One ounce of silkworm eggs contains 40,000 eggs. The resulting worms will eat 3,500 pounds of mulberry leaves and will produce 18 pounds of silk thread. The average silk worm produces about 1,500 – 2,500 feet of silk thread. Depending on the…to read the rest you must be a professional member.  Click here to join.  

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