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The ties and braces of bams, now in ufe, have 

 always been a juft caufe of complaint with the 

 farmer; the form of this renders thefe unneceffary ; 

 which not only makes the fpace occupied more 

 commodious, but produces a confiderable faving 

 in the timber. 



I am well aware, that the dimenfions of the 

 threfhing-floors in this model will be objected to, 

 as every innovation on common pradlice is ; but 

 to candid men, (and to fuch only improvements 

 ought to be intrufted) they will be found quite 

 fufficient. 



I have obferved, that the threfhcr feldom ufes a 

 larger fpace to threfh upon, than that afligned for 

 thii) purpofe in theprefent model; and the porches 

 in common ufe, added to the enormous width of 

 the barn, can ferve for very little purpofe more 

 than a receptacle for the threfticd corn ; the bow at 

 the end of each threfliing-floor is intended for 

 this purpofe, and will contain near two lafts un- 

 drelTed or in facks. 



The only obje6lion that remains is, the length 

 not being fufficient to drefs the corn upon, the 

 ufual method being to fling it with a fliovel, as 

 much fpread as poflible, to the diftance of from 20 



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