Show TO I Official Information on Government Prices A fur r Silk The following Information In to 10 th Ih Purchase of or lUe cocoons anti and prices paid laid for settle same by l the tue United States government hits hl been received tha tima division of ot entomology UnIt Dull UnIted Dulled ed States of oC a Washington D 11 I C This has been heen charged with an amu Investigation of ot the possibilities of profitable silk culture in III tho the United States State Sluice It has hili ha already been that dIaL cocoons of ot excellent quaIl quality ty Iy can an be raised over the tho whole country wherever the time mulberry wilt will grow Brow our nul first Oral step Is evidently to 10 Interest l AS a many persons as a possible In III the cultivation of 0 the lie silk III worm In lii Inor order artier or that there lucre may Im tin a I guaranteed 1 supply of cocoons Cloon when time the time comes conieS for tur the th of tit it silk Ilk on a R commercial basis basIn Therefore to 10 nil alt wishing to lo engage In silk 11 culture and who do ilo not 1101 the necessary foot food plants the tile will send leml sent mulberry cuttings III In small numbers and to persons larson who al III renly have the th proper mulberry Iry trees Ite wo will III In reason enough of or the ti silkworm eggs for tOI a good start H U IH Is hoped that before private enter enterprise prise will wIlt take up ui tha tue matter of ot erect erectIng Ing plants crud and Hum hue create a permanent market for tor the tho th cocoons In till the thu meantime so long lon tie appropriates for the wu WI will buy the tile cocoons cocoon at lit approximately tilt the lii current I market markel price which h hII is II train from 75 15 ratiOs cents to 10 I 1 a II pound for dried cocoons We are re operating it Ii reel real tit itt this In order to 10 convert the time co tn cocoons Cocoons coons coon Into raw silk A it tAINE Secretary Utah Silk Commission |