The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1851-09-10

be bull, Of seasoned rails, or puncheons, foot
those fresh split from green timber II should
be erected two or three wseks before the crop
Is housed, aud a FIRE kindled il II every day 10
exclude all moisture il should have q south.
err front, aud the rails should extend eight or
ten feet beyond tho entrance or deor, to pre-
vent the access of driving rains, to give shell
tor for tho Waterman IN charge. and to allow
room for kindling q fire on the ou;'ide.-
Ths slips are to be dug (ai,er frost sufficient
10 check vegslation) on sunny day, and are
TO be placed in the cellar before sundown, so
as to escape The dsw. They musl be piled
carefully, avoiding any pressure against the
rails around the foo, Of the bu'k, and all that
are cut or decsyed in any wsy, placed 10 q
corner TO themselves.
Ia addition i, has bees recommended, by
some, to sprinkle dry sand among them, 's
they are brought in, with view OF absorbing
any moisture that night arse. O,hefs, again,
pursuing the opposite extreme, dash them
with cold water 10 prevent their heating, ana
the friends OF both these Recommendation
claim great success. 10 oOr judgment much
more depends upon the particular season than
upon any special mode Of Treatment.
The experience Is universal that in mod.
ers,ely cold and dry winter, our crops keep
we!l;ars 10 IulIry unreasonable weather the
loss Is great. To lki, rule there may &c IN.
dtyldual eacep'ienO but We heard nothing 10
asserting tina, they w.ll be found umorg the
shresd practical observers, VINO adept The
plain teachings u nature "a ksePIag their eel.
lars opan aud cool Ia wsrm weather, clcss N
cod. and as diy Us p0sslbo Co. smokieg) IN
damp weather. Ths objection 10 this plan is
ctleay 10 the auaeal or beuuiai expense Of
building.
Where iimter is already rcc-ce, and daily
becoming more 50, &c ore forced claost ne
cs.ar,ly to the adoption u be thnd Plan Of
erecting fame Lul-rss,
Beck cellars have been tiled bat soOu a
band:ne5, IN every Instance tia, has come 10
cur yies.
Fnued boi'd,ng' hsvo been used abou' h'e
and i#sny wear. A cotre'Psndeat Of she
ssuih'rn Asticutuns', vol. %, ls39 5e.
scribe, one shcL be had erected ,so years
Ftty.su,, and shieh had succeeded to hls en-.
tire satisfaction. lie says T" Tie house 70
forty fcst long, tselye feet side, and eight
aai haIffaci high 10 The top q The r'Nes +;
i, is frsued il The common manner Of houses,
too'sd 10 The usual way, Nnh good cypress
shngl,, the posts are Sc, IN The ground,
Ties tre several inches h.ek, villa groove
reer the luuer edge to reeve puacherns
orc icch thick split ike tcc barrel slaves
II = wsahe, boarded with inch boards, be-.
tacsn Nhlch snd these puuchsens on Tho IA.
sdi $ space Of four iachss ed with vel
tea,pered clay, forming close wall supported
and defendel from the weather By blatds wIIh.
en ,,J Tho rproheen, within On, doer ia
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process Of fling n 9Th cloy, and lie lca %
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hon ho,,e4n
Ia hi. aud tho adjoining Parish, frame.
cogla,s are 5iil, pretty much a1er The lotego
tt,n pyrrolio, Ilc v#tts Of civ Tau