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Settlement, on the Richmond River, planted mulberry cuttings, 
some of which grew three feet in height in the first year. 
All the useless young shoots talcen off in springtime iu cultivating 
the young trees can lie utilized to feed the worms. In Europe a 
mulberry tree of nine years old, and of the rose-leaf variety grafted, 
will average about UOlbs. of leaves, but as they grow larger they 
will naturally produce more leaves in proportion to size. There are 
farmers who possess tree, but do not follow silk-culture, and simply 
sell the leaves to silk-culturiats ; and there are others who supply 
the leaves to sericulturists and divide the profits. 
The sack used for gathering the leaves from the trees is made 
with a wooden or iron ring fastened to the mouth, so that it 
always remains open. A handle or rope is placed across also, with 
a hook attached to enable the gatherer to haug the sack on the tree 
while gathering the leaves. 
Rooms for Silkworm Rearing. 
The rooms for the cultivation of silkworms are generally built for 
other purposes, as well, when not required for silkworms. Stoue 
and brick buildings are preferable to wooden ones ; they must be 
provided with good ventilation, secured from rats, mico and ants, 
free from dampucss, with windows to allow of a good light, with a 
chimney, if a small room, and more than one if required for the 
rearing of worms for more than one ounce of eggs. The windows 
must be provided with white curtains to prevent the direct rays of 
the sun on to the worms, which would be injurious. 
Trays for Silkworms. 
Trays are made of light wood, and usually about six to ten feet 
long, and 2 feet and three inches wide and three inches deep. 
The frame is made of timber oue inch thick aud three inches wide ; 
the bottom is lined with laths of one inch by half an inch, and nailed 
at one and a quarter inch apart, supported by stairs of one by two 
inches, nailed across the frame at two feet apart. The trays are 
placed on racks at IS inches distance one above the other, and the 
racks placed at about two aud a half feet apart from one row to 
the other. The racks arc fixed from the floor to the ceiling, and 
constructed in a mauner to be easily removed, when they are no 
longer required. When the trays are properly placed, the bottom is 
covered with brown paper fertile silkworms to rest on. 
The space of trays wanted for one ouoce of eggs is as follow :— 
For the 1st stage it would require S square feet. 
.» ‘-ml „ >. .. IS >, 
>. 3rd „ „ „ 38 „ 
.. 4th „ „ „ 110 „ 
,, 5th ,, ,, „ 200 „ 
Hatching 1 of Silkworms’ Eggs. 
When the proper time arrives — that is, in springtime—when a 
sufficient supply of leaves can be obtained, the hatching process is 
undertaken. The eggs are usually laid by the moths on a cloth. In 
that case the cloth with the eggs on is immersed (folded up) several 
