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35 AGRICUETURAL SURVEY

and? in one hour, and at that rate the beaters on the cylin- der frike the corn 3,000 times in one minute: by the motion of the machinery, the rollers draw the corn in at the ſpeed that thé beaters ftrike it, full four times in one inch of length of the corn drawn.

Expence of one day’s work of eight hours of thraſhing cor, &c. by the mill when kept in full work.

To thraſhing 16 quarters of wheat.

AEO 3 Mores one day— at 202 O07 Ls dE

O2 men ditto= A2 O

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To extra charge for winnowing=-

is OO QE

_——_ 0 17 6

To thraſhing 24 quarters of barley.

GTo72 horſes oneida ato OO O Fo2 men ditto— ata 045.0 To extra man for one day- O 2O SO DoyStdittor at O 40 To extra charge for winnowng-- 0 20

— 017 0

To thraſhing 32 quarters of oats.

o 2 norles Geda at 2 O4 OO So 2 men do ato OO AO ADOS AO at O/O To extra charge for winnowing#- 0 2 0

* The charge for winnowing ſeems triflingz but it ſhould be under-

food, that when corn is thraſhed by the flail, and paid for by the ſcore,.

the thraſhers always aſſiſt, without any additional expence paid for their hbour.

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