Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1829-02-26
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DIRECTIONS

For The management Of SFk,corr1s, feciing and
prepdring he SILK, n-id for TIE Cultivation Of
the White mulberry. TIE Ecgs mast BE- Uia-
ced tn cold ceilny, In n la bsr. 10 protect
them from mice mud iaSscls. cAd tfpf there M
III The time proper for hacking Non.
Haithing Of Eags and Feeding The 1oras.
IN the sprn,g when The warm weather has be-
come settled aud the mulberry leaves abont half
grown. bring out the eggs and lay them upan
table covered with paper, in dry, airy room.
In from eight TO ten days, If the weather be iine
aud warm, the worms will leave the eggs.
They will he about the size Of The very small.
red house ant. The ntIt GGy aftcr the WORMS
begin 10 leave the eggs. procure some fresh n,ul
berry leaves. tear them into small pieces, and
lay them ON the wonns. .NS Often rs The leaves
become dry or vithered iav ON fresh ones, and
once in three days remove the litter. which you
will be able TO do by laying whole fresh leaves
on the worms 10 which they VII adhere, aad
YOU can take hold oftLe stem of the leaf a,,d
bear it to clean place. Contnue this yrncess
ill yop have removed all the worms. when tho
litter may be brushed of. Fresh leaves will be
required three times dav for The first twenty
days, after which they ought TO be lald on ~
Ia" as they are Consumed or become drv Al.
ter the fist tWo weeks the leaves may be eiYen
whole, and If they are gathered by cutting off
small branches, foot or SO long, and these
branches with The leaves or them Ind on the
worms, IT will be still be,ter. asthr leaves when
lelt on the branches keep fre,h and green much
| longer than when stripped off Leaves given to
the WORMS in this way have known to keep
fresh twcnty.iour hours. and until entirely eon-
sumed. This plan will be found to effect n
| great saving both in leaves aud labonr. The
leaves mist he free from wet aud 9TH when CIV
! er 10 the woIms.
Frame, for U6ra'.
| When the worms are tweniy.cue DAYS old, On
| day or two over or under will be of no conse-
cnence,1 remove them from the table 10 frame p
work, made in the form OF the outside frame Of
a window sash. in which a kind OF network bot
| tom is formed hy weaving sIrong twIne from
side 10 side and crossing ii from end 10 end, ms-
king the spaces between the twinc, Cor nleshes)
| a quarter OF nm inch square. This frame mny
be OF any size most convenient. and as mary OF
| them must be made as arc required 10 accanlilo-
! Date al the worms. 4 frame y Ivy 1 feet wall
| hold 800 worus. These frames admit a nee
circulation Of air and permit the dung of the
worms Ia fall through. Inc frames may he lald
upon kleets fixed 10 The wall, one above am"
Their about two feet apart. or upon pos's "h
cross pieces affixed 10 them, ms may best sui
! the convenience of the cutivator. When The
! frames are disposed one above another, smI
lar franc. with pGGer bottom, Instead oil net
work should be placed few inches below each
! for the purpose Of catching the DING. &C. that
falls through, that il may not fall the wnfln'
beneath. After the twenty-anh day 81 tht
| worms are, IL they have been well attended
and hnve attained their fnll size the l,lcr need
! MOI be removed. Feed the worms then anc
thereafter by laying on the small branches OF
twiss of mulberry, lightly, always lnying then
across those before laid on, and taking care tha
they form loose pile as they accumulate, and
il at any time they become too compact. raise
and loosen ihem-they must always be SO loose
mat YOU can see clearly through the pile, and
that the mir may circulate freely among them
On or about the thirty-fifth day OF the worms
age they will begin 10 spin. For few hour
previous TO their spinning they will cease eat
lug, discover a soft wrinkly appearance, and he
come somewhat transparent. II is not howev
err material that their readiness to SPIN he look
ed for. as, upon this plan, they descend Of then
own accord among the dry limbs on tie pile OF
which they have been fed, and spin their co
cnons without any assistance whatever. hi
plan OF attending skwornis. saves ut least on
halt the lahour required in the old system. OF g
rectine rspal,ers IL assisting the wornS 81 rise
and il answers equally ms well AS that trouble
some mode. |. have tried b,rh and speak from
experience and those who adopt the new plar
will he fully satisfied Of its great utility. TIN
IMPROVEMENT IS entirely nv own, ~ well as tina
of feeding with small twits iustrnd OF s,rippn!
tofr the reaves. which does NO injury TO the muI