J44 THE CULTURE 



times convenient for carrying parcels of 

 worms from one fhelf to another. 



When your worms after this third moult 

 are diftributed conveniently, continue to 

 give them leaves thrice a day, in fuch 

 quantity as they can confume between each 

 feeding, and according to thofe general 

 rules given concerning the quality of their 

 leaves. 



As the worms may now take up fo much 

 room that fome mull be placed on hurdles 

 under others, you mufl guard that their 

 dung falling through may not incom- 

 mode the under fhelves; coarfe paper, 

 thin matts made of bafs, or other fuch like . 

 cheap materials may be placed under them 

 on the hurdle to prevent this ; or rather, 

 fix thefe matts, fo as that one fide of the 

 matt being f aliened to the bar of the (land 

 which goeth acrofs, the other oppofite fide 

 of the mat having a rod faftened to its edge, 

 (as large maps are fometimes framed) may 

 hang with a flope, the rod bearing on the 

 outfide of the viprights which form the 

 jftand. If thefe are thought too trouble- 

 fome, the hurdles (liould have been woven 

 fo clofe as not to let the litter pafs through j 

 or at leaft you fliould take out the hurdle 

 a when 



