204 ^^^' Ddahigarre on Silk Worms* 



the hedge before two or three days after the firft moulting ; 

 then chufe mild weather, and as fine a day as poffible, to 

 take your worms upon fome leaves as diredled in the 20th 

 query of the firft part, and in that way, carry and put them 

 on the frelh leaves of the hedge, taking care not to fpread 

 them too thick ; about one hundred will be fulEcient for the 

 fpace of thirty feet in length, if the hedge is young yet and 

 thin, but more in proportion to the age or to the thicknefs of 

 your hedge. 



(3d QiTE.) If your filk worms upon hedges are not attacked 

 by other infects, will not they be picked up by the birds which 

 are in fuch great numbers in this country ? 



(Ans.) Though we have not remarked that birds are fond 

 of our filk worms, we are fatished that they may be cafily 

 defended againft them. Suppofing that among fuch a variety 

 of birds, fome are deftrudive of our worms ; then you may 

 fpread an old net over the hedge, or fix fome rows of tv/ine 

 •all along with a few pieces of rags at proper diftances ; any 

 kind of fcare-crow will keep the birds away. It is efpecially 

 necelTary to overlook the hedge before you put on your worms, 

 in order to deftroy all the nefls, or rather not fuffer any bird 

 to fet his neft on in the beginning of the fpring. By that 

 little and unexpcnfive attention, you will not be injured by 

 the birds. 



(4th Qriji;.) Are worms ralfed upon the hedges, liable to 

 the difordcrs common to thofe raifed within doors ? And what 



