This section is from the book "The Gardener's Monthly And Horticulturist V24", by Thomas Meehan. See also: Four-Season Harvest: Organic Vegetables from Your Home Garden All Year Long.
We should be glad to know from those who have recently taken up the subject of mushroom culture in America, how they have succeeded. The following is the quantity taken from a bed in England, as given in the London Journal of Horticulture. It would be interesting to know if the figures of our cultivators approach these:
1bs. | |
October..................................... | 362 |
November................... | 460 |
December...................... | 1142 |
January................... | 768 |
February.................... | 652 |
March.................... | 707 |
April................................ | 1283 |
May.......................... | 1031 |
June................................................ | 686 |
July...................................................... | 265 |
7356 |

They are from 500 lineal yards. These are grown out' of doors. The above cut shows how the bed looks at gathering time.
 
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