General list of high-grade seeds . Best for salads or medicinalpurposes. Lb. 10 cts. Brown or Black. More pungent than 10 cts. MUSHROOM SPAWN Seta Schwamm Champignon One of the most profitable crops for the outlaythat can be grown. The market is sure becausethe supply never equals the demand. Mushroomscan be grown in any dark room or cellar wherethe temperature can be kept at 50 to 70 de-grees. From some old pasture procure goodrich soil and store it away. To every bushel ofthis add two bushels of fresh horse this mixed compound prepare a bed, say fourfeet wide. Put down a
General list of high-grade seeds . Best for salads or medicinalpurposes. Lb. 10 cts. Brown or Black. More pungent than 10 cts. MUSHROOM SPAWN Seta Schwamm Champignon One of the most profitable crops for the outlaythat can be grown. The market is sure becausethe supply never equals the demand. Mushroomscan be grown in any dark room or cellar wherethe temperature can be kept at 50 to 70 de-grees. From some old pasture procure goodrich soil and store it away. To every bushel ofthis add two bushels of fresh horse this mixed compound prepare a bed, say fourfeet wide. Put down a thin layer and pound itdown hard, and so on until the bed is 12 to 18inches thick. It soon becomes pretty hot, butlet the heat recede until it is only 85 to 90 de-grees. Then make holes, say a foot apart, andput in the spawn, two or three pieces as largeas a walnut to each hole. Cover the holes andpress the soil solid and smooth. Let the bedremain in this condition about 12 days; thencover the bed with 2 inches cf fresh loam, and. MUSHROOMS. over this put 4 or 5 inches of hay or straw, andthe work is done. If the temperature is right,in six or eight weeks you may expect Mush-rooms. The beds will continue bearing from 20to 30 days. After the first crop is gathered,spread over the bed an inch of fresh soil,moisten with warm water and cover with hayas before. The main conditions in Mushroom-growing are proper and uniform temperatureand very rich soil. One pound of spawn issufficient for a bed 2x6 feet. We import ourspawn from the best makers in England andFrance. To grow Mushrooms successfully, writefor Mushroom Culture, by W. Robinson. Bymail, postpaid, 50 cts. English. In bricks. Per lb. 20 cts. Postageextra, 10 cts. per brick. French. In two-pound boxes, including pamph-let of cultural directions. Each, $1; four-pound boxes, $2. Too heavy for the mails;sent only by express at the purchasersexpense. White French. New virgin spawn. This newspawn produces the finest Mushrooms in c
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