The mulberry trees and silk culture; a short treatise concerning mulberry tree plantations and the development of silk culture in the United States by Thiessen Abraham

Author:Thiessen, Abraham. [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Mulberry. [from old catalog], Sericulture. [from old catalog]
Publisher: Lincoln [Neb.] State journal co.
Published: 1884-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

(16) (?) Nursing of the Worms Till They Spin.

(a) FIRST AGE. FROM HATCHING OF THE EGGS TO COMPLETION OF

FIRST MOULTING.

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Worms creeping through paper the first morning.

(Natural Size.)

Soon the paper or tulle will be dotted with little hairy dark brown worms; feed them with tender little leaves. When covered with the worms, carry the leaves on a sheet of paper into the nursery on to their frames, if the room is warm enough. These are the first comers, ordinarily few in number. The next day provide a fresh supply of young leaves over the hatching boxes; many chop up the leaves, which is not necessary. Carry the new comers hourly away, but do not mix them with the first. Continue this from day to day till the stragglers of

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