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ly, the heavy grains whofe chaff flicks td 

 them, arc feparated by a riddle and the wicker 

 knee-fan. 



If the head-grain be not fufliclcntly cleanfed 

 by one calling, it is returned in a fimilar way 

 to the other end of the floor. — Finally, the 

 weed-feeds and fmall corn are feparated in the 

 tfual manner^ by the fkreen ; and the head- 

 grain meafured up, m a way as fingular as that 

 by which it is feparated. 



In one pr.rt of the kingdom the bufiiel is fil- 

 led with a fhovel— in another with a fhoal— 

 Ih a third with a fievc ; but here no tool what- 

 ever is made iife of; the biifliel itfeif being 

 thruil into the heap, and then filled up and level- 

 led St for the fcriker with the hands alone ; un- 

 der a thorough convidtion that corn may be 

 meafured lighter in this way than in any other 

 way whatever. 



All corn is fent to market in '* ccomb-bags," 

 and generally with four buHicls in each bag. 



The 772eafure of Norfolk is about eight gal- 

 lons and a half to the bulliel, and twenty-one 

 coombs to the lad : that is, one coomb, or one 

 bufhel, in twenty is thrown in. This cuftom 

 has probably been introduced by the corn-fac- 

 tors, 



