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The second, or binding tier, is laid upon the first tier of sheaves exactly 

 as shown in the second method of commencing the stack (Fig. 2). A start 

 may be made at the corner, or in the centre of the end, working to the 



Pig. 3. — Filling up the centre of the first tiar. 



corner. The usual method is to start at the corner. Place butts outwards 

 to the edge (Fig. 4), and bind the corners by laying the sheaves at an angle. 

 Lay the sheaf flat, and close the head somewhat. In finishing, just go far 

 enough to catch the head of the sheaf first laid. 



The centre of the second tier is filled by placing sheaves butts outwards 

 and well up to the bands (Fig. 5). In this portion of the work a good deal 

 of judgment has to be exercised. The aim is to keep the centre of the 





Fig. 4. — The second, or binding tier. 



stack a little, but not too much, above the edges. In a stack of this size 

 the centre should be kept about a foot higher than the edges. This is 

 obtained by placing the centre sheaves farther out or farther in as required. 

 To make the stack fuller in the centre the sheaves are placed farther out ; 

 to make it more level thf>y are drawn in. As the filling proceeds, the stack 



