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ears oft into bafkets, which are emptied 

 from fpace to fpace on heaps in the field ; 

 from whence they are carried home in 

 carts, and fpread thin for drying : when dry 

 they either threfti the grain out of the ears, or 

 rub it out by hand, and lay it up in grana- 

 ries, where, if it has been well dried, it will 

 keep as long as wheat. Refpecting the 

 produce per acre, it varies principally, ac- 

 cording to the dunging that has been given 

 to the field. If that was plentiful, the crop 

 will be about five quarters an acre ; fix have 

 been gained, but common crops feldom ex- 

 ceed four quarters. But this is a fmall pro- 

 duce for rnaiz, which I have been informed 

 produces much greater crops in America, 

 which may be attributed partly to the cli- 

 mate being more agreeable to it, and partly 

 from the miftaken cuftom of Gripping the 

 Italks of their leaves. The grain is ufed for 

 mixing with wheat, in order to make bread 

 of, which is very good and nutntive : for 

 fattening hogs, it exceeds every thing elfe, 

 and is equally good for poultry. The ftubble, 

 which was left in the field, is taken up by 

 , and carted, like hay, to a flack, and 

 ukd in Winter; cattle are then very Ibiid 



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