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ENGLISH MILL TRACK MUSHROON SPAWN 



lib., 25c. By Mail, 30c. lib., Postpaid. 10 libs., $2.50. 100 libs., $20.00, by rreight or Express. 



CULTIVATION 



The cultivation of the Mushroom is a very simple matter and requires only ordinary intelligence and care. The mate- 

 rials needed are fresh horse manure, good soil and live spawn. The manure should not be too short, as it does not com- 

 bine the necessary qualities. Long strawy litter, plentifully mixed with short manure, makes by far the best beds, as 

 It does not heat too violently, decomposes slowly and retains its hfat for a long period. Put in a heap and turn every 

 three or four days to permit the escape of noxious gases and prevent burning. When ready for use it should be as 

 hot as can be borne comfortably by the hand, and should also be moist. Make the beds 3 feet wide at tlie base, 2Vi 

 feet high, and of any desired length. The manure, when in proper condition, should be quickly handled to prevent the 

 loss of heat, and be beaten down to make the heap firm and compact, and covered with long litter. The bed should 

 within a few days warm to a temperature of 110 to 1-0 degrees. Never spawn a bed when the heat is rising, but always 

 on the decline and under 90 degrees. Have a ground thermometer, and keep it plunged in the bed; by pulling it out and 

 looking at it you can ascertain exactly the temperature of the bed. Should the temperature not exceed 100 or 110 degrees, 

 no alarm should be felt, for if the manure was fresh it will likely produce a good crop. When the heat has decreased to 

 90 degrees, the bed is ready to receive the spawn, which is done by raising the manure with the hand and inserting pieces 

 of spawn 2 inches square and 9 inches apart each way. At the expiration of a few davs the bed may be covered with soil 

 to the depth of about 2 inches. If in a closed cellar or mushroom house, wait about ten days, but if in open shed five days 

 will do. If the soil is poor, add a liberal quantity of bone meal. It requires a period of 5 to 7 weeks before they are ready 

 for use. 



Two pounds of spawn are sufficient for a bed 3 feet by 6 feet. 



Mushrooms can be readily grown in cellars, stables, sheds or pits. Many are successively grown on a shelf in an ordi- 

 nary cellar, and yield sufficient crops to compensate the grower for his effort. The space under greenhouse benches or stag- 

 ings will suit them exactly, using materials in the same manner as described. 



MUSHROOMS ON PASTURE I^AND OR I^AWN. 



About the first of June take pieces of spawn an inch square and lift the sod with a trowel or spade just sufficient to get 

 a spawn under it, and then press the soil down hard. Set the spawn 1 to 2 feet anart. In a favorable season a crop may 

 be expected in 3 or 4 months from the time of planting. 



OKRA, or GUMBO 



Select warm location and rich 

 soil, and plant when the ground 

 becomes warm, in rows three 

 feet apart, thinning plants a 

 foot apart in the row. As the 

 seeds are liable to rot in cool 

 weather, they should be sown 

 thickly. The pods are used to 

 thicken soup, being gathered 

 when young. It is one of the 

 most wholesome vegetables in 

 use. 



DWARF OKRA. 



This is the preferred kind 

 with the growers; is of dwarf 

 habit and verv productive. 

 Ptt., 5c. Oz., 10c. H lb., 20c. 

 I.b., 60c. 



"WHITE VELVET. 



It is very distinct, and the 

 pods are perfectly round and smooth, of an attractive white 

 velvet appearance, and of superior flavor and tenderness. The 

 pods are of extra large size, and produced in great abundance. 



Pit., 5c. Oz., 10c. 1/4 lb., 20c. lib., 60c. 



ONION SETS 



CULTIVATION FOR SETS. 



Have a clean and very 

 rich soil, which should be 

 thoroughly cultivated, or it 

 will not do well enough to 

 pay for the trouble. The 

 most successful grower.s. 

 work their ground several 

 times in the fall to kill out 

 the weeds and get ground 

 in nice condition. Use well- 

 rotted manure freelj', and 

 be sure to get the seeds in 

 as early as possible in the 

 spring, no matter if it is 

 ever so cold or unpleasant, 

 and keep the soil mellow 

 and clear of weeds, and if 

 seed is good you will have 

 a large crop of onion sets. 

 On no other condition can 

 you hope for success. Dis- 

 turb the roots of the onion 

 as little as possible, either 

 in thinning or hoeing, and 

 never hoe earth toward 

 them to cover or hill, as we 

 do most other things. 

 Sow the seed in drills about 12 inches apart. It will re- 

 quire from 40 to 60 pounds of seed to sow an acre. 



WHITE — Qt., 25c.; mailed, 35c. YELIOW — Qt., 20c.; 

 mailed 30c. Ask for prices on sets by the bushel. It requires 

 10 to 15-bushel sets to plant one acre. 



VEGETABLE ROOTS 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. 



A saving of one to two years is effected by planting roots. A bed 12x40 feet, requiring about 100 roots, should give a suffi- 

 cient supplv for an ordinary familv; 7,2G0 roots will plant an acre. Select good, loamy soil, plow deep, put in good quantity 

 of manure and 100 pounds of kainit to 1,000 square feet of bed. Incorporate thoroughly, make a trench 8 inches deep, set plants 

 9 inches apart. In field culture rows are placed 4 feet apart. 



Barr's Mammoth — Per 100, $1.25. Per 1,000, $10.00. Colossal — Per 100, $1.25. Per 1,000, $10.00. 



Palmetto — Per 100, $1.25. Per 1,000, $10.00. 



HORSE RADISH ROOTS. 



The land .<!hould be rich, well manured, plowed deeplv, harrowed and free from lumps. Plant in a roomy space by itself. 

 Make rows IS inches apart, set plants 12 inches from each other. Plant shoots about five inches long, makmg holes tor same 

 With a stick, and set them about two inches under the soil. Have the shoots cut squarely across the bottom, but cut slantmg 

 at the top. in order that one side mav be a little longer than the other. Keep free from weeds for the first and second seasons, 

 after which the Horse Radish will take care of itself. Dozen, 20c. By Mail, 25c. Per 100, $1.00. By Mail, $1.25. Perl.OOO, 

 $8.00. By Express, not Prepaid. 



RHUBARB. OR PIE-PIiANT. 



This very desirable vegetable comes earlv in the .snring. The large stems of the leaves are used for pie-making and stew- 

 ing. A deep, rich .ooil is indispensable to secure Inre-e heavy stalks. Plnnt in rows 4 feet apart, with the plants S teet di-s- 

 tant. Set so that the crowns are nbout an inch below the surface. Top-dress annually in the fall with stable manure, ana 

 fork under in the spring. 20c. Each. Bv Mnil. 25c. Dozen, $2.00. By Express, not Prepaid. 



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