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It was also at this time of year that they began to 

 shed their horns, falla sina horn. We saw some 

 which now had only one, the other had already fallen off. 



The use which was made of these deer, djur, 

 besides the pleasure the owner had of them, is that 

 the flesh [T. I. p. 224] is esteemed a delicacy, while 

 the skins are excellent for breeches, &c, the horns are 

 in great request among various mechanics for knife- 

 handles, and such like, together with this, that they are 

 sold to apothecaries for their medicinal purposes. 



At fdrekomma hdets hopbrinnade. 



To prevent the spontaneous combustion of the hay. 

 In one of the lathes, lador, when the hay was 

 collected for the deer, a plan was shown to us, how they 

 prevent hay which had been newly carried in, from 

 taking any harm from spontaneous combustion, which 

 was managed thus ; they knocked together square tubes, 

 tmmmor, of four boards about 6 feet long more or 

 less, and 1 foot square. These were set here and there, 

 perpendicularly in the hay when it was laid in the lathe, 

 i ladan, and were arranged so that the wind, by means 

 of the hole they left came to play through the hay, by 

 which means the warm vapour which causes the hay to 

 take fire, finds an escape. These pipes are placed in the 

 hay when it is laid in the lathe, and when it has been 

 packed in they are drawn up, and leave a hole behind 

 them through which the vapour ascends. Some use 

 tubs, tunnor, or " well-frames " or " curbs " (?) 

 f jalingar, for this purpose. In a similar manner these 

 are used when it is necessary to place grain crops that 

 are not thoroughly dry in barns or lathes, lador. 



Holada med tak, at lyfta up och ned. 



A Hay-lathe with a roof to lift up and down. 

 Among other lathes, lador, in which the hay was 



