THRESHING. 



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c onveving it into the barn, where its contents are 

 e mptied on the floor. The cover of the rick is also 

 cleared away, serving as litter for cattle. If possible, a 

 dry day must be selected for these operations, for when 

 a rick is taken in during rain, or even during a driz- 

 zling mist, which may not do positive injury, yet the 

 straw being damp, becomes mouldy, and smells disagree- 

 ably in the barn. A stack when once safely housed, 

 may remain in the barn till fodder is wanted, or it may 

 be threshed out the first wet day. 



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The flail itself is a very simple implement ; but in 

 order to answer its full purpose, it should be made to 

 suit the size and strength of the person using it. It re- 

 quires a great expenditure of time and labour, and this 



