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6 Method of Harvesting Corn in Wet Weather.[July,

ter can penetrate the stack as it would cause Such a moisture as would occasion the grain to Sprit or grow.

When the three primary Sheaves have been arranged, in the manner I have noted, the greatest difficulty is overcome, as it is: then only necessary to lay other Sheaves on the aides of the ihree firsty to(ll up the Spaces betwixt them, ocbserving always to place the heads of as grain of each Sheaf upon tke ears or heads of the three first, as you proceed in forming the Stack.

When the whole späce is thus filled, you place upon the first eirele of Sheaves another layer of Sheaves close together in a Similar mariner; when the Second row is completed, you proceed with a third and fourth row, and 80-0n until: your Stack 28 about Six or Seven feet high.

As-in placing all the Sheaves upon the first layer, the heads öf the corn are always placed and crossed over each other; the middle of the stack is thus always Something higher than the outside circle, which therefore forms 2 little decent for any water which might penetrate, but this descent is not Suficient, becauge though the'top of the Stack Should be always covered by a kind of straw roof, as| Shall describe, yet ifthis roof Should by Some accident be deranged 50 that the water Should penetrate it, If the descent of the Sheaves is not Sufficient, the rain might get into the Stack and occasion the grain to ger- minate; therefore to prevent this accident the outside of the Sheaves Should be pulled a little with the hand, which will give to the Stack nearly the Shape or form of a boy's whipping top teverzed.

It now remains to form 2 cover ort rcof for the stack, which covering is made by a bundle or great Sheaf of cora Sufliciently large tv cover the top of the Stack, and to over Spread it Some inches all round.

The third fSgure represents this cover er the great Sheaf opens

and ready to place upon the Stack whien it 1s put upon It, the:

Straw pärt of the Sheaf is uppermozt, and the ears of corn hang: downwards round about the Stack.'Vorender it firmer it is tied round-with a Strong cord, and as Tear the end as pesSible,. to give it a greaterheight, and to make it cover the Stack better.

You will remark that this bundle or Sheafbeing open almost to its extreme end, and forming as you wil*ce from 4meFig. 4,. 2 kind of umbrella, when placed upon tieStack it will prevent the rain from penetrating, as when it falls upon itthe water will glide atongit and run off from its lowest edge; you inüSt be particular 19 place this cover in Such a manner thatthe middle of it corresponds with the middle of the stack, and thatit x6- gularly covers the whole.

'This coyer is more firmly attached tothe roof by means of

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