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side wall. This may be seven feet high, and the 

 top covered with lattice-work, so that when 

 necessary it can be made perfectly dark by 

 spreading cloth or papers over the lattice. Let 

 the door be half glass. Have shelves about two 

 feet deep all round, except at the door, and all 

 the way up and down, within a foot of the floor. 

 These should be of light lumber. This will serve 

 as a laying-room for millers, also for storing eggs 

 till they are put in cold-storage, and for various 

 other purposes. 



The other small room will be required for 

 leaves, to store, so as to have them always ready. 

 In this room there should be a hydrant and a 

 tank, or bath-tub, in which to wash the leaves 

 when they happen to be dusty. Great care must 

 be taken not to let dampness rest, so as to vitiate 

 the air. 



In the other part of the small room have a 

 single rack like those in the large room. Instead 

 of trays, have shelves, as in the dark closet. A 

 few chairs or camp-stools will be required at 

 times in both rooms. 



Everything connected with the cocoonery must 

 be kept as clean and free from all odors as it is 

 possible. The floors had better be oiled or 

 painted, so that they will dry quickly when 

 mopped. They never should be allowed to get 



