Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1889-09-06
Tili.vsIIiSG DAY.


An me, how many thrcshing days do
rcmcmbcr-somc sad ones and some pleas
anS ones. SoJctimes the crop prove,
almost failure, and sometimes it turnc,
out better than we expected, and tn,
good wife rcjoiccd and gave the thrcsh
crs and all hands the best the house coulC
furnish. In my younger days we wcr,
thrcShing more or less all winter. Now
horse power steam thrcshCr docs III,
whole work sometimes in one long da,
and always in two days /. is II tryins
time. The hopes and fears OF whole
year are brought To the test Ii is II bus,
time for the farmer, aud if he is not care.
i'll lie Will he likely to oNcrtaSh himself
Ii he Is wise nothing but absolute ncccs.
silly should induce him to "cut bands" oI
take away the grain, or build the stack.
or undertake amy work that vii! con.ire
him 10 one spot. lie can always find
plenty to do. Sometimes the men whc
are pitching the grain tn the marnin,
may come across II lot of rakings, and II
little help may encourage them Some.
times the man who is carrying away ;hs
grain will find the Yrlnury checked M,
and the farmer. by The vigorous use of n
scoop shovel, will make all right again in
few minutes. Sometimes The wind may
bother the men on the stack, and few
words OF encouragement and sympathv.
with little assistance, will put new
spirit into them.
Tine essential points To look after are:
LIST. The granary. it may need few
strips OF tin to make il int and NOUS,
proof. Rccolicct. also, that You haze
not only To gel The grain into il, but als,.
to get ii out again-an'l it sometimes
happens that it is necessary to get ii out
sooner than you expect. Should ii get
warm IL viii be necessary immediately IL
turn ii or spread ii ont on the barn floor,
oi' rnn i: through tanning mill. I'd.
STE that the machine thrcshc; clean. Ii
not, lower the concnve. See that no
grain - carried over with The chali.
Occasionally the il,rcshcrs have Il visitor
Who wants IL feed the machine, and he
crowds i'll the shcavcs, and the s:cvcs
canmoS property clean the grain, and
more or less OF il passes over on To the
straw carrier. Sd. Look to the straw
stack. This is an Important matter 10
those of us who iced on; The straw. The
SS''''' "''i'' VI 'h'N'HsS IL Stltk ram proof
IS 10 keep the middle iull and well lro,idcm
down from the start, so that
when it settles, the outside will sink
down lower than the inside When Won
begin Ia build the roof, the part that
needs the most care is immediately uricr
the straw carrier. The chalT is apt To
accumulate there, and when the machine
Is removed there will be Sc depression in
the stack nj this point that will let in the
rain. Take special pains to put some
layers Of long straw under The straw
carrier. Many of our straw carriers are
not long enough, and if il is necessary
FOR II man To throw the straw up on the
roof of the stack, drive some long poles
into the stack and place I'm old door ON
them for the man 10 stand on. IL this is
not done, the place where he stand will
be a hole difficult TO fill up SO that il will
shed the water. The farmer, if he is
wise, will frequently be ON the straw
stack during the day and help to tread il
down i'll the middle, but for his own
safety and for the good of the stack he
will not venture too near the outside.
18th. Look out for fire from the en-
CINE, but i'll point Of fact there is more
danger from tobacco smokers than from
the engine. -dmeric0n .1gricuhurist.