The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . completed. At the corners,the best system is to drawthe heads together so thatonly the butts are seen fromoutside as shown in Fig. next row of sheaves isplaced with the heads out-wards on top of the first row,lapping the outside sheavesto within a foot of the endof the butts, and so on witheach row of sheaves until the lo Dec. 1912.] Haystack Building. 765 centre of the stack is filled up. As the centre is approached, put tliesheaves closer together, so as to make the middle of the stack tighter andhigher than the outside; always l
The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria . completed. At the corners,the best system is to drawthe heads together so thatonly the butts are seen fromoutside as shown in Fig. next row of sheaves isplaced with the heads out-wards on top of the first row,lapping the outside sheavesto within a foot of the endof the butts, and so on witheach row of sheaves until the lo Dec. 1912.] Haystack Building. 765 centre of the stack is filled up. As the centre is approached, put tliesheaves closer together, so as to make the middle of the stack tighter andhigher than the outside; always lap each succeeding row at least as far asthe band on that preceding. From then on, as each fresh layer of sheavesis applied, keep the centre well trampled and slightly higher than theoutside sheaves, and the butts of the sheaves in each row to the outside ofthe stack. Many builders commence from the centre, especially on small stackswhere no stage is used, and the practice is a good one, though the oney/////////////////////////////////////////////////.. FIG. 2. STAGE. recommended will be found even better where a stage is built. Both stylesof building are similar after the first two layers have been laid; everv freshlayer of sheaves should be commenced from the of the stack, alwaysworking to the centre and keeping the surface even with an elevation to thecentre to give a pitch for any water that might penetrate the roof of thestack. If this is done and the middle well tramped, the stack should besafe from rain.
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