MUSHROOM GROWING 



undertaking mushroom growing: I am 

 broken down in health, wealth, or tempera- 

 ment, and this pursuit appeals to me as an 

 ^'Aladdin's Lamp" whereby I may obtain 

 the independence desired. 



Even after one has made a careful study 

 of the conditions of mushroom growing, 

 there remains, of course, the possibility of 

 failure through accident or through the se- 

 lection of a poor quality of spawn. The 

 latter difficulty, at least, may be in a measure 

 obviated by appealing to the director of the 

 experiment station of the state in which one 

 lives, or to the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture for information. In this way one 

 may ultimately be put in touch with reliable 

 dealers or manufacturers of spawn. So 

 much false advertising has been practised 

 that while it may seem a misfortune to the 

 reliable spawn makers we would frame the 

 general rule that no inexperienced grower 

 should depend upon advertisements alone 

 in order to determine where he shall 

 purchase his spawn. It is greatly to be 



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