翻刻
此節苗の／丈（たけ）は八九尺迄枝なく／蘖（ずはへ）木尓／伸（のび）るもの也
又切取りたる苗は／毛羽根（ひげ年）の／乾（かわ）かぬやう尓手早く横尓
土かひかたせ置へし〇今年直尓臺木付四五寸／切残（きりのこ）
したる所ゟ其年の彼岸後尓は切口一本ゟ若芽五七
本宛は出る時細きは間引捨て／肥（こへ）えたるは前尓云
如く埋置手入をし〇休年無く毎年／一倍増（いちばいまし）し尓取苗
も／殖（ふへ）え／準（じゆん）じて臺木の圓座も大きくなるなれは年々
臺木／一株（ひとかぶ）ゟ能苗はかり百本迄は取れるもの也
其心得を以臺木の植方も間遠く植置くへし但《割書：此苗｜は残》
《割書：地石川原へは植へから須苗／能過（よすぎ）て植尓くし｜又生付わろく枯れやすし》〇又／苗取（なへとり）り／畠（ばた）は／子（み）
蒔とも尓なるたけ土性／劣（おと）りたる／痩地（やせぢ）の深き／畠（はたけ）がよし
又／水損場（春いそんば）は／若芽（わかめ）／水腐（春いふ）する事あり心得へし桑の
根は数少く細長く遠く根ざ須が／生質（もちまへ）なれは肥たる
地尓て苗を取ればよく栄へ苗の見分はよしといへども
堀り取りて見れば／太（ふと）き／柔（やわら）かなる／長（なが）き／棒根斗（ぼう年ばかり）りにて
／髭根無（ひげ年な）し／據無（よぎなく）く長き根は切て移し植る尓多く
／痛（いた）み枯るゝもの也さし木尓てさへ／生付（いきつく）物が少したりとも
根の有る木の枯るゝ事／不思議（ふしぎ）也／都（春べ）て一切の物／痩（やせ）
たる土地ゟ肥たる土地江移さば能く／太（ふと）る／道理（どうり）あ
り是尓／仍（よつ）て苗木仕立の地は／痩（やせ）たる地へ／植（まき）根の／際（きは）へ
現代語訳
この節、苗の丈は八九尺まで枝なく蘖木に伸びるものである。また切り取った苗は毛羽根が乾かぬよう手早く横に土をかけて寝かせ置くべし。○今年直に台木付き四五寸切り残した所から、その年の彼岸後には切り口一本から若芽五七本宛は出る。時に細きは間引き捨て、肥えたるは前に云う如く埋め置き手入れをし、○休む年無く毎年一倍増しに取り苗も殖え、準じて台木の円座も大きくなるなれば、年々台木一株から能き苗ばかり百本まで取れるものである。その心得を以て台木の植え方も間遠く植え置くべし。但し《割書：この苗は残地石川原へは植えるべからず。苗能過ぎて植えにくし、また生き付き悪く枯れやすし》○また苗取り畑は種
蒔きとも成るだけ土性劣りたる痩せ地の深き畑が良し。また水損場は若芽水腐りすることあり心得べし。桑の根は数少なく細長く遠く根ざすが生来の質なれば、肥えたる地にて苗を取ればよく栄え苗の見分けは良しといえども、掘り取って見れば太き柔らかなる長き棒根ばかりにて髭根無し。拠無く長き根は切って移し植えるに多く傷み枯るるものなり。挿し木にてさえ生き付く物が、少したりとも根の有る木の枯るる事不思議なり。すべて一切の物、痩せたる土地から肥えたる土地へ移さば能く太る道理あり。これによって苗木仕立ての地は痩せたる地へ蒔き、根の際へ
英語訳
At this stage, the saplings grow to eight or nine feet in height without branches, extending as sucker shoots. Also, the cut saplings should be quickly laid horizontally and covered with soil so their fibrous roots do not dry out. ○ This year, from where four to five inches were left attached to the stock tree, after the equinox of that year, five to seven young shoots will emerge from each cut point. When thin ones appear, thin them out and discard them; for the vigorous ones, bury and tend them as described earlier. ○ Without resting years, the number of saplings taken increases twofold each year, and accordingly the circular area around the stock tree also enlarges, so that each year up to one hundred good saplings can be taken from a single stock tree. With this understanding, the stock trees should also be planted with wide spacing. However {{Note: These saplings should not be planted in hard stony riverbeds. The saplings are too vigorous and difficult to plant, and they root poorly and tend to die}} ○ Also, for sapling beds, fields with poor, thin soil that are deep work best, as do seed-
sowing areas. Also, be aware that in waterlogged areas, young shoots may suffer from water rot. Since mulberry roots naturally grow few in number, thin and long, and extend far, if saplings are taken from fertile ground, they flourish well and the saplings look good, but when dug up, they have only thick, soft, long taproots with no fibrous roots. Having no choice, when the long roots are cut and transplanted, many are damaged and die. It is strange that while even cuttings can take root and live, trees with even a few roots should die. In general, there is logic in the principle that all things will grow well when moved from poor soil to fertile soil. Therefore, the ground for raising saplings should be in poor soil, and near the roots