what was used to rear cocoons in the jungles of Hazaribagh
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1.Cocoons are collected and kept under the sun, or boiled, or exposed to steam. This helps in separating out the silk fibres. The process by which silk thread is separated from the cocoon is called reeling the silk.
2.Then, the spinning of silk fibres into threads is done.
3.The silk threads obtained are woven into the desired clothes.
*Cocoon is the outer casing that covers the pupa of some insects. In silk worms, the cocoon yields the fiber silk.
*Rearing of animals means their caring and to provide them food and protection so that they grow into an adult. Rearing is done to provide farm power. For example cow, buffalo, sheep and goats are reared for their milk and meat. Hen, ducks and other poultry animals are reared for eggs and meat. Animals are also reared for their bones and blood which are used in making fertilizers. There are a number of products for which animal rearing is done like meat, fertilizer, fiber, labor, dairy products and land management.
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Hazaribagh, in present-day Jharkhand, was an area where the Santhals reared cocoons. The traders dealing in silk sent in their agents who gave loans to the tribal people and collected the cocoons.
The growers were paid Rs 3 to Rs 4 for a thousand cocoons. These were then exported to Burdwan or Gaya where they were sold at five times the price.
Silk is used to make many things, from saree to dresses, scarves, bags, coats, lining, and many other uses.