﻿64 BULLETIN 1136, TJ. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



sides. The practice of using; boards from the pile for stickers 

 should be avoided. 



Care ami accuracy in piling are essential. Boards of only one 

 length should be piled together. The pile should pitch forward 

 about 1 inch per foot. There should be a row of stickers over every 

 foundation sill (about -1 to 6 feet for hardwoods and C to 8 feet for 

 softwoods), and these rows should run up parallel to the front of 

 the pile. Front and rear rows of stickers should be flush with the 

 ends of the boards. 



All piles should be carefully roofed, preferably with a double 

 layer of boards projecting over the pile, front and rear. Roofs 

 should be fastened down to prevent the wind from blowing them off. 



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