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LETTERS FROM THE COUSINS. 
A COUSIN RAISES SILK-WORMS. 
Dear Uncle Mark. —Last winter we (that 
is my two sisters and myself) saw in the 
Rural New-Yorker, a notice of tbe free 
distribution of silk worm eggs by the United 
States Government, so we sent an application 
to the Department of Agriculture and re¬ 
ceived one-quarter of an ounce of eggs each. 
The eggs commenced hatching just as the 
mulberry leaves were putting out. As soon 
as they were discovered hatching, we placed 
them on boards covered with young leaves 
which the young worms began eating as soon 
as they left the shell. As soon as the worms 
got larger, we moved them on to trays or 
light boards where we kept them supplied 
with fresh mulberry leaves as fast as they 
could eat them. As they grew we kept 
spreading them out until they occupied two 
rooms of the house and took nearly every¬ 
body in it to attend to them. When they got 
old enough to spin, which was just about one 
month after hatching, they commenced dying, 
and we lost a good many in that way, but it 
was not from neglect, for about all we did for 
three weeks was to attend to them. Then 
came the worst part of all. We made brush 
frames according to illustrations in the bul¬ 
letin issued by the Department. 
The worms then crawled upon these as they 
got ready to spin and made their cocoons 
which we picked off as fast as finished and 
laid aside until there was enough to stifle, 
which we did by putting them into a long 
shallow box and covering with hot-bed glass. 
This we placed in the hot sun where they 
were left for about three days. By that 
time the chrysalids were all dead and tbe 
cocoons all dry. These we put away' for ship¬ 
ment, and when they were all dried there 
were only six pounds which we sent to the 
Department of Agriculture, and they brought 
$1.00 per pound. I think they cost about 
twice as much as they brought. I would ad¬ 
vise all the Cousins not try it unless they 
have nothing else to do and can devote their 
whole time to it, and then it won’t pay much. 
Yours Truly, 
Grand Bay, Ala. frank warren. 
Dear Uncle Mark. —I am a little boy. I 
go to school. I have two Banty hens; one of 
them has three chicks. I have two goslings. 
I have a sheep which I earned by picking 
potatoes and hunting eggs. I have a little 
brother one year and a half old. I would like 
to see this printed as I wrote you a letter be¬ 
fore and I did not know whether you got it or 
not. ARTHUR LYSTER. 
Kirkdale, P. Q. 
[Here you see it. U. M.] 
Dear Uncle Mark. —We are"having some 
cool weather now, but we have not had 
enough of frost to kill plants yet. We have 
made about 400 bushels of sweet potatoes this 
year, 150 bushels of which we made on 15 
rows ?>}4 feet apart and 162 yards long. The 
land was originally poor; it would have made 
about 10 bushels of corn per acre, it had 
been cow-penned about three years and that 
was all the manuring it had. Does Dot that 
beat Irish potatoes? We have sold 36>£ 
bushels of sweet potatoes, the most of which 
we sold at 75 cents per bushel. They are 
selling now at 50 cents per bushel. We 
bought three hens at 25 cents each and 14 at 
20 cents each. We have had them 19 days 
and they have laid 18 eggs. A wolf, caught 
the finest hen we had the next night after we 
got them. Eggs are selling here at 10 cents 
per dozen. We have some pretty flowers and 
a nice winter turnip patch and some nice 
fall snap beans. Borne of them are Golden 
Wax. I think the green beans are the 
best. I think it would be a good thing to 
have a contest for the Cousins. 
Your Niece, 
Caldwell, Texas. mary herron. 
[How many of our Northern Cousins know 
what cow-penning is? That land must be 
pretty good. Our potatoes do not pay as 
well as that. Not much money in your hen 
business, I guess, u. M.] 
Dear Uncle Mark.— I thought I would 
write you a letter as I have not seen any 
from this part of the country. We live on a 
farm of 160 acres. I am a little boy 11 years 
old. I go to school. 1 have a little sister 
younger, and two brothers older. My brothers 
and sister go to school with me. I read and 
spell, and write. We have about 90 chickens 
young and old. We have 23 head of cattle 
and 23 head of hogs. We built a new barn 
this spring 36x32 feet. We have 15 head of 
horses. We have a little dog. His name is 
Pohto. He will play hide-and-seek and ball 
with us and drive cattle and hogs. 
Your Nephew. 
Warren Co., Iowa. roeY mcvay 
Dear Uncle Mark: —I would like to join 
the Y. H. C. I am 12 years old. My birth¬ 
day was one week ago Saturday, and I had a 
present of a lovely sleigh. Papa has taken 
the Rural about eight years and I like to 
read the Cousins’ letters very much. I read 
Miles C. Niehol’s letter and think it was a very 
nice plan, only I think aD eighth of an acre is 
almost too much land, because we might not 
take such good care of it as we would if we had 
less. What do you think about having less 
land, Uncle Mark? I hope this letter will not 
find its way to the waste basket; my sister 
has written two letters and they were both 
printed and I hope mine will be printed also. 
Your Niece, 
Ontario County, N. Y. kate c. vaneps. 
Dear Uncle Mark:— I would like to join 
the Y. H. C. I live on a farm of 50 acres. 
We have four cows and three calves, and one 
horse; we have two old hogs and five pigs. 
We have about 75 hens ana we have one old 
turkey and 14 young ones. I have three 
brothers and four sisters. I am nine years 
old. SATIE B. PECKHAM, 
Cropseyville, N. Y. 
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