices of rights are as follows: 



For the right to make and use 



50 fromes and 50 roofs 5 dollars. 



100 " " " 10 •' 



300 '• " " 20 " 



500 " " " 30 " 



1000 " " " 50 " 



These frames con be monufactiired by the P.itentea 

 at cheaper rate than any individual can furnish them 

 for himself, as machinery will be used fbi ^e purposa. 



The proper size for the fromes ond roofs, is 3 by 4 

 feet, which will oceonimodote l.'OO or more worms. 

 The dimensions con be varied to order. The straw 

 roofs are covered with muslin or thick posielioard. 



Application may be made to Edmund Morris, Bur- 

 lington. N. J., or to Joseph Leeds, Aueiit lor the 

 Patentee, No. 2 Franklin Pioee, Pliilodelphio. 



Agricultural Implements Wanted. 



There is consideroble demand for approved ogricnl- 

 lural implements in this place; ond if o good assort- 

 ment were for sole here ot moderate prices, the de- 

 mand would soon be very great. But there are but a 

 few kinds manufactured in this region, and the trouble 

 and expense of obtaining them from the east, are ^o 

 great thot many will not be obtained from there. We 

 would therefore invite some enterprising mechanic 

 from the east — one who is familior with the difTeient 

 Approved implements of the doy — and who hns a litlle 

 capital to invest, to come and estoblish o manufactory 

 in this city. Here are the best of materials and faeiii- 

 ties for the business, means of transportation in e\ery 

 direction, and the New Genesee Farmer to circulate 

 intelligence oil over the Western World. Now, who 

 will come ? Any communications on the subject, ad- 

 dressed to the publishers of this paper, postage paid, 

 will receive otlention. 



Apparatus tor Laboi.-itoiies. 



Professor Dewey informs us thot the ort'cles men- 

 tioned in another column for a " Cheap Loborotory," 

 may perhaps be most ensilv obtained from Chorhe A. 

 Spencer, Conostotn, Mndison Co., N Y. Mr. S. 

 will send a caiologiie of prices to any person who will 

 1 'liroet letter, post paid, to him. From the coiologue 

 such selecuon can be mode as may be desired) and 

 tiie order will be spet^ily attended to. 



