TABLE OF THE REARING OF SILK-WORMS TO THE SIXTH AGE, FROM ONE OUNCE OF EGGS. 



First age 



fist day"] 

 I 2d " I 

 {U " } 

 I 4th " I 

 (_5th " J 



pst day") 



'2d "I 

 Second age -J _„ , ,, > 



(.4th " J 



fist day") 

 I 2d "I 

 13d " ! 

 ■\4th " f 

 I 5th " I 

 (.6th " 3 



Third age 



fist day-' 



2d ' 



I 3d ' 



Fourth age ^ 4 th ' 



5th • 



I 6th ' 



(.7th " 3 



f 1st day"^ 

 2d ' 

 3d ' 

 4th ' 



Fifth age { JlJ 



7th 



8th 



9th 



1 10th 



feet, in. 



10 



21 



124 



272 



75° 



73° to 75° 



71° to 73° 



68° to 71° 



68° to 69° 



Total 

 auantity of leave.. °f^'™™' 



24 

 25 

 14 



6 



25 

 42 



57 

 65 

 32 



8 



46 

 70 

 100 

 142 

 200 

 240 

 234 

 165 

 132 

 71 



lb. oz. 

 7 12 



23 4 



76 9 



229 8 



1400 



OBSERVATIONS. 



Tender young leaves, chopped fine; four meals, progressively increased. 



'' " " the first the largest, the last the smallest. 



" " " four meals. 



The first meal of 10 oz. the others less, if the leaves have not been eaten. 

 Tender leaves, chopped fine. Worms casting their first skin. 



Half tender branches and half leaves, cut fine; the first meal 14 oz. the other leaves in 2 meals. 

 Tender leaves, four meals ; the two first less than the two last. Enlarge the spaces. 



" " the two first the largest. 



" " distributed as wanted. Worms casting their second skins. 



Half tender branches, half leaves a little chopped ; second meal two pounds. 

 Chopped leaves, four meals ; the two first less than the two last. Enlarge the spaces. 



" " the two first the largest. 



" " " " the last, least 



'' " distributed as required. Third casting of their skins. 



" " " " Worms are roused. 



10 lbs of branches, 1.5 lbs. of leaves, cut coarsely ; give the branches first. 

 Leaves coarsely cut, four meals ; the two first the smallest. Enlarge the spaces. 



" " three meals ; the first the least, the last 18 lbs. 



Whole leaves, four meals ; the three first 18 lbs. each. 

 Picked leaves distributed as wanted ; the first meal the largest. 



" " " Worms prepare to cast their skins. 



Leaves as wanted, Worms are roused. 



Half branches, and half leaves. Enlarge the spaces. 

 Picked leaves, four meals ; the first the smallest, 10 lbs. 



" the first meal 24 lbs. 



" four meals, the first meal 28 lbs. 



" " the first meal 40 lbs. 



" " the last the largest. 



" " the first the largest, the rest to lessen gradually. 



" four or five meals, the first the largest. 



" distributed as wanted. Worms approach maturity. 



Continue to feed, as long as they will eat. 



