March 1, 1864.] THE TECHNOLOGIST. 



SERICULTURE IN OUDH. 6VJ 



Further, the Deputy Commissioner of Fyzabad, reports that he hns 

 requested the Talookdars "of that district to plant each five thousand 

 cuttings of native mulberry, and has planted himself a large number ; 

 and the Deputy-Commissioner of Durriabad has, to my knowledge, 

 been distributing from the Government Garden, cuttings of the large- 

 leaved China mulberry to the Talookdars of his district at the rate of 

 several hundred cuttings each. I also understand that the Deputy- 

 Commissioners of Baraitch, Luckimpore, and Sultanpore, have already 

 a large number of plants and are continuing to multiply them. 



Mr. Foy, of Fuzlnuggur, reports that he has planted 65,000 cuttings 

 of the native mulberry. Major Orr, of Koy Bareilly, is also forming a 

 plantation of mulberries. 



If, as I hope, in other districts an equal interest is being taken in 

 the multiplication and propagation of this valuable plant, we shall have, 

 in the course of a few years, the commencement of a large number of 

 mulberry plantations. Of course, in the Seetapore district, extensive 

 experiments with silkworms are being made on Government account, 

 and mulberry plants are being rapidly multiplied. 



All kinds of mulberry trees thrive wonderfully in the Oudh soil, 

 and I have little doubt that we shall be successful in grafting a branch 

 of industry on this province, which will require time only to benefit its 

 inhabitants considerably. 



The following are reports to the Chief Commissioner of Oudh, on 

 the progress of Government silkworm experiments, which he has kindly 

 permitted me to publish. 



Report of an experiment with the Cashmere Silkworm in the Hurdui 

 District, by C. Lindsay, Esq., Deputy-Commissioner : 



" During the course of last cold weather, I received a small quantity 

 of eggs from Mr. Cope, of Umritsur. Owing to various causes, the box 

 containing the eggs was not opened till the end of February, 1863. I 

 found many of the eggs hatched, but for want of air and food most of 

 these worms had died. The remaining eggs were speedily hatched ; 

 the last egg was hatched about the end of March. The worms were fed 

 lour times daily on the common native mulberry leaf. (The worms 

 were not fed during the night). The eggs were hatched in large wooden 

 boxes, and the worms kept in similar boxes till they were about an inch 

 long, when they were transferred to large shallow baskets. The worms 

 began to spin in the first week in April, and the first cocoon was formed 

 about the 7th. Mr. Carnegy, of Seetapore, kindly gave me the pattern 

 for the spinning baskets. I believe they are similar to those used in 

 Bengal. During the whole period the worms remained remarkably 

 healthy. I forgot to mention that the worms were kept in an empty 

 room in my house. Specimens of the cocoons have been forwarded to 

 Mr. Cope, Mr. Turnbull, Mr. Carnegy, and Dr. Bonavia." 



The following is Mr. Turnbull' s reply regarding the sample of 

 cocoons produced at Hurdui : 



" If from the Cashmere stock, they have deteriorated much. This 



