MUSHROOM GROWING 



pounds of mushrooms, and these if sold to 

 commission men might not yield more than 

 $1,000 gross. These figures are intended 

 merely to make the suggestion that on going 

 into this work one should not count upon 

 more than average returns, and he should 

 at least be sure that average returns would 

 insure a sufficient profit to make the under- 

 taking worth while. I would advise no per- 

 son experienced in mushroom growing to 

 undertake this work on a basis of less than 

 7^^oo square feet, unless, of course, it is 

 merely experimental : experiment by all 

 means, only experiment on a small scale and 

 with a definite end in view. 



Mushrooms for the Table 



The impression is perhaps too prevalent 

 that the use of mushrooms (and I refer here 

 particularly to Agaricus campestris and re- 

 lated forms) in the home is restricted by the 

 fact that they must be consumed immedi- 

 ately — not being easily kept even for a day 



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