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Vol XLI. No. 1715. 
NEW YORK, DEO. 9, 1K82. 
FitK CUNT* 
tl.1.0 PKK YEAR. 
[Entered ac.-ordin K to Act of Congress. In tbe year 1882, by the Rural Kew-Yorker, »n the ogee of the Ub.arlan of Congress at Wash , gton J 
farm topics. 
SILK CULTURE IN THE UNITED 
STATtSS. 
Fob several recsons the prospects for the 
healthy development of the silk industry in 
inducement to silk growers, assuring them of 
a market for their goo Is. There are 380 silk 
mills in the United States, and of the raw silk 
which they use, about two-thirds is imported, 
costing about 185,000,000 annually. 
As the people have been blessed with pros¬ 
perity, and wealth has been widely diffused 
there has been a constantly growing demand 
for silk fabrics, and thesa have been itn- 
Philadelpbla reporting over 10,000 correspond¬ 
ents. Doubtless, most of thesa take up the busi¬ 
ness as an avocation, not depending for their 
own entire support upon it, and this is the prop¬ 
er couisa topiraua, aa thara ara risks to be 
taken which will not warrant tha invastmant 
of a large sum by the novice in tha business. 
For the benefit of those who contemplate a 
trial of silk culture we present the following 
SILK PEODCCINQ FOODS. 
The proper food for the silk worm la on 
comprising fibrous substance, saccharine, resin 
and water, and these are found in the WHite, 
Black and Cauaaiian Mulberries and tbe 
Osage Orange. F,ir the best results 1 he Morns 
Japouica, or Japanese Mulb rry, should be 
used. It is said to produce more silk (ban M. 
alba Moretti, M. alba roses, or. in fact, any of 
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s country, are, to say the least, quite favor- 
lo The home demand for raw silk now 
lounts to at least ten million dollars, and 
Ls still on the increase. This affords a great 
ported at an anuual cost of $40,000,000 for raw 
and manufactured si Its. On this account 
there is developing a widely extended popular 
interest in ailk culture, a single Association at 
facts by which they may be guided, we hope, 
to success, though they should not forget that 
ill-fortune may meet them at various points 
along tbe route. 
the other mulberries. It is hardy and well 
adapted to all sections of the country, and 
yields about one pound of cocoons to ten 
pounds of leaves. The Moretti. or M. data. 
