Textile Documents › Publications › Publication: H. H. Bancroft

1 document found
Sort:
Section on Agriculture from The Natural Wealth of California
Section on Agriculture from The Natural Wealth of California
Monograph · 12 pages
Excerpts from Titus Fey Cronise's 1868 survey of California's resources, covering the state's textile-related agriculture and manufacturing. The agriculture pages discuss cotton and flax culture, sheep raising and the wool clip, and silk culture with mulberry trees and cocoons. The manufactures pages describe California's woolen mills (Pioneer, Mission, Pacific, Marysville), the Oakland cotton mill, a cotton-wadding factory, and a proposed carpet factory, with figures on output, capital, machinery, and employees.

© 2004 - 2026 Kris Bruland, Handweaving.net

Privacy Policy