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fary to clean them in fome manner or 

 other : to do this I would propofe the fol- 

 lowing method, when the hurdle is made 

 fo as to let the litter pafs througii. Raife 

 the hurdle on one fide fo as to Hand aflope 

 as much as the next upper flielf will let it, 

 and fix it in this fituation fecure from 

 dropping down ; then take a fmall fork 

 made with two or three wide teeth of pretty 

 ftrong wire, and a little hook'd at the 

 points, and thrufling it underneath between 

 the interRices of the hurdle, fo as to take 

 hold of the under fibres, draw them down, 

 and thus going over the bottom of each 

 hurdle, mofl of the litter which before 

 fluck will run down on the receiver. 



The fork fliould not be very fnarp, but 

 have round blunt points j and, if the fibres 

 are not very thick, take care of hurting the 

 ■worms as you pull them down : it will al- 

 fo promote the falling down of their dirt, 

 if either before or after this, you do with a 

 copper or brafs bodkin or fuch like iniiru- 

 ment, a little raife the fibres on which 

 the worms lie, fo as to make them lie 

 loofe, which will difengage the dirt from 

 them, and will alfo make the worms eat 

 thofe parts of their leaves which remain 



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