Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-03-10
GROWING MUSHROOMS.
Woman with Small Plat Of Ground ca
Earn money--Many mushroom
Clubs Started.


"a woman with small plot Of
ground can earn hundreds Of dollars
year said successful mushroom
grover recently "All size needs i To
grow good mushrooms, affiliate herself
with some mushroom club aud find mar
ket for her wares"
Something has been done near our
cities III this direction and of late many
mushroom clubs have been started In
this country for the purpose Of separat-
inR the poisonous FROM the edible vari-
cities, Tie members OF the mushroom
clubs ere naturally enthusiasts on the
subject and there are those who assert
that the cultivation Of this fungus Will
eventually have m important bearing on
fhe worlds food supply. 1t is well
known fact that pound of mushrooms
IS equal 10 many pounds OF meat, and il
the world could only become c0liversaut
with the edible species they would form
q more important part than now ~ our
diet for we would realize more clearly
that for home consumption they are +,
beautiful aud grateful food. aud when
successfully grown they are often worth
double the original iuS cstment
Their nse for food ~ perfectly com
patiblc with The preservation of excel
lent health, aud n Russia, Germany
aud italy they furnish the peasants nnd
working classes with food that takes
the place of meat
The French cultivate this food IN col
lars as well as caves, but they can he
grown in all kinds Of greenhouses. and
even boxes and frames which can be AZ
tnined nc very little expense will hold
enough for domestic use. SprillD oud
autumn are the hest seasons. aud th,,y
are usually in full bearing az the end
Of Four weeks
The cellar Of dwelling house is n
capital place for these beds aud in the
case OF those who wish to grow only n
Few . part Of the room can be narti.
Tened OF alongside the wall to protect
Y lrom drafts. This has been known to
DO admirably. especially if the tempera-
ture OF the cellar varies from 80 10 80
degrees Fahrenheit.
one producer is said TO market 1000
pounds yearly from the cellar and con.
tends success is due 20 absolute c1eauli
ness aud coats Of lime which are fire.
uuently given the cellar wallis Such
beds IN a dwelling house may seem un-
nahitar} hut when rightly handled and
thoroughly prepared before being started
they emit nc odor
No one can grow mushrooms more
successfully than the wife of the farmer.
YET strange ia say she pays little atten.
ton 70 thls branch on the business. Lit
tie skilled labor is necessary and after
planting all the care consists IN main
talmag an even temperature and gather.
ing the crops.
There is nothing arduous about It and
the Spawn or brick cau he obtained from
amy scotsman There used to h,, mis-
taken idea thar skill was required Is
conduct Che industry with success. hut
recently this has been exploded. aud the
largest growers utilize space that would
otherwise be idle The mushroom clubs
are doing all ia their power 10 encour-
age This. besides collecting every Speci
men with view "a oataIogung as many
edible varieties as possible.
iae erase baS even reached the for
lists who have planted hundreds Of
square yards under their greenhouse
benches, and in this way first utilize NE
ioam needed in their forists work,
1iieNcn ralSers are becoming more in
tefcSteu and see IN the cultivation
gae1 winter business Near Saa Fran.
- Is a canning factory which IS used
to pNt up mushrooms grown ia sheds
hlled With beds. All the work Is done
by machinery and railroad cars are used
ID haul the earth.
Still larger quantities aGe grovvu about
Bnitaio, where tunnels have been util.
izcyl. and these. ike ne famous yassSl-
room caves af PARIS. y hica are inspected
yearly by the government. arc al such an
CVen temperature that ScopeS 0T abe fgangi
can be gathered and are marketed Nath
p1oht. What can be done here oau be
accomplished ia other places.
All edible mushrooms should be collcc.
"a Ia their prlme and prepared and
served as speedily as possible. LEST de-
composition sets IN, Another precaution
IS 50 carefully Stgaslu5zo the cap for The
minute grabs watch sometimes aDfCSt 1he