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and the smaller ones for the higher side. This onesided- 

 ness should be guarded against before the stack has 

 become onesided. The straightest and handsomest bun- 

 dles should be placed in the outside course, for the 

 purpose of keeping the stack of the correct shape, as 

 well as carrying off the rain better, than tangled bun- 

 dles, which should form the inside courses, whenever 

 there is any difference in the sheaves. If it is necessary 

 to have a man or boy stand on the stack to pitch the 



Fig. CS. — A Stack Braced, to Prevent Leaning. 



sheaves to the stacker, he should alwavs remain as near 

 the middle as practicable, and not travel about so as 

 to displace the sheaves, after the stacker has left them. 

 Keep the middle full, the form circular, and draw the 

 courses in gradually. When the stack is not built 

 around a pole, sharpen a small rail or scantling, and set 

 it erect at the centre, by thrusting it in, two or three 

 feet, so that it will stand while the top is built around 

 it. As the area of the top of the stack diminishes, con- 



