CONTENTS 
CHAPTER I. Short History of the Sericultural Industry of Japan : 
The Origin of Sericulture in Japan. 
Its Encouragement by Legislation and Otherwise. 
The “Dark Ages” for Silk. 
Thrift Laws Under the Tokugawa Government. 
The Meiji Restoration and the World Market. 
Silkworm ‘Eggs Exported. 
Filature After the French Model. 
Inventions and Improvements. 
CHAPTER II. The Present State of the Raw Silk Industries 
Three Branches of the Industry. 
Mulberry Farms. 
Silkworm Rearing. 
Silkworm Eggs Raising. 
Raw Silk Reeling. 
Production of Raw Silk. 
CHAPTER III. Transactions in Raw Silk ‘ 
Raw Silk for Home Consumption. 
Raw Silk for Export. 
Raw Silk Commission Merchants. 
The Process of Consignment. 
The Process of Forwarding Raw Silk. 
Raw Silk Exporting Houses. 
The Process of Executing a Sale. 
The Examination of Raw Silk. 
Customs and Usages in Dealing. 
Charges for Effecting a Sale. 
Yokohama Raw Silk Exchange. 
CHAPTER 1V. Research and Educational Organizations and Adminis- 
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The Imperial Sericultural Experiment Station. 
The Imperial Raw Silk Conditioning House. 
The Kobe Municipal Raw Silk Conditioning House. 
Sericultural Colleges. 
Sericultural Schools. 
Division of Sericulture, Bureau of Agriculture, Department of Agriculture and 
Commerce. 
Sericultural Inspection Offices. 
CHAPTER V. Various Organizations for the Promotion of the Business 
Interests of Sericulture . . . 34 
The Raw Silk Association of Japan. 
The Sericultural Association of Japan. 
Perfectural Trade Associations. 
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