422 



Missouri Agricultural Report. 



p~ 



T1 



Z%-0 



dressed on both sides, and any length you choose, and put sticks 

 four or five feet apart. Would prefer green lumber ; if dry, soak it 

 well, as it will then cup less. Whenever it shows signs of cupping, 

 change sides (wet side out). Where ends butt together, make 

 sticks one and one-half inches wide. Make sticks 8 inches longer 

 than wall is thick, and make the sticks a little smaller at one end 

 so they will push out easily, and when you take out a stick fill the 



