Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-04-11
FEEDING AND RAISING.

As soon as the leaves begin to open,
spread the eggs on clean white paper.
One OF. Qoose) will require a square
foot of surface. The temperature should
be abou, TO, and may be gradually in
creased l or 2 day, TO IS or So.
They will usually hatch in S days,
sometimes not for two weeks but the
higher the temperature, the sooner the
Matching.
For young worms, gather only the
small leaves, after the second age, small
twigs or branches cut with the leaves,
will be found an improvement on the
leaves alone. For changing the worms
daily using the twigs with fresh leaves
on, will be found the quickest and best,
removing each twig to clean tray as
fast as the leaves become filled with
the worms.
The room in which the worms are to
be raised must be arranged SO as to
allow it to be thoroughly and easily
ventilated, and warmed if necessary
one facing the northeast is best. 1t
should be well lighted. If buildings
are erected expressly for the purpose,
they must combine all these. II only a
small number of worms are to be raised,
few trays placed on tables will be all
that will be required. II, however,
large numbers are reared, frames or
racks and traps must be provided, the
wood, in all cases, to be well seasoned.
Make upright frames around the room,
to hold the number Of trays to be used
to accomodate the worms raised. The
worms must not be huddled too closely
together, as they need plenty Of room
for feeding and ventilation. If too
many are kept together in the trays,
they cannot feed properly-it is more
difficult to change them-and 1t also
tends TO create disease among them,
The trays are formed of thin frames like
laths, set edgeways-say I6 inches by
"a inches. (This will be good size
for handling easy). Drive tacks half
way in, on the under side of the frames,
all around, about half an inch apart
Then take good strong twine, not too
thick, run it from tack to tack length
ways Of the frame, stretching it tightly
then crossways, interlapping it SO as
to make firm support for the mosquito
netting, leaves and worms. After
stretching the Irvine ON the frame, drive
the ,acks in to the heads, and the tray
is complete. A tray Of this size will
hold and feed 1000 worms at first and
second age, after which time they
must be separated as they grow larger,
placing them on other trays Have
mosquito netting (white) cut so as to
Fl, the trays-.providing enough to have
changes every day, which must be at
tended to, as cleanliness is actually
necessary for the health Of the. worms
Change them early in the morning, and
hang the MEETINGS used over night, up
to air. When the worm is first Matched,
tarletan is used in place of netting
the meshes Of which are too large)
On this sprinkle some fresh, tender
leaves. The little worms will leave
the eggs and Immediately commence
eating, and from this time constant at
tention must be paid to renewing the
leaves as often as may be required /; and
as the worms eat fast, and the leaves
dry rapidly, they need replenishing
often A large quantity Of food given
at time is not beneficial, but is
waste. Give the worms what they re-
quire for the time, and renew as often
as they need it.