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to fluff his hands too full before he empties 

 them ', and thus all the gath^u'ers having 

 fiU'd their fmall balketSj may empty them 

 into one or more large ones, in which they 

 are to be brought home. 



Such a quantity of leaves ought to be 

 gathered each morning, as v^^ill ferve to feed 

 the w^orms during the red: of the day, and 

 alfo enough to give them their firil feeding, 

 early the next morning, before the new 

 leaves can be gathered : after one or two 

 feedings you will eafily judge what quan- 

 tity will be necellary for this, and give di- 

 redions to the gatherers to fill their bailcets 

 accordingly. Tlie leaves which are brought 

 home fhould be kept in a cool place, but 

 not in too great an heap : if they are 

 young, and fuch as are gathered for new 

 hatched worms, they may be kept in a 

 -glaz'd earthen vellel, as they then make 

 but a fmall bulk ; and when they come to 

 make a large heap, as they mufl for a great 

 number of worms that are grown large, 

 they may be kept in large wicker pinniers 

 or bafkets, or even in the corner of a cool 

 room for two days. It is accounted befl 

 not to feed with the leaves frefh taken from 



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