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" running," and a coat of rich, loamy soil, an 

 inch thick, should be spread over the entire bed, 

 the surface being made smooth and firm; then 

 cover with litter and keep the house at a uni- 

 form temperature of fifty-seven degrees. The 

 bed should remain covered with light litter until 

 exhausted. 



If properly made, a bed will produce mush- 

 rooms during a period of two or three months. 

 The time for starting mushroom beds varies in 

 different parts of the country. Almost any sea- 

 son will suit. Early spring beds for the open; 

 May and June, August and September for 

 cellars and sheds; while for greenhouses, any 

 month will answer that will not bring the crop 

 into the months of July and August. 



Many failures in growing mushrooms are 

 caused by over-watering. While they thrive 

 best in a soil which will not crack but keep 

 moist enough to press together nicely, it must 

 not be wet. At the same time. If it be allowed 

 to become too dry, decomposition will be too 

 rapid, and the bed will become exhausted be- 

 fore the crop Is harvested. The water used 



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