Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1838-09-24
SEIEa;THOIVS.
REARING TIE SILK. WORM.


In shed barn. oai house. or any place where they |
will be protected rom the and ram free cir
cuation OF ait aud entire cleanliness in lhei apart
ments are absolutely requisite. They will uotpfos
per near 10 decomposing animalor vegetable bodies
nor IN an atmosphere rerdefed impure BY any cause
whatever and the smoke of tobacco is peculiarly
offensive TO them Our coeooncry, and we are not /
advised that any more Convenient edidoe has any
where been constructed lor the purpose to which /,
Is applied, IS 100 feet long by 80 feet wide, and two
stories high with large sliding windows on both
sides, and each end sufficiently capacious 10 con
tain four rows OF shelves in each story having plen
~ Of room TO pass between hem, to change the hur-
dies, &c. There are five shelves IN each row, three
feel in width four IN length, aud fourteen inches
apart. Two millions OF worms may be reared IN a
building of this ze and construction.
The proper time 10 hatch the eggs oil the silk worm
depends somewhat on the state OF the foliage OF the
mulberry Tree. / IS soon enough when the wealth
CT becomes regularly warm, and when the leaf of
the tree has attained 10 a considerable size SpIcod
the eggs thin on paper in 4 warm room when the
temperature Isat 20 OF rs Far. The room mus he
well hehed, but the sun should not SHINE directly
upon the eggs. In SIN seven days tie worms
will appear, aud must be removed 10 the shelves.
here they are To be fed hulc food now .utllrcs
md that liito they must constantly have The
leaves should be cit fine before they are given to the
worms. lhelIic OF Tic worm IS divided INTO five ares.
md these ages arc marked by four intervening mout
ings Dung these outings no food should pr
% eel he
AR salubnous throughout the cocooncty When
litter begins TO accumulate. must be removed The
old method OF cilccnng Tins, WAS, 10 place some
leaves on side Of the shelf aud when the worms
had crawlcd aud begun to feed on them. ihat side
OF the shell which they had left was brushed thea
ng.ln the leaves aud worms, together were remoycd
to the place where HE filth had been taken AWAY
and both sides OF the shell were thus made clean
Nhcn many worms were fed. this portion of the Labor
was tedious ana disaereeable aud not very condu-
GIVE TO the health and growth of the insect--This
practice prevailed III Europe for ages; and the a.
mount Of labor required Tor kecn,rp in, .bclyc.
clear OF Hitter and filth nearly equal 10 ,bo
picking OF the leaves. The invention Of ,br bu,dI,
has effected vast reduction of toll in this b,,pch
oil 'hc business. II IS mel work OF strong Gotten
cord with incshes an inch IN diameter su,ead nm
night wooden frame three or four feet in SIZE.
which Is large enough 10 contain a thousand warm,
iaeo the hhde with some leaves oyer The shelf
o'"oi's' an" they VIII immediately crawl up and ias-
Ten on hose ieaves-now fenloye the hurdle MI the
shell can be oleauscd, thea restore it TO if, MACE
hepeat tins operation as often az necessary In this
way two men will keep million of vo,ms r,,, ,I;,
V' on' without lie hurdle, and according to the old
sysem would require the best nm, INN
afeu' Inc use oil the hurdle 10 attended with another
improvement OF nearly as much cou,eou.pr. >, III.
snS cuI'ufst az The saving OF labor effected b, il,
Those worms which do not immediatelv m,ke 10,
way 10 'he i'esh leaves on the upper hurdle when
paced over them are diseased and defective and
NUS DC 'hfown away which will prevent the spread
'.s " "'~oess among those which arc healthy
anu Tim out all the interior insects. 40 that ev.'
cocoon viii be large, perfect and ,,lu,bi. M.
htse hrst weeks the worm Consumes but huIc fad
ts SIX vessel begins TO form al the commencement,
oil me onfth age, when II will eat with much ayidi
-, and must be fully supplied or the ou,p,i,, If
SIX VIII be much diminished, and The ouaty ercat
" deteIioraed. The worm u,,ualIy 1.-Two. 81, I'd
put Inc length of this lie may be modified somcuh,'
ty circumstances. Ii well ted II comes TO ,,,,,,,i,
sooner Than when lily provided for 1t is we'll 10
u'o"' o' h'e oihes day-but when tho worm
becomes inactive from cold no food IL rcouir,d
Leaves should not be gathered a, l.d 90 ,h
worms when wet with dew rain. supnly IN,
TWO days or more should be kept in cellar whcrr
thcy VIII not soon VIII, so that the worms NAV have
NY raves III stormy weather. When the worm ia
.e"uy 10 SPIN us cocoon IL changes us color d,,in
ishes IN SIZE, and wanders in search or , ,is.. =,
ih'Ae It's Dali. The spinning frames are made of
narrow pieces of laIh nailed to two cross n,eces -,
esch emu, lhiee inches apart This fan, il nI,coJ
'"e na'1ie, as seen III the wood cut and also the
.aoasf 90 which the worm ascends and winds i,s
bali. Here again a great .bor- SAVING ;r,p,oy.n.,
mas been introduced. Formerly bushes ve,, GO,
uP'Sht on the shelves on which the worms would
.As'cn thef cocoons and the labor required to prc
pare ana place The bushes and to collec, the silk
vas no uncomfortable item Of the expense of n,odn'
eng the article. Nineteen twent,etbs of H. ,,rL
avoided by the introduction of the spnnino frame
.ooSe referred to. Those cocoons Which are in,,n.
oeu 'of market or for reeline should ne s,e,,.d =,
"sh, ooA Tor one hour, which will destroy tho
c"'!eahs' ms should be done within six dave
Nv" 'ne ti',e the cocoon was formed, If the mo,h
- permitted TO peIlorate the cocoop il will nea,l,
destroy ITS value When ,here ard !, I,,o. ,,hay
cocoons steaming is the mo,t sneedv nnd .nono.
ca, means OF ehecting the desttuct,oo If ,be .h,
sahs.-But baking the ball in an oy.n .lih,ii
heateu' or exposing them for few hon,. "a ,bs
Of tie sun, will kill the moth. The cocooo. .La'.iI
90 thoroughly dried after being steamed ~.
sore they ATE slowed away We shall sneaL $50
particularly on this subject hereafter Before St.
snS' ever select the best aud airest cocoons Co
seed. IL is law Of nature that the ,frn,,a
s"A' nnsit the diseases OF the parent, and 10 I'M,
's"' Vi course, tue worm is not an exception. If di
'n,nut'se cocoons are reserved for propagation the
miner WIN De feeble, lay bad eggs. and the worms
P'"e schiy' aud no subsequent care will ever re-
pau 'he INJURY We repeat, IL is OF the utmost con-
sequence that the eggs must be good, or the worms
WI never prosper. Place the silk balls thus sclec
'eu, ia warm room, and spread them 50 that one
soa'i otlie upon another and within twelve or four.
,eea oays me milers will make their way out OF the
coccons ana must be removed and placed on cotton
muslin where, within forty EIGHT hours the female,
WIN each depose from four to five hundred cpps
Inc eggs and muslin should be carefully folded.
sna Kept together in glass jars or Tin boxes. in a
esiar until spring, when they should be pu, in an
zee house, that the eggs may not hatch until wan
ted. lawn UN'' wal"
There is no par, Of the labor pertaining TO the ,k
business that IS wearsome or disarrceabIe bu,
every stage OF II is calculated TO please instruct