. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 648. Silk glands of a ma- ture worm; P, part of glands that secretes the silky matter; S, reservoir; C, conducting ca- nal; F, spin- neret; G-, acces- sory glands. (Redrawn from Verson and Quajat.) abandoned in the United States, but the very name became a byword. Since the bursting of the multicaulis bubble, sporadic attempts to revive the industry have been started in California, Utah, Lou- isiana, Alabama and Georgia. Moreover, in 1884, Congress be- gan making appropriations for the encouragement of silk-cul- ture in the
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 648. Silk glands of a ma- ture worm; P, part of glands that secretes the silky matter; S, reservoir; C, conducting ca- nal; F, spin- neret; G-, acces- sory glands. (Redrawn from Verson and Quajat.) abandoned in the United States, but the very name became a byword. Since the bursting of the multicaulis bubble, sporadic attempts to revive the industry have been started in California, Utah, Lou- isiana, Alabama and Georgia. Moreover, in 1884, Congress be- gan making appropriations for the encouragement of silk-cul- ture in the United States, under the United States Department of Agriculture. These appropria- tions were continued until 1890 and then lapsed. During the progress of this work, under the Department of Agriculture, mul- berry trees and eggs of the silk- worm moth were sent to corre- spondents throughout the country, a manual of instructions was pub- lished and distributed, and silk . reels were operated in New Or- leans and in Washington. The work ceased June 30, 1891. The national work, under the Department of Agriculture, was resumed in July, 1902. The Sec- retary of Agriculture, Hon. James Wilson, had come to the conclu- sion that every possible effort should be made to ameliorate the condition of the extremely poor people of the southern states, and particularly of the colored race. Among the many ideas that suggested themselves to him was that of silk-culture, which, as a household industry, adds to the wealth and prosperity of other countries and to the family incomes of the extremely poor. Congress made a special appropriation, and the work has been continued up to the present time. Silk reels have been imported from Europe ; opera- tors were also imported as teachers, and American girls have been shown the process of reeling cocoons. Well-tested disease-free eggs have been imported from Europe, and mulberry seed of desir- able varieties has also been brought over. Experi- mental nu
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