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last night, into double wind- rows ; then (he 

 which was this morning spread from the swaths, 

 into single wind-rows. After this, the hay which 

 was last night in bastard-cocks, is made up into 

 full sized cocks, and care taken to rake the hay up 

 clean, and also to put the rakings upon the top of 

 each cock. Next, the double wind- rows arc put 

 into bastard -cocks, and the single wind-rows into 

 grass-cocks, as on the preceding days. 



Fourth Day. On this day, the great cocks just 

 mentioned, are usually carried before dinner. The 

 other operations of the day are such, and in the 

 same order, as before described, and are continued 

 daily until the hay harvest is completed. 



In the course of liay-making, the grass should, 

 as much as possible, be protected both day and 

 night, against rain and dew, by cocking. Care 

 should also be taken to proportion the number of 

 hay-makers to that of the mowers, so that there 

 may not be more grass in hand, at any one time, 

 than can be managed according to the foregoing 

 process. This proportion is about 20 hay-makers 

 (of which number 12 may be women) to four 

 mowers: the latter are sometimes taken half a day 

 to assist the former. But in hot, windv, or very 

 <lrving weather, a greater proportion of hay- makers 

 \\ill be required' than when the weather is cloudy 

 and cool. 



It is particularly accessary to guard against spread- 

 ing more liay than the number of hands can get 



into 



