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with the cap. If the product is to be sold most of the stem 
should be cut off and the cap brushed lightly to remove any traces 
of soil. For marketing, mushrooms are usually packed in baskets, 
the size holding four pounds being the most popular. These 
should be lined with paraffined paper, preferably blue in color, 
which makes an attractive package and one in which the mush- 
rooms keep well. 
Fic. 473.—Mvtsurooms ATTRACTIVELY PACKED FOR MARKET 
When a bed becomes exhausted its use for mushroom growing 
is over, although it makes an excellent garden fertilizer. It must 
be cleaned out thoroughly, all woodwork whitewashed, and the 
building or room fumigated, after which preparation may be made 
at any time for a new crop, starting with fresh material as in the 
beginning. 
INSECTS AND DISEASES 
The mushroom has some insect enemies, chief of which are 
sow bugs or wood lice. These may he controlled by poisoning. 
Dip pieces of potato into a strong solution of arsenic or paris 
green and put them in small yellow boxes or tins with some dry 
rubbish. These boxes placed on the beds will attract, kill and 
collect the bugs in one operation. 
Snails sometimes cause trouble but these are easily caught by 
using lettuce or cabbage leaves. 
