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namely, the ears, fhort flraws, &c. — the rough 

 corn, after the flraw is Hiook off and raked 

 out in the ufual manner, is riddled through a 

 fine riddle upon a horfe placed near the Jcc- 

 ward-door ; by which means a principal pars 

 of the duft, and, if the draught of wind be 

 ftrong, much of the worft of the chafFis got rid 

 of. This not only renders the calling more 

 agreeable, but leflens the quantity to be 

 thrown. 



The art of throwing is a flight which can 

 be learned from pradice, only. A light, hol- 

 low wooden ihovel is the tool made ufe of in 

 this operation. This is about half-filled with 

 Corn ; which, to make the caft more true and 

 certain, is fliook into the center of the mouth 

 of the iliovel. This is done by a fingle motion, 

 with the arms hanging ftraight down, as if 

 with an intention to eftimate the weight of the 

 corn in the fliovel. The cquipoife being thus 

 got, the contents are delivered by a fweeping 

 motion of tlie arms and the body ; fcatterin^ 

 the. grain in a long, narrow heap, of a femi- 

 iunar form. 



The chaff and the light grain being re- 

 moved, the broken cars and " coflies," name- 



