Show nry MY oy ilis ills r BY LOUIS A BERTRAND V in 1831 1834 a disastrous speculative furor in the mortis norus Multi cautis caulis broke out and raged for a few years through the united states like an epidemic at that time I 1 was residing at new york where I 1 had established some commer cial clai relations with france I 1 went heartily hiar tily but alas too late for my finan ninan cial standing into that wild speculation as the sequel will show in 18 1835 35 1 I imported from my native land ten pounds of the korzis alba white mulberry seed A silk partner of mine a smart swiss gentleman imported twelve pounds of the morus afi bretty seed from italy A beautiful nursery was started by us in the vicinity of new now york according to the rules exposed in my last chapters on the mulberry culture about 1600 1 OW one million six hundred thousand nd of fine young trees were the result of our sowing A large morus mortis Multi caulia plantation the property of an american speculator was flourishing close by our nursery I 1 am compelled by the omnipotence of truth to state here that my partners trees were far iii sil superior perlor to mine in in size and quality however the prospects before us were indeed very flattering natt ering the jhb following year 3 imported sixty ounces of the large white Ce vennes and sixty ounces of the golden yellow illk silk silkworm worm eggs from the same locality in france at that ti timer meiso so intense was the speculative fe verat newyork New York that the former eggs were boid sold by auction at 22 per ounce and the latter at 20 in gold j having kept an ounce of each variety id iff order that they might be tested they were both naturally hatched I 1 mean without any artificial heat beat the process of feeding our worms was of course the same as that used iti in every family in the south of france that is to say with leaves only and no branches gathered from our young trees although they were alsed raised in a small open abed and managed according to a most primitive mode model each one spun a large and beautiful cocoon in a word our little ex ext t a perfect success A few dozen wornia were fed by myself in my by room at he w york but their cocoons were inferior to those of the other breed because the leaves forming their food and und coming every day from our nursery were too dry our silk enterprise and fine nurs nursery ery praised so fara far a very promising concern but but nut in 1837 the wheel of blind fortune turned positively against us two hundred ounces of silkworm eggs having been imported by mo me from france were found entirely hatched on board the sailing vessel A large quantity of the mulberries were received by my partner from italy but so great was waa the reaction against the mortis Multi kaulis fever that our ou splendid imported trees could find no purchaser at any price whatever on the glo the following year the banks of new york having h avin suspended their specie payments a tremendous commercial crasci was the result then the reaction fell heavily upon the mulberry culture and the silk raising industry covering the whole business with odium and fidi ridicule fu tle tie do you lantto want to know what final wholesale price was obtained by py busm susji exchange fon for 4 our 1 mulberry treesa 1 risum 1 M te natis ailace allece do db not I 1 laugh kin iii two horses horbes 1 dla dia gusted austed with such a paltry result resul ti I 1 went paris af V back to now in writing spontaneously and freely upon the same subject I 1 do not wisht create broat a hoe hee speculative furor in utah but mark my words the farseeing far seeing chief who is presiding ov erthe glorious destiny y of our people havia havil having ng taken taked the lead in everything relative to that industry I 1 will make my best exertions to create a utah silk fever in the silk producing counties of europe forthe fort be exportation of our eggs the time is coming when i toe too tb erich rich silk merchant the business buk suk manufacturer abid and the tiie I 1 producer wilt will turn their eyes towards ta V A ada rda utah as a 1 place laie of refuge and safety j i 1 I 1 in the meah mean time I 1 will elucidate h here e an n question on oil cuttin cuttings gs which alfich has bee been laid verbally before ene ine by y iny imy friend paul A hettler Bc esq an intelligent mulberry heln in your third chapter I 1 have founds fo n bass bays sa ys he the following rule on the propagation of the mulberry by cuttings the planting according to the adil and df alt mate must sary vary from 10 to 20 inches deep deo now george D watt I 1 esq in h his is very able and interesting lee iee lectures advises his hearers to plant the mulberry rry cut tings three inches deep what rule 0 or counsel must we follow I 1 feel happy to answer that question in the south of france prance a semitropical semi tropical country the mulberry cuttings are generally planted 10 or 20 inches deep according to the locality but with one third sticking out above the ground they are always planted in the spring season and the mulberries proceeding from those cuttings are cultivated as standard or half standard trees but in utah we must raise our mulberries rles ries only 1 as dwarf trees for several reasons next spring I 1 will ii arya neim neif process for pl planting antini our cuttings in the mean time I 1 will transcribe here the imposed posed in his manual byar by mr L prevost the french pioneer silk of california have your cuttings about six or eight inches long the tops cut near near one eye eyb or bud plant deep enough to have the top covered about half an inch this fa is lelent sufficient to prevent the action of the sun etc and in this way you will mill have them all grow glow if planted in a proper soil boll I 1 will now quote another californian authority the cuttings should be taken from the tree in this state in december or january and immediately planted in the ground though if the aground ground is not ready they may like the cuttings of the be kept nn un til february or march by andy pandy dry soil or placing them in a cool cellar for planting they should be cut in pieces containing from two to three eleia each and nd placing them in an ti upright position in the ground should be covered so that the upper bendwill end will ba be vout bout an inch below the surface 11 T N HOAG Transaction the california n stute state agricultural ay society cichy figa page 1 1866 1867 i L tl th y ther extracted x irac trac from 0 m the same wor c page I 1 the cut cuttings tillis are cut with three eyes to bach ch the ground well weil ploughed sloughed hed and worked then furrows opened three and a half feet apart put in cuttings six inches apart and cover and press the dirt upon them about three inches deep the ground is then kept free from weeds and well cultivated through the season they are then kept pruned low say six fo to eight feet to avoid extra labor in gathering the leaves by this method of planting and cultivating we obtain the first year about eight tons of good leaves per agre acre the second year yean the trees treo afe aie are all pruned or cutoff cut off close tb the ground in jan january u ar y A and n ol 01 the summer bummer following we can pick from the same acre about sixty pounds of good mulberry leaves 11 wai war M HAYNIE every new agricultural industry must be grounded on ori experiments then before closing the tho present chap chapter tei tel awill say let liet every planter adopt the mode best adapted to his soil and ci circumstances circumstance ce I 1 in planting my cuttings jwill re heyl friend of the great silk caused do the same for the general benefit of his fellow men |