ON D03IF.STIC MANUFACTURES. 99 



The eggs were placed on a table in a warm room; 

 they began to hatch the 9th of June, and finished in four 

 or five days. The worms finished feeding in twenty- 

 eight days. There were but few unhealthy worms, and 

 they were taken away immediately. During the first 

 stages they were fed from three to four times a day; 

 during the last, from four to five times. The food on 

 which they were fed was principally the white mul- 

 berry leaf; the number fed was about 15,000. They 

 spun partly on oak branches with leaves en, and partly 

 on frames placed over them for the purpose. The worm 

 was killed by steaming. The raw silk presented con- 

 tains from seven to fourteen threads from the cocoon; the 

 manufactured contains forty-three threads from the co- 

 coon. The twenty-five skeins presented were made 

 from one hundred and twenty cocoons; the quantity of 

 raw silk presented contains 16 oz. avoirdupois. 

 Yours with respect, 



AMOS P. GEORGE. 



West Newbury, September, 1843. 



ON MANUFACTURES. 



The Committee on Domestic Manufactures have at- 

 tended to the duty assigned them, and offer the follow- 

 ing Report : 



The exhibition of this year may be considered supe- 

 rior to the last, both in the quality and number of arti- 

 cles exhibited. 



The Committee have awarded the following premiums 

 and gratuities — viz : 



PREMIUMS. 



Carpetings. 



Moses True, jr., East Salisbury, 1st premium, ^ 5 00 



Phffibe Ballard, Andover, 2d premium, 3 00 



Hearth Bugs. 



Mrs. George C. Varney, of Salem, 1st premium, 3 00 



Lucretia Hildreth, Beverly, 2d premium, 2 00 



