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differ enough to make a separate explanation 

 necessary. In all cases it is required to have 

 the commodity as clean and free from mixture 

 as possible. 



The farmer disposes of his grain generally, 

 by attending the neighbouring weekly mar- 

 kets, to which millers and corn-dealers resort ; 

 or he sends it to Boston or New-York factors, 

 or sells to regular customers by private con- 

 tract. Samples are usually taken to market 

 and elsewhere, in canvas bags ; and on these, 

 bargains are made to a large amount. I see 

 the miller in the engraving stands rather back, 

 as if in doubt. Those, however, who do not 

 understand grain, would derive little knowledge 

 of the actual quality and value from the speci- 

 mens or the lump. Persons are not unfre- 

 quently to be seen, and laughed at, who ex- 

 amine the samples, and talk about them, with 



