Reasearch aids mushroom production
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to improve the
of mushrooms has a
52-year history at Penn
State. The research plays a
' J major role in perfecting the
growth and processing of
cultivated mushrooms,
according to Dr. Lee C.
Schisler, professor of plant
pathology at Penn State.
Dr. Schisler said Penn
< 'sylvania mushroom growers
produce 57 per cent of the
| nation’s crop. Some 10,000
/; people are employed in the
mushroom industry of the
The cash
Rvalue of their product in
£ 1976-77 was $137,000,000.
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The first research facility,
a mushroom testing house,
was completed in 1928 with
funding support from the
Mushroom Growers
Cooperative Association of
Kennett Square, Pa. A new
Mushroom Research Center
was constructed by the
General State Authority of
Pennsylvania in 1960. Funds
for equipment came from
industrial sources. A
Mushroom Test-Demonstr
ation Facility, featuring
mechanized production and
flow-type design, was in
operation by 1971.
Development of gram
spawn, a quality product
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used as mushroom “seed”,
brought significant changes
to the mushroom growing
industry in the early 1930’5.
The developer was James W.
Sinden of the faculty.
Several patents were ob
tained on the Sinden Gram
Spawn Method in 1932 and
1933.
Since then, the spawn
laboratory at Penn State has
been responsible for over
half of the mushroom stock
for the nation’s spawn
plants. Schisler indicated
this laboratory has been a
significant factor in strain
selection and increased
yields.
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The average commercial
yield of mushrooms, in
pounds per square foot of
bed planted, has increased
from 1.5 in the 1940’s to 2.9
pounds in 1976-77. Ths in
creased efficiency can be
attributed largely to Penn
State’s mushroom research
and education programs,
Schisler affirmed.
As in any unique industry,
mushroom growers have
faced a series of crises. In
the 1960’5, cheap labor
import products from
Formosa brought con
centrated efforts by Penn
State personnel to improve
production methods and to
develop additional markets
for mushrooms.
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Save
Christmas—store
decorations
properly
YORK - If you carefully
and systematically store
holiday decorations, you’ll
save time, patience, and
replacement when another
holiday season rolls around.
A Joan Lamberson, York
County Extension home
economist, says you need to
protect your decorations
from heat, dust, breakage,
dampness, insects, and
mice.
Remove all fresh plant
material from wreaths or
swags before storing them
because they will crumble
and dry, making a cluttered
mess. Next Christmas you
can replace the evergreens.
You can retain
glycerimzed plant materials
and save them for one year
to the next. Cover each
decoration with either a
plasti- or paper bag and
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hang each on a hook.
Because heat dries
glycerine-treated foliage,
hang these decorations in a
cool, dry place-not in the
attic where it will get too hot
during Summer months. Or
store wreaths and other
decorations in a large flat
cardboard box. Put moth
balls or moth crystals in the
box to keep mice from
bothering nuts, pods, or
berries on the decorations.
Store mobiles by hanging
when possible. If the mobile
is long, slip it into a plastic
cleaning bag or take it apart
and hang sections of it in
shorter bags. Use
clothespins to clamp several
decorations to one coat
hanger.
You can build yourself a
dust-free shield for hanging
decorations from a large
cardboard box turned on its
side. Use the flap openings
for a door. Make wire hooks
from long lengths of wire
pushed into the top of tne box
and twisted to stay in place.
Bend the wire inside to form
the hooks from which you’ll
hang decorations. You can
make as many hooks as you
need or have space for but
plan on about five inches of
space between each hook.
Tape the carton door shut
and you have a dust-free
storage area.
Here are some additional
holiday decorations storage
tips:
•Put all ribbons in one box,
Christmas balls in
another.
•Wrap figurines or small
accessories individually
in tissue paper or
newspaper and pack
separately with the
heavies on the bottom of
the storage box.
•Wrap Christmas candles
individually in waxed
paper or clear food wrap
and lay flat in a box. Do
not use tissue paper for
wrapping candles
because the color of some
candles will bleen
through to leave you with
a white candle.
•To prevent hard-to-remove
wrinkles in holiday
tablecloths, store these
table accessories with
tissue paper placed
between the folds of the
cloth.
•You can stiffen up wilted
net and tulle decorations
by ironing the pieces
between sheets of waxed
paper on which a damp
cloth has been placed
before storing it.
•Use a black crayon to label
the ends of all storage
boxes so you can easily
find the decorations next
hohday season.
From Bach to rock, the
record industry is booming
In fact, the October Reader’s
Digest declares that the
record business will take in
more mone> than either
movies or television this
\ear - a staggering $2.5
billion Rock rates well over
Bach, as it happens, ac
counting for 60 per cent of
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