164 GRAIN HARVEST. 



for this reason ; grain is merely cut, carted, and 

 housed ; whilst grass, as we have seen, under- 

 goes a sort of manufacturing process, distinct 

 from the operation of gathering it in as a crop. 

 It is well, indeed, that wheat, for instance, 

 which is sometimes ten months upon the 

 ground, does not require more than mere 

 harvest labours, otherwise it would be too 

 costly a commodity for common use. 



