Delaware journal., 1828-01-22


this, the cocoons may be laid away for reellng
The cocoons from which eggs expected, for
future crop, must be taken on the 9Th day IRON the
commencement of spinning, and lald IN rows about
foot apart on white paper, either on the hoor of
dry airy chamber or on table. three or Tour CO.
coons may lie beside each other, the whole touching
lengthwse, in row. In from to l2 days. the
worm will have changed its form to that OF a grayish
white butterfly Or miller, and will come out td the
cocoon and in "a to Sc hours the female will com
mence laying eggs on the paper betweer the rowso
| cOcUOns There will be about an equal number ot
III les and females, and each female will lay about
$50 eggs, of, first, beautiful sulphur color, about
the size of fmustard seed. in day or two the eggs
become Of bluelsh lilaek COLOR to the naked eye,
but when through microscope, they are Deau-
fully specked, like some kinds of BIRDS eggs
Those that yellow Of sui phur color, have
not been fecundated by the male, and are good tor
nothing. As the flies cease laying, the eggs must
be removed on the paper to cool dry place for fu-
ture use 1t is not necessary to keep them in tenn
perature of As or so degrees to preserve them from
spelling has been asserted. the only injury they
are liable to from high emperature IS that OF haich-
ing, which, after the Spring, they Will not De ape
to do in any temperature lower than rs degrees.
They ought to be kept in dry place oprevent NIL
dew which weuld be injurious, protected from IN
sects, and where they will have the benefit of AIR.
The flies eat nothing after leaving the cocoon and
, die in a few days after laying their eggs
The cocoons from which you expect silk, after
having been baked, above, may be reeled at any
time after your attention to the other parts OF the
process ceases. for which purpose, putabout SO OF
them into kettle of water of temperature SO h'gl
= only you may put your hand in without scadiDg,
" Iat which must be steadily kept by means OF Goals
under the kettle) and with wlsp OF wigs SIR tnein
. . about brskly till you observe the end OF fibre OF
silk sticking to it, when you must secure and pro-
: ceed as before till you have as many fbres as ynu
f,r. nl IF s orr
then JON them and attach them to reel and Ind oil
. . the silk, carefully observing when fibre breaks 10
secure it or another that the thread may not be de
minished. Some only wind 4. 5, or hbres IN
e. strand and double the strands after reellng, The
nc bars of the reel should be pretty long that you may
u spread the silk without letting the strands touch
10 until the first laid be dry. the gum IN the SIX
e. "il make them adhere. In this way proceed TIL
rs you have reeled all your cocoOns. The SILK may
e now be wound from the skein into balls and twisted
II with common inning wheel, and doubled, as may
" be required for sewing thread twist tor weaving;
IL after which, it must be boiled for four five hours
'e water in which little soap is put, and then we'll
P rnsed in clear water, for the purpse OF freeing 1T
IN from the gum with which it is ncumbered, when the
lie silk will be fl for use 1t will be white of course,
and if other coors are wanted it must be dyed
rel 1t is proper here to remark that the Silk culture
BE- naturally divided into two branches, both of which
te can hardly be advantageously combined in the same
gn establishment, whe carr led in large scae-the
production of cocoons being the first, and the re-
as nainder of the process the second When the cul-
tn ture of silk shall become extensive, factories ought,
N and no doubt will be established, to purchase the
VS. cocoons and manufacture the Silk.
cyl 1t may be calculated that an acre of ground will
o' afford mulberry leaves enough to produce from half
d to pound of silk; that fifty pounds of leaves will
yer be required to feed 1000 worms. and that common
ls full grown mulberry tree will afford FROM to
nj: and sometimes three hundred pounds Of leaves. A
hu tree the foliage of which, it well and hicky set,
will measure ten feet square as it stands. may be CAL
the cuated to afford 90 pounds of leaves without nju-
10 ry to its health.
Ut, 1t will be Observed that these directions in
~ tended only for the management oil small number
e of worms by farmers and others who intend only to
~, make few pounds of silk annually the deviation
from hem however required. in the conduct Of
w. tensive establishments even simple. and will
- suggest themselves They are merely the providing
of seperate house adapted to the purpose, with ap
proprate tables. in the form of shelves Tor the ac
on' commodaton of the worms. and few others of lit
ami tie moment
m 'nu' GIDEON B. SMITH.
and A[rI have still some Eggs OF the pest italIal
smut stock on hand sufficient quantity OF which for a
be- experiment and future stock OF eggs, will sen
IN in by mail accompanied with such information as ma
and he required for their management to any person w
ther will enclose five dollars by mail or Otherwlse
for
,ome MARYLAND MARBLE.-Fr friend, W
rms have received what he says is an inferior specime
,ord of superior Marble from Bechar's or Bleckar
nd il quarry, in Washington county, twelve miles fro
num- Fredercktown, and five miles from Harpers Ferr
and he further and very properly suggests, tb
Id be if statue of Washington is to be erected upon Il
COM monument dedicated to him by the people of Bal
silk more should not the material be of the produce