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Project 194 QID 060086			OMB No. 0535-0039 Approval Expires 3/31/2007
	MUSHROOM GROWER INQUIRY SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS July 2006						NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
						Georgia Field Office Suite 320 Stephens Federal Building Athens, GA 30601 Phone: 706-546-2236 Fax: 1-800-296-7953 Email: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
Please make corrections to name, address and address and Zip Code, if necessary.					At the request of the mushroom industry, the Department of Agriculture is conducting an annual survey to determine production of mushrooms for the past crop year and intentions for the next crop year. Response to this survey is voluntary and not required by law. However, the information you furnish is confidential and used only in arriving at national and selected State totals. Your prompt response in returning the report in the enclosed envelope, which needs no stamp, is appreciated. An extra copy is enclosed for your records. Please note the instructions for completing your report.

INSTRUCTIONS
1.	Use this form to report only specialty mushrooms. Report for each variety (such as Shiitake, Oysters, and Other Specialty Mushrooms). Report White Button, Crimini, and Portabello varieties on the Agaricus Mushroom Grower Inquiry form.
2.	Report the mushrooms produced from your facilities and used for processing (canned, frozen, dried) in Questions 3d and e. Include mushrooms you produced and processed as well as your sales to other commercial processing plants. If the answer to any question is “NONE”, please enter “NONE” rather than leave the space blank. If the information requested is not readily available from your records in the form requested, furnish your best estimate.
3.	If you have sold or leased all your operation to someone else and did not produce any mushrooms from July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006, please report the name, address, and telephone number of the new operator in Part III.
4.	If there has been a change in ownership or leasing arrangement during the past 12 months (July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006), please complete this report for the period of time during which you operated. Please indicate date facilities were transferred to others, and furnish (in space provided under Part IV) the name, address, and telephone number of the individual in charge who operated the facilities during the remainder of the year.

REPORT FOR THE MUSHROOM FACILITIES YOU OPERATE (Include space owned by you as well as leased from others.)
I. MUSHROOM OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2006 ***Report below ONLY Specialty Mushrooms***
1. What was the number of natural wood logs and square feet of other growing area from which mushrooms were cut or pulled during the year July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006?
		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) ________	Other (Specify) ________
Outdoors	Number	401	402	403	404
a. Number of natural wood logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under Cover and Indoors	Number	405	406	407	408
b. Number of natural wood logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. Square feet of growing area used for all other types of production media (include area used for trays, bags, artificial logs, sawdust, etc. but exclude natural wood logs). . . . . . .	Sq. ft.	409	410	411	412

2. What were the total pounds of mushrooms cut or pulled July 1, 2005 to June 30, 2006?
		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) _______	Other (Specify) _______
	Pounds	413	414	415	416

3. For total Mushrooms cut or pulled (Question 2), please report the pounds used and value of sales for the following categories. (Report grower value at point of first sale. For firms which grow and process their own mushrooms, value reported should be before processing.)
		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) ________	Other (Specify) ________
a. Harvested, but not sold (Shrinkage, cullage, dumped, etc.). . . . . . . . . .	Pounds	417	418	419	420
b. Fresh Market. . . . . . . . . .	Pounds	421	422	423	424
c. Fresh Market. . . . . . . . . .	Value $ (Whole Dollars)	425	426	427	428
d. Processing. . . . . . . . . . . .	Pounds	429	430	431	432
e. Processing. . . . . . . . . . . .	Value $ (Whole Dollars)	433	434	435	436

4. Of the total pounds of Specialty mushroom sold (Questions 3b and 3d), how many pounds were grown certified organic?

Pounds

437

5. How many pounds of Question 4 were sold as certified organic mushrooms?

Pounds

438

II. PLANS FOR THE COMING CROP YEAR
6. How many natural wood logs and square feet of other growing area do you intend to have in production between July 1, 2006 to June 30, 2007 ?		Shiitake (Lentinus)	Oysters (Pleurotus)	Other (Specify) ________	Other (Specify) ________
Outdoors	Number	439	440	441	442
a. Number of natural wood logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under Cover and Indoors	Number	443	444	445	446
b. Number of natural wood logs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
c. Square feet of growing area to be used for all other types of production media (include area used for trays, bags, artificial logs, sawdust, etc. but exclude natural wood logs) . . . . . . . .	Sq. ft	447	448	449	450

III. PLEASE LIST ANY NEW MUSHROOM GROWERS IN YOUR AREA
Name of firm	_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Operator	_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Address	_______________________________________________________________________________________________
City, State, & Zip Code	___________________________________________________	Telephone No.	____________________________

IV. OTHER
7. Did you produce any mushrooms under any other firm name or with any other person during the year ending June 30, 2006? ____________________________________________________					Yes No
a. If YES, please list the names below and check “YES” or “NO” to indicate if they are included in your report:
_______________________________________________________________________					Yes No
Location of mushroom houses:	State	_________________	County	_________________________________

8. If change in owner or leasing arrangement:
Date beds were transferred:	______________________	Name of firm______________________________________
Operator of beds for remainder of year:	_________________________________________________________________________
Address	_________________________________________________________________________
City, State, & Zip Code	_______________________	Telephone No. ________________________

LIST OF SOME SPECIALTY MUSHROOMS

• Shiitake (Lentinus edodes) – Black Mushroom, Oak Mushroom

• Oyster Mushroom, Trumpet, Hiratake, Mukurojitake, or Shimeji ( Pleurotus species)

• Enoke ( Flammulina velvtipes) – Winter Mushroom, Golden Needles, Velvet Stem

• Nameko ( Pholiota nameko) (Kuchneromyces nameko)

• Maitake (Grifola frondosa) (Polyporus frondosa) – Dancing Mushroom, Hen of the Woods

• Hon-Shimeji (Lycophyllum species) – “Real Shimeji”

• Kikurage (Auricularia species) – Wood Ears

• Shirokikurage ( Tremelia fuciformis) – Snow Fungus, Silver Ear

• Fukurotake ( Volvariella volvacea) – Paddy Straw Mushroom

• Morel

• Butter Mushroom ( Pholiata aurivella)

Would you like to receive a free copy of the results of this survey in the mail? (The survey results will also be available on the Internet at http://www.usda.gov.nass/)

YES = 1. . . . .

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REPORTED BY: ______________________	PHONE: ( ) _________________________	DATE: _______________________________

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