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eafy performance j and, according as they 

 are found ufeful, may be varied anc^ im* 

 proved in difcreet hands. Some might 

 think that fmall nets would do as well 

 as thefe thready which I have defcribed 

 above j but if it is confidered that the 

 meihes of thefe would never allow them 

 to be drawn away with eafe, and that 

 befides they would be liable, in drawing 

 away, to lay hold of fome of the worms 

 and cut them, then it will eafily be ken 

 how much this method is preferable. 



With regard to the bedding which I was 

 mentioning you muft take notice, thattho* 

 flifF fibres, or perhaps flraw, may ferve 

 for grown worms, yet when they are 

 young light bents or hay is fittefl:, always 

 proportioning the flifFnefs of the beds to 

 the age of the worms, and making it fo 

 loofe and open that they may eafily pafs 

 through it. In the large hurdles, that are 

 thus bedded with flraw, you may flretch 

 two or three firings over the flraw to keep 

 it in its place, if you fhould have occa- 

 iion to turn the frame upfide down to 

 fhake off any leaves or litter that lie on 

 it. If you ufe flraw for the bedding, and 

 the weight of the worms fliould prefs the 



flraw 



