The sun., 1894-03-04

oso soohs e .Srssd gree % n SAYING & ISna Ssain 70
heat violently. and we must then have II
tfsme heat VA. ov eHSsu.tsd 9 Witch n Would be IN
tw? or three wesks We'll. three days passed.
q ON heating % % ". might Be WAITING yet Tor that
manure heap to heat l supposs; bnt s tns
was not enough Of IL 10. genersts Term entati9n.
So We added tyo more losds and waited ~ sss,n sni
OF two dsys The therm ON ster In It ran up to 100
We turned II every second day. ana It " ut,wssHt;; VA;
to see that TsSnss r:SSss ss .fsW
va. nothing but clear. pure manure. 80,
spSnofIty said 'or Tie spawn viii rot ana yoa y3n
books nId said. We We we're % told 70 take UP a hand;
be snSeasd sna wss as too Ts Again wsre
told TO sauseze handful OF It close to the ear.
h aR' sUIhn LEFT 70 the gar gar
den,r AZ he was to Judge ~ ms sense h.ssr o,
snnnns mH IN tbe s Seds there seemed s to be only
e6ss LEFT to be called into pa pSay a. snd sast da
Now you must imagine the manure packed
into fat beds nine Inches deep on the zee esllnT ,,T
etefs stuck ali along the middle TO & tell us
ground heat Thermometers. by the way. cost
Then came the question Of. spawn. Nearly
all the mushroom spawn used in this country
or 9Mo makers rS Rere Il ses for ABOUT 10
cents 2 pound at retail. and comes IN bricks q
' msSs 81 soag rs
and thS 9S2msBs sDswT IN L ;h.%p to te
ever to he seen bat the manure. bought two
makes OF English spawn and one Of American,
fallen belowGO we cut the bricks into pieces
about two inches square. according to dircc-
about nahes spnr nO Rut W We d NOT pni
them too deep; oh. no; the books warned us
surface surface. Ter Ten "i days So after spawnine the beds
we put on tho easing OF earth and then we
the temperature and walt for tho mushrooms
We Watched and waited faithfully. tho
corJine to Hoyie. and We felt great CONFIDENCE
in our bods. 1 worried considerably about the
method OF picking the mushrooms, for they
have to be taken. OF with peculiar twist, and
never cut, But might have saved myself the
We waited eight weeks. nine; ten. three full
mouths. and not single mushEoom
in the garden the
cause Of our failure. They were entirely too
Wh ts snGe sacepon sserytbnss %S
in perfect condition, so we looked upon our
failure almost as success after ALL fof we had
time against having the m anuro too wet. 1t is
and letting the sun Strike It.
The next fall We went to work again. and
thi: time. We dried the stun out thoroughly.
ran up into ths library with his eyes As big as
saneers VIII yoI come right down into the
sSns to NJ Be sPssSd
1t was n pretty little white mushroom with
pink gills. growing in one corner Of the biggest
bed. Here was victory at last for OF course
this must be only the forerupner OF a fine cron.
In q day. or two the lonely mushroom had
% Il and hsd t Il Il cookeI % Il was sd deiicious But
never another mushroom did We see in those
watched for weeks atterward.
when We tore these second-year beds to
our failure. The beds were as dry as bone
We could not expect spawn WITT to run In such dry
Nstsr end 9Sssa
at any rate and thi showed that We were
Learning ,, something about the 6usinnss I1,, 1--we
considered this sufficient announcement to
warrant me In going ahead and building small
proposed $4,000 house. though much smaller.
and seemed iust the place that mushroOms
ter pipes We kept a steady temperature OF
G0' day and night. and everything looked
nure to make thass beds last fall and We felt
sure OF a fine crop. We know enough this
time to have the manure neither too wet nor
too dry.
well. sir. the winter has come and gone. and
We have not had tn first sign OF a mushroom In
any OF our beds. Can you tell me whore we failed
this time? OF course you can't, but | can tell
you. The manure came from a stable where
the horses had been fed on soft feed; and that
won't do at all; they must have hard feed;
Wen guard acains. that next year. when |
hone for better luck. You see now why my
last mushroom cost mo 5000. and why have
IL is y fascinating thing. raising mushrooms.
and am so much Interested In IL that in
tend to stick to 1t till succeed; but as mon
ey-making operation do not feel justified at
present in recommending 1t to my friends"