Sericulture Training Manual


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About silkworm rearing




Handbook of Sericulture


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Silk Reeling and Testing Manual


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The continuous improvement and effective dissemination of the technology for silk reeling and testing are vital in meeting the ever increasing demand for quality raw silk throughout the world. This bulletin covers a wide range of techniques in the silk reeling industry. Details are given in each chapter on the handling of fresh cocoons, drying and storage of cocoons, cocoon boiling and reeling, raw silk-reeling and finishing, water quantity and quality, utilization of by-products and maintenance of the machinery used. An appendix illustrates the silkworm processes from larva to final production of silk.




General Instructions for Rearing Silkworms


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Silk Culture


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Learn the art and science of silk culture with this comprehensive manual, complete with step-by-step instructions on every aspect of sericulture - from selecting the right kind of mulberry tree to rearing the silkworms to processing the silk for weaving. Written by the renowned expert M. C. Buckner, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in this fascinating and profitable industry. With detailed illustrations and clear explanations, this manual is accessible to both novice and experienced silk farmers alike. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.




Silkworm


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Bulletin


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Bulletin


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The Silkworm


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American Silk, 1830-1930


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"Traces the American silk industry, once the world's largest, through case studies of the Nonotuck (Northampton, Massachusetts), Haskell (Westbrook, Maine), and Mallinson (New York and Pennsylvania) silk companies. Examines entrepreneurs as well as history of technology and products from sewing-machine thread to mass-produced plain and high-fashion silks"--Provided by publisher.