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Were silk worms ever bred in Macclesfield?

April 26, 2017bred macclesfield Silk worms

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Were silk worms ever bred in Macclesfield?

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A. Yes but never on a commercial scale. The climate is not conducive to rearing silk and they feed on the leaves of the Mulberry Tree. The monarch James Ist planted trees on the present day site of Buckingham Palace but the project did not succeed.