. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. ^It> !^irn(M)jrs 1545 A small insect called " sprinnfail" appears at times where mushrooms are grown in caves, but this condition is due mainly to carelessness in cleaning out. The larvae of a species of small fly is also injurious on occasions but both of these latter may easily be destroyed by fumigating with carbon bisulphide. Mushrooms are subject to some diseases, but as these are chiefly the result of improper conditions and lack of care they may be avoided by securing the right conditions and exercising c
. The vegetable industry in New York state ... Vegetables; Gardening. ^It> !^irn(M)jrs 1545 A small insect called " sprinnfail" appears at times where mushrooms are grown in caves, but this condition is due mainly to carelessness in cleaning out. The larvae of a species of small fly is also injurious on occasions but both of these latter may easily be destroyed by fumigating with carbon bisulphide. Mushrooms are subject to some diseases, but as these are chiefly the result of improper conditions and lack of care they may be avoided by securing the right conditions and exercising care in handling the growing Fig. 474.— Packaoe Ready for .Siiipmext :\tusiiEoo.'\ as catch chop In addition to the bed method, mushrooms are often grown in cool greenhouses such as are used for carnations and vegetables. In such cases the pieces of spawn are buried directly in the rows, between the plants, and are given no special care, being put in simply as a ea^tch crop. The expense of planting is not great and the results are often surprisingly good. They have also been grown in the same way in kitchen gardens among coarse-leaved plants such as beans, which furnish a max- imum amount of shade. A measure of success too has been attained from plantings made in lawns and pastures during the summer time, the crop. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Bureau of Farmers' Institutes. [Albany
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