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must be fairly parted on the fork, the grass 

 must be evenly spread, and the party are to 

 work in neighbouring rows until the w r hole be 

 completed. 



I must not be too long in the hay-field ; and 

 therefore proceed more briefly in- my account 

 of the business. The next thing to be done, 

 after the grass has had the best part of the 

 day's sun, is to put it again into forms, called 

 wind-rows. Wooden rakes, or the hay-forks, 

 are used for this purpose. It is then not so 

 much exposed to the dews of the night ; and 

 by lying in a sort of ridge, light and hollow, 

 admits of the wind passing through it, which 

 has nearly a similar effect with the sun, in 

 drying the herb. 



A little knowledge and experience are re- 

 quired to enable persons to judge when the 

 grass has lain long enough, and had a sufficient 



