. C 373 ] 



Which, for ninety-fix bufhels, or one day's 

 •work, amounts to o i8 8 



Befides, the mill produces one bufhel in ten of 

 clean corn more than what is done by the 

 flail ; and valuing a budiel of wheat at five 

 fliillings, the advantage gained on the' ninety- 

 fix bufhels will be — ■ 280 



The mill will therefore gain in a day's work 3.6 & 



The faving of grain by the mill is, the quantity 

 flying off from the flail, and what is left iii the 

 fl:ravv by foul threfhing. '' ^'- ^^ 



If two lads are employed to flrip.the ears-.ftom; 

 the flraw, they fliould clear fcventyvtwo bulheH 

 per week, and the mill will feparatc the grain frcnv, 

 the ears in fix hours. ;jo bs" 



The faving of corn by ufing the miir, in prefe- 

 rence to common threfliing, being proyed; the ftraw 

 alfo is in a preferable fl:ate after it is cleared, of the 

 ears ; it needs not be handled a fecond time to pre- 

 pare it for the market, as it is all combed clean 

 and fit for ufe, without any further time being bc-i. 

 flowed in preparing it. The expcncc of repairing 

 or relaying the barn floors fhould alfo be a confide- 

 ration of the farmer, which the ufe of the mill en- 

 tirely removesj- bclides faving the expencc of 

 thrclhing inflrumcnts> Sec. 



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