Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1874-09-19
Farm, Gardsn and Household,
How to Build a Round stack.

LUG proper way 70 Dillu ROUND
stack, whether of hay, straw, grain, or
corn-stalks, is to begin by laying foot
deep upon the ground of old undam-
aged straw, hay, or fodder. In the
middle of this layer, a common hay
fork should be set up, by thrusting the
prongs into the ground through the
straw, etc. Then, with another hay.
FORK, whose prongs are placed closely
against the handle of the upright one,
the bed is made exactly circular, con-
forming at the circumference with
the radius of the circle which the Sec
ond fork represents. II corn. stalks or
corn-fodder is to be stacked, a few
sheaves are placed upright in the GEN.
ter, upon their butts, and others are
placed against them, leaning slightly,
and gradually sloping more and more
as each row of sheaves is placed around
the central core, until the circumfer-
ence of the stack is reached. When
this occurs, another lot of sheaves or
bundles is placed in the center, slop-
ing somewhat toward the outside, and
another layer of sheaves is placed on
the stack. There is no need to spread
the stack. AS it settles, the pressure
from the center will spread the stack at
the point sufficiently to cast off the
rain and drip from the sides.
The narrowing is very important
part of the building. Each layer of
sheaves is now to be placed within the
center, more nearly upright than the
last, until the last few sheaves in the
center are perfectly upright, and the
stack is finished off with collar of
sheaves, placed around one central one
and bound firmly with hard, twisted
straw rope. The stack should be
topped off with sheaves placed butts
uppermost, and well-trodden down and
made compact. Rain will run off from
covering made in this manner, find
ing no Judgment in the Joints, from
which the leaves spring, as it will do if
the sheaves are placed with the butts
downward. The collar which finishes
off the peak of the stack, must of course
be placed with the butts downward, as
the stack terminates in point closely
bound. When hay or straw is stacked,
the builder should stand in the center
all the time, and keep that part always
the highest. Then the central portion
will settle less than the caves, and the
stack will shed water, and although
water should penetrate in places, it will
always find course toward the out
side of the stack, and the center can
never be injured. If on the contrary,
the builder stands, as he frequently
does, upon the verge of the stack, fol
lowing the pitchers around, the center
will settle the most and will be hollow
If water then enters, as it will almost
1nfallibly do, it penetrates to the cen
ter, and finds it's way through the stack
to the bottom and the contents are
spoiled.
The Grindstcne.
A good grindstone is worth saving
Ii you leave it in the sun, the top gett
hard and glossy. If the lower portion
is kept in trough of water, the por
zion SO saturated will wear fast, and
consequently become fiat. If you have
the stone hung true, and keep it under
cover, it will remain as sound as it came
from the quarry that is, if it was uni
form in quality, it will remain 80. 1
you have water-tight vessel suspend
ed over the stone, with faucet o.
other arrangement for letting the watel
on the stone regularly, to be graduated
at pleasure, it will be found not onl,
economical but very much more pleas
ant for grinding on than stone al
usually kept.
Bed Bugs.
A correspondent writes After fight
ing them eight years, learned from
girl who had served as chambermaid il
a large boarding house, that bug
could be entirely exterminated for al
time. Immediately followed her di
rections, which was to take grease tina
was melted out of salt pork, to melt it
and to keep it melted CHE vessel can b.
kept in pan of coals), and to put i
with the feather end of a quill in ever,
place where I could find bug. 1t i
necessary to see that the bed cords ar
entirely free from the pests, and will
warrant there will be no more trouble
1t is more than thirty years since bul
has been seen in my house.
White Hairs on Horses:
A correspondent recommends the fol
lowing remedy for white hairs on hor
SEES, which appear on spots CALLED b,
the saddle or harness: "Take piec
of lard large enough to give the place
thorough greasing; rub the same will
the hand until it becomes hot, repeat
ing the operation three or four times
and the white hairs will soon come on
and hairs of natural color take thei
place. I have tried this on several hor
ses, and never knew it to fail. I thin
the best time to do this is in the win
ter, before a new coat starts"