Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1843-03-31

! STACKING GRAIN.--The following is n de-
scriPiion of the manner Of stacking grain pursued
in England. The cut. companyiug The article
irnm which We take At, would adj to its Interest,"
bat it will 1t is, Convey some information our
! farmers.
Eight flat stones, alb NJ two feet square. laid
do~E where you With To place the stack. CquIdis
liant. 50 that draw ing line from 10 the other
wall iOrm an Ocagun of tue required diameter Oi
stack. On each ol these. a Syramdal stone block
/ two feet IL It's base. and a half icct high or
more. # thought proper, and foot square ut the
top, Is sci IN an upright position, On tho top OF
each Oi Ihesr pyramids flat stone is plnced about
Two feet square; aud on these The frame of the
stack, watch II will be seen at glance rat con-
not reach for IL is h GA he jump from the
ground Ga 10 a., can lac climb W The stone py-
ramds. and If he could he could not then be able To
get over the caps
These stands sumo times made OF brick work
two feet or eighteen inches square, aud carried
stTnight up, making regular pillars rs wide at the
top rs nj the oOm; they then receive the slime car
on the top. Others made Of cast IRON hollow ia
the centre. aud Of varuus shapes according 10 fan.
c.; hut the stone pyramid strikes US the neaiest
aud strongest. and we give n drawing of tins sim.
| ply. All these may be made in our own country
Of round wooden blocks. sawed from the body of a
Tree. ai'd capped with square ieces OF pnuk. aud
We think answer as good and efTecIual a purpose
| as son1 or lrun 50 long they last.
We need not describe the bottom part of the
frame, ms ITS formation Is seen at glance. Ia the
centre j. pule and all around this ore eight other
poles, placed squidIsnnI rIm each other and ab,ut
IWp icei or 80 from the centre lie nj the bottom,
and joining II at the top Thee ought 10 Le FRA.
med INTO the cross pieces =: the buIIum. and made
last al The top, which my ingenio,s do.
Now commences the stacking, which is done in
ANY, Al IaNt -. If,
only they placed round the outs de of the eight
poles. which leave hollow circle inside ofIhe stack
four feel m diameter, nnrrn Ning all il il closed at
the top. The sack being rlised from the ground.
air eau get under II; aud This hollow being left in
the centre, Il can a'sO penetrate there. and fhrai
generated u can e.sily escape. We were told that
grain rather green OF damp could he stacked 10 the
manner above described. without danger Of heat.
mould, or growth; aud II may remain fDr yenrs
without injury. when the stack is put up and well
| thaIched Us in the second figure. On England the
slack pe,mnnCn fixture COW cuienI To the barn
or Ihrashug; aud instead Of being he ugy III.
shapen. mus'y mass, that too generally iorrus our
American slncks, they present in their b, aurifu
matched conIcal groups. pleasing 9ppeudage and
We can almost ndd OF nent architecture, which we
have paused hundreds Of times 10 Genie mplale viii
/ the Utmost lensuIe.
! The advantages of stacking grain in this WY
over that Of placing il IN barns have stated nndei
! the head Of Tour in England" page ] IS Of ouI
August number, 10 WHICH we rcfcrI sreader; whore
u viii be seen what great saving would be made
10 this country by adopting H. We had three fine
stacks OF oats nearly ruined The past con-
sequence oibeIng puI up litle too green. ia The
usual close method of stacking. that is with no air
hole IN The centre, aud resting double course OF
rails, bringing the bolton entirely near he ground
We shall take care TO adopt The English method in
future. BY sIaCki:g IhoI grain. farmers will
mol he obliged 10 make such rush rs they do now
u market, AID glut II immediately after harvest.
and by reference 10 Mr. l. + Aliens leuer in This
number, they will see The economy Of feeding fresh
hreshSd straw To caIIle.-Amer Ag TiculiurisL