The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1899-08-16


good large stacks and let it cure well
before hauling in TIE higher the
stalks the larger the stacks can be
mpdc, leaving them always sharp at
the top. Stack as fast as you cut or
within a short time afterwards before
any chance Of willing. a man can
cut awhile and then go back and
YOU need not fear for rain, but if
rain comes and should run you out Of
the field and a large amount Of corn
is on the ground you can follow right
behind the shower with your stack
ing with perfect safety. Cloudy and
rainy weather need cause you no fear
nor alarm, for the water will drip
down and 60 into the ground and
not irjure in any way your feeding
value 4 rain Immediately after
stacking will have like result with
out any danger to your interest IN
any way. What dampness remains
in the stack will be driven out by tie
Leat rs soon as the willing and cur
inc process sets in, and that will not
start till the water has most dropped
eff to the ground. If few hours
come On the stack of good warm sun
shine the willing sets in and you can
see a decided lessening of the size OF
stack. Tie a rope around one as
tight as you and another person can in
in the morning and by night you can
take up couple of feet Of slack
rope. That process condenses and
solidihes the stack and renders it
entirely impressible for the hardest
showers to enter more than two or
three inches deep, and that will evap-
crate as soon as the "sun comes out,
and each successive shower will find
your forage heep still better fortified
against it's entrance and in very
few days will lid defiance to its fury.
At first you and your hands will
be green and will make some bad
stacks, but find that the most ordl-
nary field hand will soon catch the
idea and move cn successfully. At
first it will be well to use a green
corn or roll up rope Of grass and
tuft and tie around the top Of the
stack two or three feet from the top.
That will help ii to stand alone for
awhile till the solidifying can make it
compact so as to stand the assaults
OF rain ana Will DuG uefel PuI OH
the ground or in little stacks till the
blades half cure and then place in
larger stack. Il will never be COM
pact, will never solidify but will con-
tinuc to be porus and will admit the
rain and dew TO its ruin and will
be surely dead loss if any rains
fall on it before housing.
\ still better way if you have
house room is to cut ard haul straight
to the shelter and stack upright, tas-
scls upwards. Just keep it erect and
ycu can start at back side of the loft
and I'LL plum to the door without
any risk Of its injury. 1t will evapo-
rate upward and will continue to do
so till dry. Then you can throw up
high and pack as you choose without
harm and refill this space with more
green corn. Never throw down
lengthwise while in green state on any
size pile. That is simply to give it
over to mould, blight and ruin: that
is bat TO give up your mastery and
surrender your possession. If you
are fearful Of committing violence to
YOUR best interest. try an acre or
two in stacks this year and be con-
viaced that you persist in doing a
foolish, unremuperative and non pro-
gressire thing from which you are
the loser and your family are the suf-
ferers. Ii yon fear trying to shelter
on a large scale put few loads up
right in fence corner aLG place a
few boards ovcr it to prevent the
lavaccs Ct the rainfall and let your
reason have Il fair. even chance with
your hide bound rrtjudices and then
4, the act Of good husbandman, a
kind companion and generous father,
to say nothing Of the righteous part
Of mcrciful owner TO provide a nu-
4;,;.,.. ,,.I,lI. f,ol frr thp Moor