STACKING STRAW.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1509, 17 March 1887, Page 3

STACKING STRAW.

Whilo enls <r whiat straw, n defio'ent In the albuminoid?, hanco not a good food for growing animals, and always a wasteful ft ed if fed alone, if fed with oil-meal the ration will q\xo profitable resultHnnd the Oftrbo hy dra'o3 of the straw are put to good nee m kerpiug up the animal beat m cold weather. Properly ftjd, straw has sufficient footing value to pay thrioe for tho CL.flfc of Baying it ; yet it m safe to asy lhat one-half of tho straw producod iv th«s country m wnsied outright".. Even the innnuie formed from it ie lost. Straw may be bo stacked that it wi 1 keep m good condition until it la fad out during tlio winter. It is t' M e common opinion ihat the etraw ataek furniahen tho lmdost positions r.bout tho thresher ; hencu, the men usual'y take the other positions, leaving tho o'raw elaolc to be miemanwud by the boye. If you wish tho straw properly stacked, you must bop, first of all that capable men ara put upon the Rtnck, und you crust Ineiat upon their duing their work well A very common limit is to start the stick too wldo, Tfc will always npreail oJC ittelf, and baoomo bo wide that it, muat be drawn m abruptly, and the water plnka into It. Another fault m, not to keep the centre highest, and trample solid. Lot one man be delegated to lay the outei 'c, and each ( f the other men to fituck and trample down a certain eeo'ion t f tho interior, and not to btihd m a hole and throw the straw idly about him. It requires close supervision and good woik to make a straw utack And, when it is made, do net allovr tho top to bo blown off for lack of a fe>w 1 keepers.' or the cattle to waste half of it —being allowed to run to the etack, and build racks or m*nnerfl 01060 to the fenco. Then dining tho winter, cut dowu the etnek with a knife and fill the mongers. Put :he chnflf m a pen and roof it, or else havo it cv-jnly diotriboted throughout tho stack. Do not allow it to accumuiato In a inaaa around and under tho straw carriers, to spoil. The above ia written lor the benefit cf thoue who have not mow-room or barrnoPs for \}}i Btraw.-— *' Amor loan Ag r lcultuv»£t, ' -