The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1840-04-02

be removed, and the lumber used for olhe.
purposes.
Suppose the room to be 90 feet long, anC
10 feet wide. Make three trestes, such a.
carpenters use, out Of scanllIng, 3 feet long
foot high, With legs. Set one IN the
middle, and one near each end Of one side
OF the room, aud lay upon them 3 plank, IL
feet long. and foot wide thus making a
temporary table, 10 feet long and 3 feet
wide. A TN pan can be placed under each
foot OF the trestlrs, to be kept foil Of water
10 prevent cuts aud other vermin from get.
ting upon the shelves. They can be oh
tanned very chcaply at every tin shop, and
are elieeiual preyentiyes Of such evils. A
second shelf may be placed upon the first,
by fixing the treslles, directly over those
below, and third, fourth, fifth, sixth IN the
sane way. The lreslles should be made
10 stand firmly aud level, with the legs OK
banded, that they may act as braces TO s,ea
dy the range of shelves. The plank need
noi be nailed down, II II be au object no, 10
IuIure them; but the shelves would be more
STEADY and firm ii this we're done. Inserting
up these shelves, space ought 10 be lelI
between them aud the wall, 10 pre!ent ants,
&c. getting upon them from that quarter
few inches will be sufficient. Ia room
OF the above dimensions then, we shall have
three ranges Of shelves 10 feet long, 3 feet
vide, with an alley of feet between each
range, &c. and space al each end, TO pass
freely.
Ii we put 8 shelves in each range, ve
shall have Is shelves, 10 by 3 feet each,
aud these will contain A.. 900 worms. The
plank shelves should b. covered wiih old
newspapers or any other waste paper.
The maadgemea. Of The silk uorms on
this plan, may be as follows Expose tho
! eggs to batch IN the usual manner. Pay no
attention to those that hatch the FIRST day.
Those tina, match on the second day, should
be placed on the frs, range OF shelves ;
those that hatch on the third day, on the
SECOND range ard those that hatch on the
/ fourth day, on the third range. Pay 10 at
ien,lon 10 the few that hatch after the fourth
/ day, they are too dlatory TO be probable
! the young worms are very easily removed
/ from the Matching table, by laying small
mulberry leaves upon them, and when they
attach themselves 10 them, take each leaf
+ BY the stem, aud lay II oo The shelf where
YOU want the worms. Feed the young
worms hy laying OF them les fresh leaves
four or i've times a day, or oliener, If they
consume them, OF the leaves become wlIted.
Y
I Ddrng the first age, Il the leaves are large,
they may be torn, OF cot INTO small pieces /;
/ but II you have plenty OF leaves, I, is not
necessary. After they have moulted the
I FIRST time, lay on leaves, and when the worms
become attached 10 them, IN them by the
stems aud lay them on q clean place on the
shelf allowing them about three times as
much space as they occupied before. You
may then clear ca the shelf previously occu-
pied by them. The same operation may
be performed after the second, third, and
fourth monluugs, extending the space they
occupy each time, as IN the first, aud clear
4 Tag OF the litter 10 the same way.
+ In feeding The aorms, from tie beginning
to the end II is Of importance that they be
fed ollea aud 10 small quantities. Ii you
4 lay on too much food, considerable por.
I ton will be wasted but lha, is The least con
I sidcraliou shelves will become loaded
With rubbish, which will render II necessary
to clear them often. We have always found
4 1t to be a good plan to keep The attendant
continually feeding always passing along
the shelves with basket Of leaves, and
whenever any Of The worms are found with.
out food, or nearly SO, lay on few leaves,
aud thus keeping them continually eating
fresh leaves. We know il is the practice,
Amos, universally, to feed ut stated times
three times a day, or four or five, and to
weigh the leaves, giving a, each feeding
certain quantity; bat all our experience
goes to prove ITS lmproprlety. Late Of night
a full supply OF leaves, according 10 their
age, ought to be given them, that they may
aaso plenty during the night, Strange as
II may appear, many persons suppose the
worms do not eat much al night the truth
is, they cat rather more at night than IN the
day tune, as DO oil catefpiars; and they
ough, either TO be fed occasionally during
the nigh, or have supply given them over
night sufficient to last them TIL morning,
Wet leaves should not be given TO silk.
worms, nor those having sand or dirt 90
them. Il 1t cannot DO avoided during long
rains, necessity Of course will compel the
ieodug with We, leaves aud generally, this
may do no harm; but | have seen worry
largo quantities Of worms destroyed by IT.
1t should always be avoided, possible.
Tho mo1l,lng OF the worms will occur
four tlmcs, but unless closely observed, and
the several days hatchings have not been
kept carefully separate, those changes wall
be scarcely noticed. The times oil moulilng
vary, according to tho treatment the worms
receive. Ii fully led, aa5 proper temper
AZURE BIO kept in tho room, they will moul'
about every , or 0 days; If a contrary prac.
tee be pursued they may do so every I, $
or 8 days. ii each days Matching have
been kept by themselves, and they have al