Silk Cultivation. 



'"T^HE moth usually lays its eggs in the evening, 

 and they take from ten to fourteen days to 

 hatch, after which forty days elapse before the 

 worm commences to spin its cocoon. In the 

 interval the worm becomes sickly about four times 

 for periods of four, five, six, and seven days re- 

 spectively, during which it remains for thirty hours 

 at a time without feeding. Fresh mulberry leaves 

 are supplied seven times a day at intervals of three 

 hours. Half of the worms perish during the 

 extremes of hot and cold weather. The moth 

 usually emerges from the cocoons in the morning 

 ten or fifteen days after the completion of the 

 cocoon. The male and female moths are allowed 

 to remain together till 5 p.m., when the males are 

 ejected, and the female commences to lay eggs. 

 When ready to spin, the worms arc placed on 

 a bamboo tray (exposed to the sun) in which are 

 raised numerous circular walls of matting, one 

 within another. The silk-worms which yield the 

 investments of silk are, ist. The large annual worm 



