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and there is undoubtedly considerable loss from 

 shattering and spilling in the field. There is also 

 prolonged danger of loss due to storms. Hence, 

 when once started in a given field, the work of 

 harvesting continues with but little interruption 

 until completed. Holidays are forgotten and long 



FIG. 38. In some places it is customary to bring lunch to the harvest workers. 



hours are observed, fourteen working hours a day 

 being common. Where the harvest comes early 

 in July, Fourth of July celebrations are neglected 

 or limited to evening festivities. Many people 

 even work Sundays, regarding the wheat harvest 

 as a type of necessary labor that can be performed 

 without breaking the spirit of the Sabbath. 



In those sections where the season is rainless, 



