MUSHROOM GROWING 



secure consent to visit the houses in which 

 they were grown. This was, of course, 

 largely due to the traditions that had come 

 over with this culture from Europe, empha- 

 sized, no doubt, by the conspicuous record 

 of failures experienced by many amateurs 

 who, with plenty of enthusiasm, but with no 

 conception of mushroom requirements, and 

 often with inferior or useless spawn, pro- 

 ceeded blindly in this precarious field. 



In the United States unusual interest has 

 become evident during recent years, and 

 the work has been undergoing a wholesome 

 development. The number of inquiries 

 now received by various educational (espe- 

 cially agricultural) institutions show that 

 this interest is common throughout the coun- 

 try, and that it comes from practically all 

 classes. The production of satisfactory 

 grades of American spawn under the stim- 

 ulus of the pure culture method is directly 

 responsible for this development and in- 

 creased attention. One of the largest 

 growers in the country, emphasizing this 



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