64 BULLETIN 1136, U. S. DEPAETMENT OF AGEICTTKFTTEE. 
sides. The practice of using boards from the pile for stickers 
should be avoided. 
Care and 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 4 to 6 feet for hardwoods and 6 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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