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Garden Work 
MUSHROOMS 
This crop should not be attempted unless the proper 
facilities for cultivating it are at hand; otherwise disappoint- 
ment and failure will be the inevitable result. 
A constant and regular supply of horse manure must 
be available at the required times, and a large airy shed, 
in which to prepare 
and keep the manure 
until required for the 
beds, is needed. The 
horse manure should 
be brought direct from 
the stables each day, 
if possible, the drop- 
pings and short straw 
shaken out of it and 
put on the heap, while 
the rough straw should 
be taken away en- 
tirely, as being use- 
less for Mushroom 
growing. When a 
fair quantity of manure is obtained, it should be turned 
over every morning, or alternate morning, to prevent the 
centre of the heap from overheating, as, should this take 
place, a considerable part of the heap may be spoiled for 
Mushroom culture. When turning, always be careful 
to turn the inside of the heap to the outside, to ensure 
regular fermentation of the whole heap. 
When sufficient manure for a bed of the required size 
Mushrooms 
