Show sericulture 1 CONTINUED SPINNING COCOONS when the worm is within three or fou four days daya of its spinning time it has acquit acquired acquited ed its greatest size and most ravenous appetite an and fo formidable rr appearance F from 0 M this is time until it begins its c cocoon it seems to lose its appetite e a and n diminish I 1 in saze size and weight it also from that time gradually changes its color from a rank green greenish lh white to a light pearly yellow and generally to assume the appearance of maturity the last three or four hours before going to spinning it becomes in a ketree translucent and its skin about wa the neck becomes somewhat wrinkled it be conies copies re restless aless and uneasy frequent ly y raising its head as if to reach something and if it eats at all at this time it does so daintily as if feeding on dessert thee signs admonish the keeper to prepare for a harvest if not a golden certainly a slaked harvest at this is stage tho thu worm worna begins to hunt some nook or corner out but of sight in which to vand wand its body in anji silken shroud and the sooner r ab caff can ean find hud a suitable place ta suspend or fasten its ils cocoon me the more perfect and complete that cocoon will be made and the more valuable will be the harvest to be gathered hence it is verj important that good pro provision islon bo be promptly supplied in which the worms can all spin their cocoons many plans for th this q purpose have been invented the best or such as combine bombi bombl nEi nel the qualities of ecby economy omy cleanliness and to the seeming fancy or real wants of the worm should be adopted cammon n wild mustard cut just before the maturity of the I 1 seed leed and the tha branches brought together and aud tied tied at a the top lop a and nd laid between ar or edt et up inside sll bil t he the pews 0 of f branches upon which the worms have been reed feed ing is very good also aiso bough boughs of willow or any other small and add bushy twigs similarly prepared may way be bloused used but clean wheat straw cut onn off good length and tied up at each end in bunches of three and four inches in diameter and then pressed longitudinal longitudinally lv so as to make a bulge balge in id the tho centre of the bunch la Is about thel the bese best plan for this country as us it cap can be obtained everywhere aud nud and the worms eem seem to like it as well as anything it hali has thi tins s advirn advantage tage that hat the cocoons aro easily eally gathered from it and with v igsa ipas of floss flo silk ab nb dirt adhering tu to me the COMM coco chere dak oak brugh brush can be had ic it answer A tho the purpose well as the worms seem jibo jibe it klats slats of ot lath arranged a about three quarters of an inch sporty standi standing nir nip 1 on end and fast fastened ened eneo together have been used lm lathi tili territory errit gny ery to tood good advantage 33 titas this last hode mode is somewhat expensive the new beginner had better use oak brush or other material having good foliage and easy of ofa gess after the tho worm commences the cocoon it mus musja noti nott oti in any manner marine r be disturb disturbed eo qua nd if allowed to proceed 0 unmolested it will ninish finish in tr in n from three to alge laye days in ru from six to eight day the cocoons are for formed M they should be ba gathered and all except those selected for hatching must bp be exposed dor for three or four the direct rays of the su sun to dayleg kill t the tho chrysalis within 1 it w will lil ill be well to expose them longer so as tobe sure to completely dry up or evaporate the fluids or moist substance substances i of the chrysalis otherwise thero there Is danger of injuring the silk 4 the putrid matter of the decaying chry chrysalis salix saila it is also important that this chrysa he thoroughly dried to prevent the bad smell imell thil that would woula otherwise be admitted froin from the tho cocoons when stored away and also to prevent their heating if you are prepared to reel the cocoons at home this work may benow to now com cencek or if tle cocoons are to be sold they arc now ready for mai mar ket but in any event it must be remembered that mice will vill destroy the cocoons if not kept out of their reach so fond are mice of the chrysalis that one mouse in a very short time will destroy hundreds hund hun redis dreda of dollars worth of cocoons |