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the third of July, and had eighty-four 

 bufhels on the four acres. The method 

 purfued in threfhing it was as follows: I 

 made a temporary floor in the field of 

 twelve feet three inch deals covered with 

 cloths, and inclofed with herdles hung with 

 other cloths to prevent the feed from flying 

 off the flagc. Ten men threfhed and were 

 fupplied by three others who brought the 

 burnet upon forks. On the outfide of the 

 floor I had another cloth for the men to put 

 the ftraw on, where it was the employ- 

 ment of another man to fhake out the loofe 

 feed, and then to carry the burnet and 

 ipread it on the ground to dry for hay. — 

 After it is mowed it ought to have two or 

 three days field-room before you begin to 

 threfh it. I hear it has been aflcrted, that 

 the draw makes very poor hay. I am of a 

 different opinion, for my hories eat it much 

 beyond expectation ; and my cows are very 

 fond of it. But one circumftance I mould 

 remark, which is, my flrewing fait over it 

 •i hen I flacked it, as I did in 1764 with 

 about four loads of after-pafture clover hay, 

 that was damaged (o much by rains as to 

 be thought more fit to be made dung of 

 than hay; but this I do aver as a truth, 

 that my horfes eat more, and fed more 

 - on this damaged but falted hay, 

 than they did upon that which was cut in 

 full lap and Hacked without rain : The 



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