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Then I put a man I could depend on on one wagon, and, of 

 course, the other would not be left much behind. In the mow I 

 thought it wise to guard against careless work, for fear we might 

 run short of room. So I hinted that it was a little hard on the 

 knees to pack wheat well and a dollar extra should be paid to the 

 man who mowed away to buy him a new pair .of overalls. This 

 had the desired effect. Steadily, drinking a little between each 

 load (water), I sent in the wheat, quietly getting up a little strife 

 as to which got back soon enough to get the largest load, and 

 without injury to myself or any one we did a very large day's 

 work on the hottest day I ever held a fork. Three men and a 

 team will get in about eight loads in a day. There is no chance 

 for push and management. We must have three men, as it takes 

 two on the mow. I have told you this just to give you a hint, 

 that there is a good deal in management. I have put up twenty 

 big loads of hay in a day in precisely the same way and with as 

 much saving. With men as with children, the best management 

 is that which attains the end in a quiet way without their being 

 any the wiser. 



