CHAPTER VII 



Installation, Spawning, and Care 



OF Beds 



Nearly every one who has had much ex- 

 perience in mushroom growing has his own 

 favorite method when it comes to the small 

 details of making the beds and looking after 

 them during the period of growth. The 

 type of bed will be determined by condi- 

 tions. The two types to which all others 

 may be referred as modifications are the flat 

 bed, commonly known as the English type, 

 and the ridge bed, the favorite with the 

 French. The flat bed is more generally 

 employed in this country, and less labor is 

 required in its construction. The surface 

 area, generally, will be slightly less than an 

 equal space devoted to the ridge bed system. 



The flat bed. The flat bed system may 



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