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side walls are built of cement, and there is a truss roof con- 

 structed out of Avood and corrugated iron. The corrugated- 

 iron roof and cement sides furnish construction material 

 which will not readily decay ; and, while a house of this 

 description may cost more at the outset, it is far cheaper in 

 the end for a commercial grower who intends to follow that 

 line of work. Cellar benches can be constructed singly or 





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Fig. 7. 



-Section of a cellar bed covered with boards and matting and banked up with 

 earth. 



in series, one or more above the ground bed. A single bed 

 is shown in Fig. 7. The construction of cellar beds would 

 depend materially upon the space and the conditions avail- 

 able. 



Gathering the Crop. 



It is necessary with a crop like mushrooms, as it is Avith 

 many others, to go over the beds each day and gather the 

 mature specimens. These are gathered in trays, care being- 

 taken not to have them become soiled in handling. 



In picking mushrooms, it is recommended that they 

 should not be cut off at the base, but gently twisted and 

 removed from the soil. When it is necessary to cut, as is 

 sometimes the case when they come up in large numbers, it 

 is recommended that the butts be subsequently removed and 



