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THE WHEAT CULTUKIST. 



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. 67. 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 



