210 SKETCHES OP RURAfc AFFAIRS. 



There is much less storing of wheat in granaries at 

 the present time than in years past ; but in some parts 

 of the country, where it is still stored to a considerable 

 extent, a process of the following kind is adopted : 

 The heap of cleansed corn is removed to the granary, 

 spread over the floor about half a foot thick, and turned 

 from time to time about twice a week. This is con- 

 tinued for the first month, at the end of which time the 

 wheat is laid a foot thick, and is turned once a week, or 

 twice if the weather be damp, being also screened at 

 intervals. After six months have elapsed, it is raised 

 to two feet in thickness in the heaps, and turned about 



CORN-RIDDLES. 



once a fortnight. At the end of twelve months it is laid 

 two or three feet deep, and is turned once in three weeks 

 or a month, and screened in proportion. When it has 



IMPERIAL BUSHEL. 



lain two years or more, it is turned once in two mouths, 

 and screened once a quarter. However long it remains 

 in the granary, the oftener the screening and turning 



