392 HARVESTING. 24. 



has generally a boy to make bands for 

 her. 



A man, or a flout boy, follows to tie and 

 fet up the Iheaves ; or if the crop be thin, 

 one man binds after two lithes. 



In SETTING UP SINGLETS properly and ex- 

 peditioufly, there is an art and dexterity re- 

 quifite which can only be learnt from prac- 

 tice. The band being loofely tied at about 

 the fame dillance from the head of the fheaf, 

 as it ufually is from the butts,— the binder 

 lays hold of the ears with both hands imme- 

 diately above the band ; ftriking the fheaf 

 down pretty hard upon its butts, in order to 

 give it a flat even bafe. One hand (the right 

 for inftance) is then loofened, and inferted 

 edge-way into the middle of the butts. The 

 body, with the arms in that pofture,is thrown 

 forward, and brought round with a fweep to 

 the right; thereby fpreading the butts of the 

 right-hand fide of the Iheaf. The fituation 

 of the hands is then changed : the right is 

 placed upon the ears, the left within the 

 Iheaf, bringing them round with a fweep to 

 the left^ leaving the flieaf a hollow, cone. 



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