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are thrown away are flill of lefs account^ 

 as the weakefl worms are likely to be the 

 laft coming out : manage what way you 

 will, there will always be fome which come 

 out fo late as not to be worth attending on, 

 as alfo fome very early ones, but fo few in 

 number as not to deferve a diftin^l drawer 

 or place of feeding j both thefe may be 

 thrown away. 



I have here all along mentioned the 

 putting your new-hatched worms in fmall 

 drawers or boxes -, for though hereafter I 

 fhail give direfiions for making large ftands 

 to feed the filkworms on, yet thefe need not 

 to be ufed till the worms have at leail 

 palled their fecond moult, or fleep as it is 

 called ; this is to be underflood of woi'ms 

 bred in the more temperate or cool cli- 

 mates, fuch as France or E?tgland j for in 

 the hot climates, fuch as Georgia and others 

 of our colonies, they may in fine weather 

 bear the open air foon after they are hatch- 

 ed, and be laid upon papers fpread on the 

 large hurdles, or on an open table, with 

 only fome flight covering of paper thrown 

 over them for the firft days ; but if it is 

 cold weather, drawers will be found very 

 convenient, as they can befl regulate the 



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