SUCCESS AND FAILURE 



hoped that this condition will soon be reme- 

 died. 



Mushroom growing is, however, an es- 

 tablished industry and the figures regarding 

 its development in recent years indicate that 

 when freed from fake advertisers and fake 

 growers it will succeed throughout the 

 United States just as it has succeeded 

 throughout France. 



In computing the probable expenses of 

 mushroom growing one should include such 

 items as rent or depreciation, compost, soil, 

 implements, labor, delivery of product, 

 heat, water, and facilities for lighting, as 

 well as all such minor expenses as spray ma- 

 terials, boxes, baskets, and numerous other 

 incidentals. One should also bear in mind 

 that if he is in a position to undertake this 

 work as an independent enterprise occupy- 

 ing his whole time the scale of operations 

 should be great enough to make certain a 

 definite (assumed) income. For example, 

 if only 3,000 square feet are planted, an av- 

 erage crop would yield not more than 3,000 



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