The textile industries : a practical guide to fibres, yarns & fabrics in every branch of textile manufacture, including preparation of fibres, spinning, doubling, designing, weaving, bleaching, printing, dyeing and finishing (1910)
Murphy, William S · London : The Gresham Publishing Company · leaf 99
s haveVol. I. q 66 TEXTILE FIBRES been rigorously cut back, and caused to grow coppice, with, in con-sequence, an abundance of leaves for the worms to feed upon; butEuropean cultivators are compelled to follow another plan. Whereverpossible, the white mulberry is grown and its leafage brought to… … Fig, 7.—White Mulberry Leaves Broken, dry, mildewed, or fermenting leaves produce disease in thecaterpillars. Small as they are, silkworms are voracious feeders, theworms from a single ounce of graine consuming 1200 lb. of freshmulberry leaves during the last period of growth. Stages of Growth.—As…
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