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made of Dung, in which there is 

 good Store of Litter ; but thii fhould 

 not be thrown on an Heap to fer- 

 ment : that Dung which hath lain 

 fpread abroad for a Month or long- 

 er, is beft : thefe Teds fhould be made 

 on dry Ground, and the Dung laid 

 upon the Surface : the AYidth of 

 thefe Beds at Bottom fhould be about 

 two Feet and an half, the Length in 

 proportion to the Quantity of Mufh- 

 rooms defired : then, lay the Dung 

 about a Foot thick, covering it 

 about four Inches with ftrong Earth: 

 upon this lay more Dung, about ten 

 Inches thick ; then another Layer 

 of Earth ; Hill drawing in the Sides 

 of the Bed, fo as to form it like the 

 Ridge of an Houfe ; which may be 

 done by three Layers of Dung, and 

 as many of Earth. When the Bed 

 is finiihed, it mould be covered 

 with Litter, or old Thatch, to keep 

 out Wet, as alfo to prevent its dry- 

 ing : in this Situation it may remain 

 eight or ten Days ; by which time 

 the Bed will be in a proper Tem- 

 perature of Warmth to receive the 

 Spawn; for there mould beonlya mo- 

 derate Warmth in it, great Heat de- 

 ftroying the Spawn, as will alfo 

 Wet ; therefore when the Spawn is 

 found, it fhould always be kept dry 

 until it is ufed ; for the drier it is, 

 the better it will take in the Bed : 

 for I had a Parcel of this Spawn, 

 which had lain near the Oven of a 

 Stove upward of four Months, and 

 |was become fo dry, as that I de- 

 fpaired of its Succefs; but I never 

 have yet fecn any which produced fo 

 foon, nor in fo great Quantity, as 

 this. 



The Bed being in a proper Tem- 

 perature for the Spawn, the Cover- 

 ng of Litter fhould be taken off, 

 md the Sides of the Bed fmoothed ; 

 ,hen a Covering of light rich Earth, 

 Lbout an Inch thick, fhould be laid 



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all over the Bed ; but this mould not 

 be wet : upon this the Spawn fhould 

 be thru ft, laying the Lumps two or 

 three Inche- alunder : then gently 

 cover this with the fame ligiu Earth, 

 above half an Inch thick; and put tne 

 Covering of Litter over the Bed, lay- 

 ing it fo thick as to keep out Wet, 

 and prevent the Bed from drying : 

 when thefe Beds are made in the 

 Spring or Autumn, as the Weather 

 is in thofe Seafons temperate, fo the 

 Spawn will then take much looner, 

 and the Mu (brooms will appear per- 

 haps in a Month after making : but 

 thofe Beds which are made in Sum- 

 mer, when the Seafon is hot, or in 

 Winter, when the Weather is cold, 

 are much longer before they pro- 

 duce. 



The great Skill in managing of 

 thefe Beds is, that of keeping them 

 in a proper Temperature of ivloilfc- 

 ure, never fullering them to re- 

 ceive too much Wet : during the 

 Summer-iealbn, the Beds may be un- 

 covered to receive gentle Showers of 

 Rain at proper times; and in long 

 dry Seafons the Beds fhould be novv- 

 and- then gently watered ; but by no 

 means fu flier much Wet to come to 

 them: during the Winter - feafon 

 they mull be kept as dry as poffible; 

 and fo clofely covered, as to keep out 

 Cold : in frolly or very cold Wea- 

 ther, if fome warm Litter, fhaken 

 out of a Dung-heap, is laid on, it 

 will promote the Growth of the 

 Mufhrooms : but this mull not be 

 laid next the Bed ; but a Covering 

 of dry Litter between the Bed and 

 this warm Litter : and as often as 

 the Litter is found to decay, it fhould 

 be renewed with frefh : and as the 

 Cold increafes, the Covering mould 

 be laid fo much thicker. If thefe 

 Things are obferved, there may be 

 plenty of Mufhrooms obtained all 

 the Year: and thefe produced in 



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