ip NORFOLK. 227 



For the method of fearing rooks •, and 

 obfervations on game ; fee the general fubjedt 



VJEQETATING-PaOCESS. 



VIII. The harvest-process. — i. The 

 TIME OF WHEAT - HARVEST, in Norfolk, is 

 fomewhat late^ The feafons are later, here, than 

 they are in the more fouthern provinces, and 

 the Norfolk farmers, in general, fuffer their 

 wheats to ftand until very ripe. In fome of 

 their fmall *' woodbound pightles," they are, 

 indeed, under a degree of necelTity of letting 

 it fland until it can be cut and carried imme- 

 diately • for fliould it, in this fituation, re- 

 ceive much wet in the Ihock, they would find 

 it difficult to get it dry again, before it re* 

 ceived confiderable damage. 



2. The method of harvesting. Wheat, as 

 has been obferved, is feldom cut by the acre ; 

 every farmer providing harveftmen fufficient to 

 get in his crops. 



It is, almoil unlverfally^ "fhorn'* with 

 fickles ; either with or without teeth, as beft 

 fuits the hand or the fancy of the " Ihearer." 

 Of narrow work, each man takes his rigg ; a 

 Hiethod which makes the work go on regular- 

 CL2 ly 



