SHOCKING WHEAT 



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Fig. 52. A well-built wheat shock which will 

 withstand storms and in which the grain is well 

 protected from weathering. 



between the bundles. 

 The whole is then 

 capped with one 

 bundle which is 

 spread out at both 

 the top and butt ends 

 to cover as much of 

 the shock as possible. 

 Care must be exer- 

 cised in placing the 

 cap bundle that the 

 butt does not extend 

 out over the side of 

 the shock so that the 

 wind can get under 



the bundle and blow it off. It is not so likely to blow 



a bundle off from the head end, because the heads are 



heavy enough so that when the shock is settled they will lie 



down against the 



shock. 



The other type 



of shock is known 



as the twelve- 

 bundle shock. 



This is made by 



setting three pairs 



of bundles in a 



row against one 



another, usually 



setting the long 



way of the shock 



north and SOUth; Fig. 53. A poorly-built wheat shock which is likely to 

 , i 4.1 , > blow over in a windstorm and in which much of the grain 



then the tWO Open is exposed to the weather. 



