“Culture of Silk” from New England Farmer

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In one of the many governmental initiatives to promote the growth of silk, the government of Massachusetts offered a bounty to plant mulberry trees. This was based on the idea, as the article stated, that they “would grow in any country between 20 and 50 degrees of latitude.” It turned out that even the most robust versions of the mulberry could be killed by hard winters and that they were not resistant to a blight that wiped out the remainder.

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Item typeArticle
AuthorFessenden, Thomas Green
PublisherGeorge C. Barrett
Date1834-02-19
PlaceNew England
TopicAgriculture, Farming
Clothing, Textile, Fashion, Costume
EraNational Expansion and Reform, 1816–1860
MaterialPaper
Process/FormatPrinting
Dimension detailsProcess Material: printed paper, ink Height: 11.25 in Width: 9.00 in
Catalog #L02.064
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Fessenden, Thomas Green. “Culture of Silk.” George C. Barrett, February 19, 1834. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l02-064/. Accessed on October 11, 2024.

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