JUNE.] MEADOWS. 



About the same time he provides five liayma'; 

 (men and women *) to each mower. These last 

 are paid by the day, the men attending from six 

 till six ; bat the women only from eight till six ; 

 for an extra hour or so in the evening, when the 

 business requires dispatch, they receive a propor- 

 tionate allowance. 



The mowers usually begin their work at three, 

 four, or five o'clock in the morning, and continue 

 to labour till seven or eight at night ; resting an 

 hour or two in the middle of the day. 



Every haymaker is expecled to come provided 

 with a fork and a rake of his own ; but when the 

 grass is ready, and labourers scarce, the farmer is 

 frequently obliged to provide both ; but for the 

 most part only the rake. 



Every part of the operation is carried on with 

 forks, except clearing the ground, which is done 

 with rakes, and loading the carts, which is done 

 by hand. 



Having premised so much, I now come to the 

 description of the business of the 



First Dai). All the grass mown before nine 

 o'clock in the morning is tedded (or spread), and 

 great care taken to shake it out of every lump, 

 and to strew it evenly over all the ground. Soon 

 afterwards it is turned, with the same degree of 

 care and attention ; and if, from the number of 

 hands, they are able to turn the whole again, 



* Including loaders, pitchers, and slackers, and all others. 

 J.M. 



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