Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-03-04

them from the woods and placing them on
the shelves. The only objection | see to
them is, the cocoons cannot be taken from [
the bushes with quite the same facility |
with which they may be removed from
straw or some other fixtures. Yet | do |
not believe this will be found matter of |
much moment A little more experience,
gathered from different sections ofthe coun.
try,will enable US to adoptthe most approved
plan for winding Ofthe mammoth white CO.
coons it required an acreage of 3l7 to the
pound, weighed just as taken from the
! shetUes; of tue sulphur it required 800.
288 of the largest white made one pound,
of The largest sulphur 247. The COM
mittee will perceive from this statement
that the weight of my cocoons falls far
below that of those produced by manv
other gentlemen, in different parts of our
country, notices of which have appeared
in the journal of your society and else
where. Why this inferiority | cannot
tell. The worms were fed on the shelves
without hurdles, and the litter was remoy-
ed from the shelves about every fourth
day. Sometimes they went from one
moulting TO another without having the
shelves cleansed. The shelves were
cleaned without hurdles in the following
manner. The attendant had a thin halt
inch board, planned smooth, 8 by "a inch
es. After the worms appeared to be thro'
their mouling, fresh leaves were given
them, the attendant took up these leaves,
the worms adherng, and laid them on the
board which she held in her hand and
thus removed them to clean shelves; if
all did not attach to the first leayeso,hers
were strewed on, and generally the Sec
! ond time going over all We're removed
know this mode of operation does not
meet with favor among those who are for
adopting the high pressure rail road svs-
tenn Nevertheless with my present ex-
perience, one year with, and another with.
out hurdles, this is the plan would adopt
in future, at least until am farther en-
lightened. Many objections may be urg-
ed against hurdles. they are expensive.
Hurdles to feed 100000 of worms will
cost several hundred dollars. This ex-
pense Is by no means counterbalanced by
The labor which they will save. for it adj
mis- of doubt whether, after all, there is
muco labor saved. The worms aoiU not
all ascend on the fresh hurdles, and if the
policy of throwing away all that do mol
ascend readily. is adopted, probably one
halt the worms will be thrown away; if
this is not done, leaves must be thrown on
after the hurdles are removed, and the
worms must be taken off as they are
without the hurdles. Another objection
Is the difficulty of preventing the worms
from winding under the hurdles, and
around them among the litter. Besides
the plan OF feeding without hurdles is
much more simple, and on this account 10
be recommended 10 The great mass of per.
sons who will feed. NV worms were fed
as often during the day as they needed it,
say five or six times, they were never fed
at night. During the whole time of feed
ing the weather was very variable, the
thermometer ranged from 60 to 90 de.
greeS, with frequently easterly storms of
several days continuance: one storm last
ed eight days, from August l6, to August
%, inclusive. Several storms were ac-
companled with severe thunder aud light
ming. August l3. a barn was struck
with lightning and burnt to the ground
less than one hundred yards from the co.
; geometry. The worms appeared to expe-
rience no injury whatever from the ,hun.
! der The damp Wet weather un.loubted
! y retarded them in their operations Al
i such times they were not so vigorous and
| active, but every crop was perfectly
D healthy; few, if any. were lost the whole
season by disease. At one time my
]. shelves were more crowded than they
\ should have been, and worms would fire.
qnently fall to the floor. These seldom
h wound after they We're returned to ths
d shelves; in this way may have los
O nearly or quite the amount of one h. O
!, reeled silk.
r In order to be prepared for cold we
y weather, fitted up furnace in my celia
J. with tiues leading up and around my up
L per room. L did not use artificial heat
> however, more than few times wher
II the mornings were little cool. Here
1t will take occasion to remark that the pIa,
: OF artificial heat, and of regulating tn,
IS temperature of the cocoonery BY the Their
e mometer is, believe. entirely unnecessa
e ry 1t 1t as essential, success in the sill
h culture is impracticable All our writer
: on the subject maintain that our climate i
u admirably adapted 20 the silk worm so;th
G out artificial heat. and | believe it is
1t Multtudes who we hope will make silk
IS never saw thermometer, and if they ar,
ID tfught, that in order to make silk the,
l. must have cellars and furnaces, and f1uess
] md hor ~,
se tempt to get them at the business TIL
'e more simple and cheap eve.y thing j
Or made, connected with the production @