Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-28
MUSHROOM GROWING
IS VERY PROFITABLE
Not Difficult. Either; Raising
Specialties Urged as Way
to Make Money.

There "a 10 mora interesting Dr
ErDt.irln for lu1f natter. Ise '1 Hnica
ones o@olutr. place .r suburban .)-
may 1s put than the riia.ng a. certain
s-psoalties. some ~ tnem high-prced
Tor The favored few Rho indulge n
sJcn things. ard others ~ moderate
price Which have tneir place in the r
ec0nOuy o. -re household. There are
many crps - the Kind from witch
% choose. such. for instance. a. pleas
ants. honey, quail, mushrooms squads
br0.leus. etc.
Contrary % tho average opinion -
% these cuors. ire capital reulred
for such sSeCiaiIes VII no. b mcre
THAI a few hundred dollars At -he
most; probably me equipment 1eces-
tary Tor pigeon r4lsiug wlll require
moro than any u the other Ines.
,hough often fJr them a .Oft may be
built over me poultry u-use, thereby
saving considerable money.
sor instance the growing q musn
rooms, Doth for commercla. and pr
vate Use. - increasing each year. large
and extensive buildings are being used.
and II has TOW Dscone a reoogn-ze1
lndust-v n th.s country. This Il due
4, the constant demand ana renunera-
i've prise received. n also . ths
tact that failure s largely overcome 10y
following Faithfully a few simple o.
recLOns.
No crop, however. g more eXac-lrS
rs 70 Conditions Lhan no mushroom.
The bed must "a carefully prepared.
the materials usei must "a n me re-
CURED condition. me spawn OBTAINED
from reliable sources. fresh and Sood
The temperature at he ume OF plant
.ns The spawn and during TIE -rowth
-luS- Dee exactly lgnt. ami the lmp0r-
tlut nIat,er az moisture carefully lcok-
Ell after.
Mushrooms may ia successfully
grown ~ almost any building. sled
'Lr cellar which can - darHaled and
kept warm. Beds may ~ made on the
I ground. or on shelves IN Lsrs. or ia
S greenhouses under D benches. or .r
3 spent hOtbeis. as well Js out OF doors
? The greatest care must be taken ~ .hs
selection Il material q be used -
u making The bed Fresh horse manur,
s sh~lld DE procured. composed largs-.
OK short manure Wsth a small 9ropor.
n"ae - ~EA-r N~a1N 1000 tAaaAasn aNeAa
or rich soil az the ate OF one bushs
OF soI 70 four ~ dye bushels Il m&n
ure.
This mixture Is prepared by stack
N ing, turning shaking and restackinl
every three or four days until % 8
IN proper condition for preparing N,
bed. These operations permit OF IN.
escape of ncN.cus sases and proven
n burning. II the material Is kept mois'
10 but O too wet. IN aScut Two week
n IL VIII DO ready Tor the bed, Wh.ci
d should be u or - inches thick ate
being Thoroughly stamped ond pound
cd Gown. and then covered With lon
straw. The usual width o. a bed IS w.
and a half 20 three feet. AMI &, ma.
- oe any length desired
II the material IS in. proper order
e the mercury IN the t~hermOme.e
.- bought Tor the purpVsel VII rise q
100 degrees or more and thea "a.
p SLOWLY. when 80 degrees hds oee'
reached the time tor planting "a
spawn HIS arrived ~ English spawl
IS used, 10 should bee broken into piece
about two inches square and plante'
nine inches apart each way and w.
l. inches deep. and the anu shout
IN be Wen hrmed over the spawn. Ate
20 The spawn has been planted Tor
Id week o. 10 days it should bes.n &
run" and a coat " rich. loamy So.
am inch thick should 90 spread owe
the entire bed, he surface being mad
smooth and firm.
IN Then cover with hitter and keep "a
,e rom a. a uniform temperature Cf >
degrees. The lcd should remain GOV
cred with litter until exhausted. II IN
mushroom bed Is properly made
should produce mushrooms for two q
three months. As 60 the time Tor starr
ing a bed it differs i'm different paris q
the country. but almost any seaso
Will prove suitable. Early spving bed
for the open; Tor greenhouses an
month Will answer that does not brin
the mop into the months 81 July an
August; while for cellars and she'd
May and June. or Augut and Septeu
Der are he best.
- Be careful not 20 over water. Mdsf
rooms thrive best IN "a soil which vi
not crack but keep moist enough
press together nicely in the hand.
allowed % become too dry. dccompos
ton will be too rapid. and the ID