Caterpillar
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coated with a gummy substance.
This liquid silk becomes the fiber
for the worm’s own shroud.
- made of a
mixture of protein coated with sericin, a gummy substance -
fill a frame at China’s main agricultural research center in
Jiangsu Province. Native home of the mulberry silkworm,
China has nearly 300 varieties and supplies more than half of
the world’s constant demand for silk.
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Inside the waterproof cocoon,
the silkworm pupates and in two
weeks turns into a moth. The moth
emerges and mates for several
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hours. The female lays 300 to 500
eggs. In two or three days she dies,
and the eggs hatch from six weeks
to 12 months later.
Cocoons Hand-washed
But this is only the beginning of
this labor-intensive industry. To
soften the gummy coating on the
silk fiber, women in China soak the
cocoons in hot water. Then they
can unravel the threads. Young
girls in India spin silk by drawing
fibers from pierced cocoons and
twisting the strands across their
legs.
Thirty-five countries produce
silk, but their combined production
adds up to only 0.2 percent of the
world’s total production of textile
fibers. China, India, the Soviet
Union, and South Korea are the
leaders.
Silk initially spread from China
to Rome by way of the Silk Road.
By the 13th century Italy had
become the silk center of the West.
Muslims carried silk across North
Africa to the Iberian Peninsula.
The United States began
manufacturing silk products in the
early 1800 s and by 1915 was the
biggest importer of silk, mostly for
stockings. But World War 11, which
diverted silk for military uses,
helped turn silk stockings into
luxury items.
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March 15, can be successful for
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Forage stands, especially
pastures, can thin out, often
caused by grazing patterns and
animal traffic.
“Frost-crack” seeding is
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the soil surface, admitting the
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early in the season. Seedlings can
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Not all forage species can sur
vive the low temperatures which
may occur. Frost seeding alfalfa is
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Traditionally, farmers in this
area have used frost-crack seeding
in establishing red clover in winter
wheat. Wheat is planted in fall,
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Clover seed is broadcast in late
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Years back a fanner used a
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attached to the handles, over the
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