Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . 141. Reservoir constructedjby the Yim-ik fKilS) Irrigation Association,North ChuIIa Province \±W^M.)- 82 142. 142. Mulberry Seedlingfarm near Seoul {^^). Sericulture:— Sericulture has Ijeencarried on in Cho-sen from ver} re-mote times butmade practicallyno j^rogress, thesjjecies reared beingof a very inferiorcharacter, \vhile themethod of rearingthem and of reelingthread from thecocoons were both very primitive. But for this industry Chosen has a decided advantage overmost other countries in her highly favourable climatic conditions, of ?whichdryness is the chi
Pictorial Chosen and Manchuria . 141. Reservoir constructedjby the Yim-ik fKilS) Irrigation Association,North ChuIIa Province \±W^M.)- 82 142. 142. Mulberry Seedlingfarm near Seoul {^^). Sericulture:— Sericulture has Ijeencarried on in Cho-sen from ver} re-mote times butmade practicallyno j^rogress, thesjjecies reared beingof a very inferiorcharacter, \vhile themethod of rearingthem and of reelingthread from thecocoons were both very primitive. But for this industry Chosen has a decided advantage overmost other countries in her highly favourable climatic conditions, of ?whichdryness is the chief feature. Since IQOG attempts have been made to improvethe methods of cultivating mulljerry trees and rearing silkworms, and institutionsfor the encouragement of the industry established. The native siJecies Ijeinginferior, however improved, to those raised in Japan, the use of the latter wasassiduously encouraged, and along with their prevalence and the ]irogress madein other respects the amount of cocoons has rapidly increased. At ]3resent over2-l-(),()()() families are engaged in sericulture, 37,()()() acres of land are devoted
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