. The cultivated mushroom ... Mushroom culture. [from old catalog]. 44 PRACTICAlf- CONSIDERATIONS to germination; in other words, a cool and dry place is required. When the bricks are well dried, frost will not injure them to any extent. But in a warm and damp atmosphere favorable for ger- mination, spawn will get a start and will soon become unf^t for .â .â¢-,*"* trlJ***- n«!B^.«r^:. A BED OF MUSHROOMS Grown by Mr. Mathews, from "Lambert's Pure Culture Spawn" which had been stored by him for over a year It is of great importance to the mushroom grower that h
. The cultivated mushroom ... Mushroom culture. [from old catalog]. 44 PRACTICAlf- CONSIDERATIONS to germination; in other words, a cool and dry place is required. When the bricks are well dried, frost will not injure them to any extent. But in a warm and damp atmosphere favorable for ger- mination, spawn will get a start and will soon become unf^t for .â .â¢-,*"* trlJ***- n«!B^.«r^:. A BED OF MUSHROOMS Grown by Mr. Mathews, from "Lambert's Pure Culture Spawn" which had been stored by him for over a year It is of great importance to the mushroom grower that his spawn be on hand when the time for planting has arrived. For, when the beds have reached the proper condition to be spawned, a delay of a few days is sure to be injurious, if not disastrous to the crop. The loss of temperature, and moisture, incident to this delay, can- not be retrieved, and a measly crop or perhaps a failure is the in- evitable result. It is a mistake to suppose that the dealer is al- ways prepared to fill a rush order for spawn, and especially pure THE STORAGE OF SPAWN It is possible to ruin good spawn by improper storage, even in a relatively short period of time. Spawn should be kept in a place that will be both cool and dry, but never hot and dry. This should be remembered by both seeds- men and growers, for many failures may, undoubte'dly, be attributed to the improper storage to which the material has been 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 Bureau of mushroom industry, Chicago. [from old catalog]. Chicago, Bureau of mushroom industry
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