Apparatus for supplying compost to mushroom growing beds

Claim 1

For use in a mushroom house having tiers of vertically spaced mushroom cultivating beds therein, a supporting surface disposed above the beds, and feed means for supplying compost to the house, means for distributing compost to the beds, comprising: a selectively positionable distributor for feeding compost to the beds, said distributor having means for selectively adjusting said distributor to the heights of said beds, means operatively associated with said distributor to facilitate positioning of said distributor in juxtapostion to the beds along the lengths thereof and below the supporting surface, and means for supply compost to said distributor, said means for supplying compost to said distributor comprising a movable guide supported by the surface and having means thereon to facilitate movement of said guide with respect to the surface, said guide being selectively positionable to receive compost from the feed means and to be positioned above said distributor, whereby compost received by said guide from the feed means is directed to said distributor, and said distributor comprising a base portion, said means to facilitate positioning of said distributor comprising rolling support means coupled to said base portion, and conveyor means operatively coupled to and supported by said base portion, said means for adjusting said distributor to the heights of said beds comprising a vertically adjustable carriage, said conveyor means being mounted on said carriage for vertical adjustment therewith.