24 THRESHIN$-MILL. 



THRESHING. 



I before remarked, that the farmer, in thresh- 

 ing his crops of corn and pulse, should be atten- 

 tive to proportion his threshers to his stock of lean 

 cattle, that neither more nor less straw may arise, 

 than is regularly consumed. Relative to the ma-, 

 nagement of the threshers, the farmer should be 

 very clear-sighted to their motions, both as to the 

 cleanness of their work, and as to their honesty. 

 pe may lose immensely if his straw is not threshed 

 clean ; and, as it is a work generally performed by 

 measure, the men are too apt to turn it over 

 too quickly, and to thresh out only that corn 

 which comes the easiest from the ear. In respect 

 to pilfering, the work gives them greater opportu- 

 nities for it than any other ; for which reason, he 

 should have a sharp look out, and take care now and 

 then to meet the men of an evening in their way home, 

 and to come upon them in the barn, at various times, 

 and unawares. Such a conduct will keep the men 

 honest, if they are so already, and will prevent 

 many knaves from practising their roguery ; 

 whereas an indolent, inattentive master, will make 

 pilferers. 



THRESHING-MILL, 



If the farmer has one of these most useful irn - 

 plements, he is safe from the two evils mentioned in 

 the preceding article. The expence of a fixed mill, 

 is from 60 to JOG guineas for one that requires two 

 or three horses. Jt will thresh about 15 quarters of 

 wheat in eight or nine hours, and from 15 to ?O 



quarters 



