Abstract
SummaryComparisons were made between plots harvested normally by removing sporophores as soon as they reached the cup stage and plots cleared of all sporophores ¾ in. or more in diameter each time a certain proportion of the sporophores present had become cups. Normal harvesting required 16–21 pickings in six weeks as against 4–9 for the other harvesting procedures.The method of picking did not usually affect the total weight of the crop, but the proportions of buttons, cups and flats varied considerably as did average weight per sporophore within each of these grades.It was not possible to determine whether a relation previously found between weight of crop and average weight per sporophore, when all sporophores from a plot are picked at the same stage of maturity, is valid when the sporophores picked from a plot include a wide range of stages.The possibility of introducing new methods of harvesting, including mechanical aids, is discussed.
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