Show SAVING THE STRAW much will go to waste at harvest time unless steps are taken to get them into shape by W F PURDUE unless steps are taken at harvest time to save the straw stacks much of the straw will go to waste in one way or another this Is practically true where the stacks are poorly constructed as they usually are re with our modern wire st ackers if if there are no hands on the stack at the time of the threshing the only way a well shaped batir proof stack can be secured Is to have one or two good hands on the stack as the grain Is being threshed then after the machine leaves the stack can be completed in a short time as a the straw will save with but little loss if it Is not possible tu have tha the hands on the stack while the straw la Is being plied piled up it can be worked over afterward aftem ard this should be bg done before rain has fallen to settle the straw however and a fairly good job made of it the newly made stuk should then hen be fenced so that the stock cannot run to it before the straw Is well settled A bunch of cattle will destroy a new stack in a very short time it if permitted to have free access to it other animals are not BO so bad in this respect still they can do considerable damage before any stock are turned to the straw the scatterings smatterings scatter ings should be gath ered from the eldea sides of the stack it if they are allowed to remain about the stack they will form steps on which the stock can climb to the top ct of the stack thug thus doing much damage loose straw about the stack should also be kept cleaned up at all times stock will trample this under toot foot and EO spoil it for feeding and bedding pur poses |