New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-17
Nem1lork pailp G-iba,te
AGRICULTURAL.
FACTS FOR FARMERS. ri,


SrAcKlNe.-In England where for q certainty,
there is lack of means to build bsrns and where the
climate is quite as humid at harvsstme it is here,
there is vast amount of grain put up in stscks, and
is contended that there less loss upon the average of
grain stacked than upon grain stored in barns. In this
county there is snxety the pant OF fsrmers to
have barn room enough to store everything, and
stacking is considered wsstefu And go is stack
ing generally done but il need not be so the fault is
in The stsckers not in the system.
In England farmer has permsnent stack-yard
with forms, or foundations upon which to build the
stacks and these often made of stone pillars, cap
ped with fiat stones to prevent rats and mice from
climbing up and getting into the grain. Here, few
brush old rails poles old straw or few loose stones
nsy be placed under the grain or hay and often the
stacks are built right upon the ground aud We have
seen thickness of two feet Of the bottom Of stacks
frozen together so firmly that the hay or grain could
not be got at until after haw and then only 10 avery
poor condition. The tops are frequently built equally
faulty; and we have seen stack where the lazy lout
who built il cung TO the pole and pressed the hay down
around il to such degree tba. water settled in the
cavity and penetrated down through the center to the
very Foundation We have seen wheat stacks 80
faulty built that the butts of bundles the outside
were higher than the tops, serving as conductors OF
ws,er 10 the center; and we have seen hundreds OF
such badly. bui stacks upon the prares cos,ed with
green DUNG warm September rain.
With 50 many evidences of wastefauess in stacking
Il Is not TO be wondered at that American farmers are
prtudiced sgars the system and only sdopt that plan
Of storirg grain when compelled by necessity Yet We
must advocate stackrgin an economical point of view.
Stacks of hay OF grain, well built will keep with sn
a,. og ss,e s,lr.sv lsss sn the interest Of the
morey .hst bsrn shelter would cost. Whs,ever the
size of stack hens egg Should be taken as ths
model Of form. iLs top end up, which shoad be mad
TO she'd Ieo perfectly the roof OF your OVID house
The most perfect mode OF doing this Is t. take straw
or lolg coarse graz sad commence a. tae lover part
of the taper thrust little hs-dfdl a. hne INTO
the stack urtu yon encrcle it, lesviog the long ends
hsrsirg strair5s dowpwsri and then put 10 another
course lite above, Looping the ffs oae sot go
Oh 10 the top tying the apex little stick thrust iuto
the TOP, making, With tao or three hours work, =
thstch tbs, all preserve the ct, sex for year..
We hsye seen the thstehirg Of stack made some
Whist as asse mage - made, by twisting t1e long hay
into twisted bSy-Tepe Ga the ground until enough
made 10 cover The stackiop, the whole bsog rolled u
II brrdles IS s'ee as U1aa could cary up slier
wteI it Is uuwoupd and parei 10 the stack This is
more work Al orly better when there il danger of the
ths'cbrg blowing out waen put on 10 the manner fr.t
eesoibsdi and ih,t difficulty can Oe obvatsi by
drawing or cords OF ,wae srouoi course
q thsichiDs
After The s:sck o hsy las settled i; is ioaod tas,
thes.scser dill nor SO geoouSl for The ss,eg snitle
baee c'inss 6osn too res- the groaci, tax tsy.
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