Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm elementsofpracti00lowd Year: 1838 222 PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR SEEDS. distance from one another of Flg'127' 12 or 15 inches. They are passed obliquely over the roof, and fixed to, or wound round, another rope placed above the eaves, or below them as in the figure. Considerable danger arises in wet seasons, if the corn is carried home in a damp state; but this may occur in any sea- son if the straw
Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending Elements of practical agriculture; comprehending the cultivation of plants, the husbandry of the domestic animals, and the economy of the farm elementsofpracti00lowd Year: 1838 222 PLANTS CULTIVATED FOR THEIR SEEDS. distance from one another of Flg'127' 12 or 15 inches. They are passed obliquely over the roof, and fixed to, or wound round, another rope placed above the eaves, or below them as in the figure. Considerable danger arises in wet seasons, if the corn is carried home in a damp state; but this may occur in any sea- son if the straw is not freed of its natural juices before being carried from the field. The incipient fermentation is de- noted by the great heat of the interior of the stack, which will be rendered sensible by thrusting in the shaft of a fork, and feeling it when it is withdrawn, or by pulling out a handful of corn, or by merely thrusting in the hand. If the heating proceeds so far as to threaten injury to the stack, the whole should be turned over and rebuilt, or carried to the barn and thrashed. In wet seasons farmers are frequently obliged to form their stacks hollow in the centre, so as to allow the access of the air. This is done by placing upright posts fastened at the top, and stretched out like the legs of a theodolite, and building around them. An opening being made to this hollow from the ex- terior of the stack, a current of air is admitted. Often stacks are placed on pillars of stone, or of cast-iron, as in Fig. 128. The building and thatching of the stack complete the har- vest-operations for the cereal grasses. The leguminous plants cultivated for seeds are secured nearly in the same manner. The stacks being secured, remain until it is convenient to thrash the corn and prepare it for use. The thrashing by the flail is a work of labour, and notwithstanding every care a considerable part of the grain remains attached to the straw. Labour proceeds slowly at a time when despatch may
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