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poles reaching from one to the other. To 

 as to form partitions for the fhelves where 

 the worms are fed. The fhelves muft be 

 fourteen or more inches afander, and their 

 fize not more than that, when you are on 

 one fide, you can reach half way over, in 

 order to give the worms their leaves, and 

 attend them, and then going on the other 

 fide, you can reach to thofe which are fed j 

 therefore each flielf ought not to exceed 

 four feet in breadth. 



Thus the flielves on which the worms 

 are to be fed, form ftories one above ano- 

 ther in thefe ftands j they are hurdles com- 

 pofed of reeds, fmall oziers, and fuch like. 

 The hurdles made of fmall reeds are pre- 

 ferable I think to boards or any other 

 ilielves, on account of their cheapnefs, 

 lightnefs, and drynefs, and alfo for other 

 reafons, which will appear in treating of the 

 manner of feeding and cleaning the worms. 



If the hurdles are made fo as to let the 

 litter drop through, there might be a re- 

 ceiver of coarfe paper to hinder it from 

 falling on the leaves and worms of the 

 next lower flory ; thefe receivers may be 

 fixed fo as either to be brought up clofe 

 under the hurdle, or to let down on one 



fide. 



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