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THE WHEAT CULTURIST. 



thrust the butts on the underside into the course below 

 it. When they are simply laid down without this secu 

 rity, the courses are very liable to slide off. This is one 



FIG. C7. Stacking Wheat. 



of the manipulations in stacking that but comparatively 

 few understand. I have seen half a wagon-load of 

 sheaves slide at once from the side of a stack built by a 

 man who was ignorant of this part of stacking. As the 

 straw of barley and cornstalks is very slippery, it is 



