36 On Threshing out Wheat by a Roller. 



cond floor. Then begin and proceed as before. As soon 

 as the second floor is trodden out, the straw removed, and 

 the wheat pushed off, if the day's treading is finished, 

 some of the hands should be set to sweeping. The fan 

 is now to be put to work. This stage of the business 

 requires some management to keep all the hands properly 

 employed. One shoukTcarry wheat to the fan, another 

 turn it, and a third attend the hopper ; the others may 

 sweep, carry wheat into the barn, or do any other part 

 of the work as occasion may require. A little experi- 

 ence will soon regulate these things. 



Each floor of wheat on a yard of 100 feet diameter, 

 should be sufficient to turn out 25 or 30 bushels. But 

 it is to be remarked, that more work may be done, and 

 with greater ease to man and beast, by laying down too 

 little, than too much wheat on a floor. 



It is not necessary to place the wheat with any regard 

 to the heads and butts. Neither is any part of the straw 

 to be removed, until the whole floor is trodden out 



In good weather, a floor of 50 bushels may be trodden 

 out in two hours. 1 mean after the horses and roller 

 are put on it. If three more horses, and a rider can 

 be spared to follow the roller, it will hasten the work 

 very much. 



In January 1803, I had trodden out in one day with 

 a roller and three horses, followed by three others, and 

 four hands on the floor, besides riders, two stacks, ave- 

 raging 45 bushels each ; but it was not fanned. The 

 wheat and chaff were pushed into the middle of the yard. 

 In January 1809, I had trodden, in five days, five stacks ? 

 each containing fifty bushels. The wheat was fanned 



