Show silk culture daniel graves esq of provo the aged and enthusiastic advocate of silk culture has bas been requested by the department of agriculture to furnish the addresses of any agricultural organizations such as farmers and gardners gardeners gard ners clubs etc as tar far as he nay be able to do so the officers of any society of the kind in the territory are requested to send their addresses to mr graves by so doing they will probably reap some advantage mr graves is also in receipt of the following ofil official cial communication I 1 SILK DIVISION department OF agriculture august 1888 to daniel danief graves esq 1 dear sir yours of lath 16 t of july came cam etoliand to hand the senate bill in produced trod by senator chandler has become a law As a matter of tact but Is available for this work during the present fiscal year and the law distinctly limits experiments with silk reeling machinery to the district of columbia my only means of assisting your industry are the gratuitous distribution of silk worm eggs and pamphlets of instructions in silk culture these we will freely supply to the silk culturists your during the present fiscal year any cocoons they may choose to ship me and ud will pay the current market price I 1 shoula be glad to receive some of the he statistics which you are preparing with regard to the above subject I 1 COLMAN commissioner 10 mr graves would like to receive from all interested a statement of the number of mulberry trees they have what trees are in their locality and ana who are willing to raise worms |