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Third day of the fifth age. 

 (Twenty-fifth of the rearing of the silkworm.) 



This d&y the silktvorm;^ will require about 420 pounds of sorted 

 leaves. The first feed should be of 77 pounds; the last feed should hv. 

 the largest, and of about 120 pounds Aveight. 



The worms continue to whiten, and many appear upwards of two 

 inches long. 



They could eat, on this day, a larger quantity than specified; bui; 

 it is thought most beneficial not to add to this quantity, that they may 

 thoroughly digest it; besides which, this treatment strengthens their 

 constitution, and makes them livelier. The strips they occupy shoiilf^ 

 be widened, whenever they are fed. 



Fourth day of the fifth age. 

 (Twenty-sixth of the rearing' of the silkworm.) 



This day the silkworms will want five hundred and forty pound.? 

 weight of sorted leaves; the first feed should be of one hundred and 

 twenty pounds weight, and the last of one hundred and fifty. 



The worms now are beginning to grow voracious and stronger; some 

 •jre two inches and a half long. 



Fifth day of the fifth age. 

 (Twenty-seventh of the rearing of the silkworm.) 



The worms will this day want eight hundred and ten pounds of pick- 

 ed leaves; the first feed of one hundred and fifty pounds, and tha lasf 

 meal of two hundred and ten pounds weight. ' 



If necessary, the silkworms should have some intermediate food; 

 ■^•hen the regular distribution of leaves is devoured inlessthan an hour 

 and a half, the worms must not be suffered to fast five hours, but re- 

 ceive some leaves in the interim ; particularly if there should have been 

 wickers on which the worms had not been as well fed as the others at 

 first; for although the quantity of food for this day has been fixed, it is 

 always necessary to be regulated by experience. Should the worms 

 iVant more food, they must have it. 



In the course of the fifth age, the wicker trays should be cleaned. 

 If the litter is dry and fresh, they need not be shifted till the evening 

 of this day, oi' the beginning of the second day; but this must depend 

 on circumstances, and the convenience of the cultivator. Care must 

 be taken in distributing the last meal on this day, only to feed four' 

 wicker trays at a time, to allow of time insensibly to lift off' the silk- 

 worms before they have finished eating the leaves given them. AsT 

 lilis time the worms arc not to be removed, the wickers must be 

 'leaned after another mnnnf^r. The fnllnwinjr i^- tho ipannor of fl-^an- 

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