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that's it; 



Tbere are various other methods 

 of reaping, by machinery, and 

 by steam. As with hay, so 

 with corn, great care is required 



to cut and preserve it dry. For 

 this purpose it is carried, and 

 stacked, 6, with every possible 

 care. The sheaves remain in 



1 



696. 



these stacks until the corn is 

 required for threshing, which- is 



6 



697. 



These are the more important 

 of those out of door operations 

 in agriculture which give variety 

 and life to the aspects of the 



either done by the ancient flail, 

 or by one of the new threshing 



machines. 



698. 



country — rendering its sur 

 face brown with broad fallows 

 green with waving grass, or 



