When famers in the Asiatic countries first raised silkworms,
the many diseased worms and defective cocoons resulted in poor grades of
finished goods. The farmers were raising silkworms only as an additional means
of support. Japan was the first country producing silk in large quantities to
use scientific methods in cultivating the silk worms.
Other silk producing countries are:
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France
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Spain
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China
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India
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Italy
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Brazil
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Bulgaria
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Austria
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Turkey
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Iran
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Greece
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Syria