The silk raiser's manual; or, The art of raising and feeding silk worms, and of cultivating the mulberry tree by Morin

Author:Morin, [from old catalog]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sericulture. [from old catalog]
Publisher: Boston, Marsh, Capen & Lyon
Published: 1836-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

will also use caution in the subdivision of the intermediate distributions. The leaves will fill them completely. In their expansion at each meal, he will prevent their touching one another, which will be hurtful to them. As in the first part of this day many of the worms will move their heads, it is a sign that their skin troubles and burdens them. A great number eat but little. Their head has become enlarged: it is more shining in the evening. They are nearly all torpid, and do not eat: their body is almost transparent; they approach their moulting; and if we observe them closely through the light, we find them a white mass, livid and yellowish.

For the fifth day.—In the course of this day, a pound and a half, two pounds at most, of fresh leaves cut up, are sufficient. They must be distributed as equally as possible through the day, and only in the places where we perceive the worms ready to eat them. If the quantity indicated is not sufficient, it may be increased, as it may also be diminished if this becomes necessary. Too much attention cannot be given to the exactness of the distribution, as well as to the economy of the leaves. Toward evening the worms are nearly all drowsy; some just begin to awaken.

The first moulting ended, the worm takes an ash color. His wormlike motion is very apparent: all his folds move back and forth on one another very free and easy. The leaf that he is to be fed with should be plucked at least eight hours before it is given to him. It may even be kept a day or two, in a cool and dry place, sheltered from the heat and light.

Thus the first age of the worm is ordinarily complete

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