Mr, T)dahlp;arrt on Silk Worms t 



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Therefore, fuch a Hiving, will make , the planting of white 

 mulberry hedges, if not cheaper, at lead as cheap as thofe of 

 any other wood, if we except only the willow tree. Then 

 from this already acquired improvement, you may make your 

 hedges as flrong as you pleafe. 



At any time or at any age of your hedges, if fome place 

 become vacant, or feeble, you can eafily replace it with a 

 few flips. 



For three years the young hedge mufl be defended againfl; 

 the cattle by a proper fence, like every other plantation of 

 the kind ; the ground -mufl be worked and kept clear from 

 weeds every year after. It is neceflary to keep conftantly the 

 hedge at the height of four or five feet, as the moft proper 

 for the raifmg of filk worms. 



No wood grows quicker than the mulberry tree ; you may 

 remark that after the firll leaves have been employed in the 

 fpring to feed the filk worm : the other leaves of the fall 

 may be gathered, and when dry, they afford a good fodder 

 for cattle. 



The objedlon will be, the difficulty of getting thofe young 



mulberry plants to make hedges with. They mufl be bought 



in fome particular nurferies, like thofe in New-Jerfey, upon 



Long-Ifland, &c. However, any farmer not wifhing to go to 



that expence, may eafily raife the plants from feeds, in the 



following way ;— 



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