. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . ut it is less decisive and efficient. Propping well and evenly built stack of hay, straw or cornstalks, will keep itsplace and stand perfectly erect. But bunglers often build stacks which settle to one side—a result which is al-most sure to occur if the load is alwaysdriven on the same side in building ;or if the builder is not careful toplace regular tiers of forkfulls, whilehe ascends, like the tiers of brick inbuilding an edifice. Stacks made inthis way in a short time begin to nod,and make
. The Illustrated annual register of rural affairs and cultivator almanac for the year .. . ut it is less decisive and efficient. Propping well and evenly built stack of hay, straw or cornstalks, will keep itsplace and stand perfectly erect. But bunglers often build stacks which settle to one side—a result which is al-most sure to occur if the load is alwaysdriven on the same side in building ;or if the builder is not careful toplace regular tiers of forkfulls, whilehe ascends, like the tiers of brick inbuilding an edifice. Stacks made inthis way in a short time begin to nod,and make obeisance in some particu-to thrust rails, in the form of props,against the lower side, to prevent further settling or upsetting. The pointsof these punch into the stack and very little good is done. A better way,well-known to some of our readers, is first to place a plank, slab or broadrail, against the side of the stack, against which the prop may be set, () A slight notch may be cut, to prevent sliding. One prop thus in-serted, is worth half a dozen placed in the common Fip. ^b.—Propping Badly-built Stack. lar direction; and the next step is ©c:^^=— =^=:^^
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