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After the manure has been AIushrooni spawn, cotning in the 
placed on the shelves, it shoidd be form of bricks, is chipped and the 
covered with rich, well-sifted loam pieces placed in the beds i' apart 
MUSHROOMS in the CELLAR 
{Continued from page 114) 
For making the beds, a straw-free two days. When it has attained a tern- 
manure is used, and the best type is that perature of approximately 70 ° Fahren- 
from ycung, strong horses fed with but heit, the spawn, as the underground 
little green-stuff. It must be at least 14 mycelium or germinating spores of the 
days old, although it can be older, but fungus are called and which can be ob¬ 
it should not have been placed in large tained in the form of bricks, is introduced, 
heaps so that it can not heat to such The spawn bearing clay is chipped and 
a temperature that it becomes white. All the chips placed in the manure at a dis- 
of the longer, strawlike particles must be tance of six inches from each other. The 
removed. The manure is then piled into entire bed is then covered with straw and 
heaps about three feet high in some pro- left to itself for about two or three weeks, 
tected situation after which it is well The mycelium develops very rapidly 
watered until moistened throughout, but in this rich manure and soon extends its 
not drenched. On the third day, fermen- delicate network throughout the bed. 
tation sets in, which becomes visible by After this has occurred, the entire bed is 
the formation of steam. The manure is covered to a depth of with a moist 
then to be forked over, and this process layer of a good garden or hot-bed soil, 
should be accomplished daily if possible When possible the soil can be mixed with 
and in such a manner that the manure at a little clay and lime and this mixture 
the edge is placed in the center. Small gently pressed over the manure after it 
heaps of manure should not be used, for has attained the temperature of the place 
only the larger heaps will decompose in which the mushrooms are cultivated, 
uniformly throughout and furnish that When the soil becomes light in color, 
food material necessary for the develop- that is, when it becomes dry, it must be 
ment and luxurious growth of the mush- carefully watered to prevent the drying 
rooms. The manure must not be per- out of the threadlike growth of the mush- 
mitted to burn while undergoing de- rooms. In the course of four or five weeks, 
composition for then it becomes useless, the first mushrooms make their appear- 
Danger of burning passes after the manure ance. They do not come forth singly, 
has been turned over a number of times, but in groups, so that it pays to harvest 
It then slowly cools. This entire process them. Now is the time for good ventila- 
takes about two weeks’ time. tion as this is very important, and, too. 
The prepared manure is brought to the atmospheric moisture should not be lack- 
place where the beds are to be formed, ing. 
If the floor is covered with stones or flags. When harvesting the mushrooms, care 
it becomes necessary to provide a layer should be taken that the underground 
of straw manure upon which the prepared growth is not destroyed or disturbed, 
manure is spread to a depth of from 18 " It is best to grasp the mushroom with two 
to 20 " or more and firmly packed down fingers and to twist it off. The slight 
with a board. cavity so produced is filled with soil. It is 
While transporting, the manure will immaterial whether the fruiting body be 
have cooled quite considerably, but it fully developed or not, although it is best 
still has the property of generating some to wait until the umbrella gains in width, 
more heat, which generally requires about {Continued on page 120) 
After the pieces of spawn have been 
set in the manure the bed of loam 
shoidd be smoothed over evenly 
In the course of four or five weeks the 
first of the mushrooms will have come 
through and be ready for picking 
