Space to Grow Food?
Mushrooms May Be One Answer
~ man takes up more and tial of mushrooms and be
g of the earth’s surface cause the growing area is
standing, sitting, driving nearby, University of Dela
i), gleeping on it, there is ware agricultural chemists
lurally less and less land and marketing specialists
tjable for food production have been carrying on mush-
Mieday> according to pres- room research and cooperat
t birth rates, there will ing with growers and proces-
l,e enough food produced sers in the application of new
j! conventional methods to methods based on research
jet the needs of the ms- results.
Jeased population How do mushrooms grow?
Q ne often mentioned food The first step is spawn mak
rce is the sea, but anoth- mg. This goes on under ster
! underrated method of con- ile laboratody conditions as
grating food production clean as a hospital operating
be found in the mush- room,
jaom houses of Delaware and" growing has be
ptnnsylvania. cdtne a science akin to anti
que Toughkenamon Valley biotic production. The pro
jca around Kennett Square, eess is so similar that the
west of Philadelphia, world's first commercial
Lffg more mushrooms than' penicillin came from a mush
j,e rest of the United States room spawn laboratory in
put together. The area pro- Kennett Square,
jaces more, than 30 million— -The spawn is scattered
jollais worth of mushrooms through a pasterized compos
ed! year. it of hay, chopped corn cobs,
Because of the great poten- and fertilizer. Sterilized soil
The aborc arc actual photographs of freshly broken out ejg s. There are far too many ef |« on the
market today like the egg on the right. Note the excellent quality of the DeKalb egg en the left.
BREAK OUT ONE OR A DOZEN
AND SEE FOR YOURSELF
The Outstanding Quality off
DEKALB EGGS
American housewives, thoee that really do tha to detannine which line* transmit the Canons
buying, are becoming more and more EGG DeKalb quality. Big, enow white DeKalb
QUALITY conscious. That’s why the grocer. Eggs with strong shells .. . big, rich, golden
the egg buyer and the egg producer are NOW yolks centered in firm, lofty albumen, present
so VITALLY interested in EGG QUALITY. a real picture of quality. Conduct your own
DeKalb invites ONE and ALL to break out egg ,, bresk-out”test.Breakoutoneoradozen
one or a dozen DeKalb eggs on a comparable DeKalb eggs on a comparable basis with a
basts with otheia. DeKalb poultry researchers like number of other eggs. Compare in any
break out many thousands of eggs each year and all ways. You alone ba the judge.
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P. L. Rohrer & Bro., Inc. Melhom Bros.
SMOKETOWN, PA. MOUNT JOY, PA.
Lane. EX 7-3539 Phone: OL 3 ‘ 8 ? 82
Phone,
Daniel G. Haldeman
R. 3, MANHEIM, PA.
Phone: MO 5-4284
Hiestand, Inc.
R. 1, MARIETTA, PA.
Phone: HAzel 6-9301
-j- Elmer H. Rohrer
E 2, LANCASTER, PA.
Phone: TR 2-7670
I. Elwood Longenecker j WilHam GroH
R. 1, OXFORD, PA. R 3, QUARRYVILLE, PA.
Phone: Kirkwood LA 9-2484 Phone: Kirkwood LA 9-2230
is then spread about an inch Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 22, 1960 —7
deep over the composit and
the first crop is ready in a- lhe market for mushroo ms
bout two weeks. h as been greatly increased
The beds are picked by because of better quality con
hand about eight or nine trol and longer shelf life,
times and then the composit Fresh mushrooms can be
must be removed from the shipped farther and will
house and replaced with keep longer in the store with
fresh materials. This cycle is ou t discoloring,
repeated twice a year. Fresh sales have taken a
There are usually six lay- 30 percent jump without a
ers of beds in a house and price reduction to the pro
production averages about 4 ducer or a price increase to
pounds per square foot per the consumer because of the
year. This means that one increase in consumer satis
square foot of standing room rfaction and the opportunity
on the earth’s surface, pro- that longer shelf life presents
duces' six layers of mush- for reaching markets former-)
rooms totaling about 24 lbs
of high protein food in a SIGN WITH CauTION
year. Increased production is When the salesman at your
sure to come within a few door says, “You’ll need to
years and will boost this pro- sign at once to get this spec
duction by at least 50 per- ial price,” take time to check
cent. prices with local dealers who
This space aspect of mush-, han(Ue or similar
room production may be the ltems > Saima Black,
most important factor in Penn State home manage
world food production for nt extension specialist
the next generation. All special offers that come
With the he 1 o of Univer- by phone > letter ’ from
sitv research results annlied door-to-door salesmen may
sity research results, applied tbe gimmicks but be
to processing and packaging, wary o£ .* up and
m, sign” kind.
Jay C. Garber
R. D. 6, LANCASTER, PA.
Phone: TR 2 5736
Aaron J. Brubaker
1836 Marietta Ave.,
LANCASTER PA.
Phone: EX 3 8362
Harry F. Houser
R. 7. LANCASTER, PA.
Phone: EX 2 0247
Lester R. Buckwalter
R 1, WASHINGTON BORO
Ph: Millersville TR 2-3974
Clear cool water is often
the best first aid for spots on
clothing, s reminds Thelma
Baierl,, Penn State extension
clothing specialist. Applied
as soon as possible after
staining, water will frequent
ly prevent the spot from set
ting. For stains on delicate
fabrics or for unknown
stains, it’s advisable to let
your drycleaner remove
them.
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More efficient marketing
and merchandising of a high
er quality mushroom has
changed the attitude of re
tail stores and consumers.
With today’s better quality
control the mushroom is on
the way up.
Already second only to
corn as a cash crop in New
Castle County, Delaware,
mushrooms or perhasp a sim
ilar type of human food, may
one day be the most impor
tant crop in the whole world-
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