Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-05-09

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cured upright and firmly TO the floor,
and at least IA feet from the wall /;
the posts distant y 3 feet to form an
oblong square. Now, ~ feet above
the floor, on the inside Of each post,
looking to the shorter side OF the
square, bore a hole large enough for a
tenpenny nail to TT loosely The same
operations on each post, 3 inches above,
and so on every three inches until you
reach the height Of six feet Now,
lcngthwise that is, on the longer "a
feet side Of the square, place strip
II II inch, from post to post, resting
upon the nails in the lowest holes.
This is done on both sides Of the
square. Having now two strips running
parallel from post to post, place over
these strips smaller strips, about q x 4
inch, and "a to ? inches apart, and 50
as to form a right angle with the two
larger strips CIo make the tray, or
hurdle, more substantial and not
liable for the smaller strips to be dis
placed, they should at both ends have
a notch to fit the two larger Is u
inch strips.) This, the first floor, is
covered with heavy perforated papers
(the holes tho size OF ten-cent piece)
The tray is now ready TO receive the
worms, which have been allowed to
grow on the old system until they have
passed through the third mott They
are moved from the old trays to the
Cayallo tray by means OF branches with
their fresh leaves. On the old system
your trays of 4 3 feet could not, with
safety, hold more than 1000 or 1900
worms, but with our Cayallo tray you
can put on 1900 If they should appear
somewhat crowded, put on more
branches, laying them gently down, and,
as far as practicable, in a right angle
with the last. Having in twenty.four
hours fed the worms five or six times
it will now be seen that the branches
laid crosswise, one layer above the
other, have taken the form OF an arbor.
Above, among and under the branches,
with surrounding air for every worm,
they now show unmistakable signs Of
yigor and health.
But now the litter on the tray has
attained height OF, perhaps, 9 inches.
70 prepare for its removal, we place
again two strips, q Y a inch, length
wise over the nails which have been
placed in the holes that were even with
the litter. Now, over these two strips,
as in the first tray, you place the
smaller strips. These strips, if the
nails are even with the surface of the
litter, will just rest on the branches and
the two parallel strips alike. On these
we place, as we did for the first tray,
perforated papers, and having let our
worms fast a few hours, we feed again
with branches, selecting those with the
tenderest and freshest leaves. The
worms, being hungry, make at once for
the leaves. If there be some that still
linger behind, the second feeding will
bring them up, When all the worms
have come up to the higher tray the old
litter is to be removed as follows :
Two persons standing, each by the
opposite post, lifting gently the lowest
ID "a strip over the nail upon which
it was resting, and which is removed at
the same time, the ends are slowly let
down to the floor, with its load of litter
and branches, Same operation at the
other end OF the two strips.
The litter now should at once be
carried out of the cocoonery. The re
moval of it should not have occupied
more than three minutes, while the
worms have remained undisturbed, feed
ing upon their 'pas'urc green" AS
litter and branches again accumulate,
they will be removed in the same
manner, in putting on new and taking
off the old and lower strips.
After six or seven days, when the
first symptoms OF the approaching fourth
mott are noticeable, we, as in the old
system, feed sparingly, to avoid an ac-
emulation of branches that would
check the circulation of fresh air This
fourth and last mott, as the silk grower
well knows, is the most laborious, as
also the most critical time for the
Bombyt. However, we await the result
without fear or apprehension, for are
they not in the best condition to
undergo natures great effort in casting
the skim
And when, at last, they have safely
gone through this last trial, while in
the state of larva, and health and vigor
again hold their own, and an almos,
Unsuitable hunger demands an enormous
quantity Of food, the great saving OF
labor of the Cavallo System become
plainly evident, inaSmuch as one person
only can attend to the feeding of thirty
such trays (of 1900 each) as we have
before us Besides, the many twigs and
branches above which the worms move
makes any further preparation for the
spinning unnecessary Thus, in the
busiest of the season, there is another
great saving OF labor and time
But among the many claims of the
Cavallo System upon the consideration
of tie intelligent silk.grower perhap,
the strongest. is that young trees, one
year after planting, can be made
available to make a crop of silk
Indeed, where the plants are set Out
close together, as you would for a
hedge, the clippings Of the ,wigs and
branches will favor the growth Of
numerous shoots which, the next
season, will have become valuable
branches, while the stripping OF leaves
necessary with the old system, rctard
the development OF the trees
l should have mentioned before tina,
where space is an object, the four posts
are used for two sets OF trays-that is
about three fee, above the floor you pu,
up stationary tray, upon which is
spread strong paper, moi perforated
as otherwise the litter, etc. might fall