As damp is the great thing to be avoided in the keeping of hay and corn, they are best stowed in a loft and not on the ground floor. The loft should of course be dry and well ventilated, and if over a stable, it should be carefully protected from foul emanations which might arise from below. The corn is best kept, particularly if it has not been very well saved, when it is spread out in a layer on the floor, and turned over with a shovel at suitable intervals of time, in order to prevent it from heating. Naturally, this precaution need not be observed when the expenditure is rapid compared to the frequency with which the supply is replenished. As hay, like corn, keeps best in the original stack, provided the stack is efficiently sheltered from inclement weather, by for instance a good thatched roof; it will generally be advisable for an owner in the country to get a load freshly cut from the stack, as he may require it. If he buys his forage from a local corn-dealer, he can get it as he wants it, without having to make any special arrangements about the stowage. A man who grows his own oats, had best keep them in the stack, until he wants to thrash them.