Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-02-10
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ANp SUCCESSFUL FARMING

on your own farm at relatlVely
small coat. There certainly should DC
a place for all the corn oats, wheat
hay and cowpeas we can raise IN
Georgia, as we are not now produc-
ing what we consume. Even at pres
emit prices we will have to send out
of Georgia something like $65,o00,-
900 this year for food supplies foI
man and beast which we can ana
should raise at home II peanuts
cannot be sold to the mill they can
be fed to hogs. You will say this
produces a soft and oily pork. 1t
does, but if you combine some corn
and sweet potatoes with the peanuts
you can make a very Satisfactory
grade of pork. I think we should
keep enough COWS to supply the home
with an abundance of milk and put
ter This lessons the necessity for
buying meat or other supplies which
are not produced on the farm You
might plant a limited area to irish
potatoes this spring. There should
be a fair demand next. year for a
rather varied supply of truck crops.
I think there will be a fair market
for syrup produced either from sugar
cane or sorghum. Certainly we need
more chickens and eggs than we are
raising at the present time.
Cultivating Mushrooms
J. r. c., Savannah, Ca, writes:
wish some information on
mushrooms, and is there any
rule for distinguishing the poison
Gus from the edible varieties?
Quite a number of books have been
prepared on the cultivation of mush-
rooms, but you can probably secure
the information you need along this
line without going to the expense OF
purchasing books. The United States
department of agriculture has issued
a number of bulletins on this SAB
ject. These publications are known
as farmers bulletins and can be OBJ
tanned free of cost on application to
your congressman or senator. In
case they cannot provide you with
what you desire, you can secure these
publications from the. government
printing office for the cost of few
cents. One of the latest and best
bulletins on this subject is Farmers
Bulletin 1876. This bulletin gives a
considerable amount of valuable data
on "Some Common Edible and Poi
sonous Mushrooms" The cultivation
of mushrooms is set forth in greater
detail in Farmers Bulletin 2e4.
Mushrooms are highly priced as an
article of food by many people. The
nutrient value is not high, but they
can be prepared in variety of ways
which makes them delicious for eat
ing purposes. Persons gathering wild
mushrooms should first inform them
selves very thoroughly as to their
nature and character and be able to
positively identify the nom poisonous
varieties. Many of the simple tests
upon which reliance has been placed
in the past cannot be depended upon.
The notion, for instance, that silver
spoon will be furnished if the mush-
rooms are poisonous is incorrect, as
both the poisonous and the non poi
sonous kinds may turn silver dark.
You cannot identify the different
species by the freedom with which
the skin may be peeled off or the
fact that insects may be living on
them. Experienced collectors are
sometimes deceived. Therefore, the
novice should exercise great care.
The cultivation of mushrooms can
be engaged in with considerable sue
cess by many people who have the
facilities for carrying forward this
work. 1t is too bad that more atten-
ton and consideration have not been
given to this important subject. 1t
certainly offers the food connoisseur
an opportunity, and many people can
find a profitable market for any sur
plus of edible mushrooms they may
be in position to produce