Better than Top Quality Cocoons

This summer, we had around 1000 silkworms and all of them formed cocoons; however, only 200+ moths emerged from the cocoons (others might die inside the cocoons.) I contacted a silk company and they agreed to purchase the cocoons which the moths had naturally emerged from, and they said that they would pay $0.15 for top quality cocoons and $.075 for lower quality ones. Today, I got the check from the silk company, and guessed what? They paid us $0.20 each (better than top quality cocoons), and even though we only had 200+ cocoons, they paid for 300. So, we got $60 extra income today!

The silk company owner also wrote a card to us: "Thank you for the beautiful cocoons. They are very strong & clean, and clearly, you love your silkworms!"

It's such an encouraging note. Stephen did spend a lot of time feeding the silkworms; I did spend a lot of time cleaning and seperating the cocoons; Ha did love the silkworms and play with them; and Hee did his best to overcome his fear of the silkworms....boxes of the silkworms were besides our dining table, and Hee needed to have the courage to sit on the dining table and eat his meal. Good job, everyone!