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ftanceflruckme forcibly as to the wade of wheat 

 by bad thrafhing. I had the curiofity, when in 

 London (it was at the time her Royal Highnefs 

 the Princefs of Wales lay in), to look at the 

 Prince's horfes : fome ftraw was then drawing 

 into the ftables, which I obferved to be very 

 flovenly thrafhed. The court, or {table yard, 

 was at the time covered with draw, on account 

 of the Princefs's fituation : this of courfe was 

 much beat by carriages j and when the litter 

 was taken up, the ground was ftrewn with 

 corn. I am of opinion, the corn loft by thrafh- 

 ing with the flail is more than would pay for 

 thrafhing it all over the kingdom by the ma- 

 chine. 



The only plaufible objection to the thrafh- 

 ing machine I ever heard, is the expence at- 

 tending the making and ufing it. But, the 

 firft expence will be counterbalanced by the 

 faving in the erection of barns ; as one of a 

 moderate fize will be furhcient, where it is now 

 neceffary to build two or three of great extent. 

 And thofe who object to the expence of working 

 it know nothing of the matter. Experiments 

 have been made upon what has been left by 

 the flail, as well thrafhed as men could do it : 

 and on having it done over again by the ma- 

 chine 



