. Agriculture for the common schools. Agriculture. '^^.. HE laborer is worthy" of his' hire," and so ^^^^ we find that seed time is followed by the harvest day. There is more pleasure in the in- gathering than in the outlaying. The harvest feast and the harvest song are as old as history. The sweltering days give rich reward. The small grains will come first. When the golden tint is well-set and the firm grain is in the head, the mower, reaper, sickle and scythe are heard in the land. If the grain is for hay-feeding, cut just as the dough stage is reached. If for grinding, then it sh
. Agriculture for the common schools. Agriculture. '^^.. HE laborer is worthy" of his' hire," and so ^^^^ we find that seed time is followed by the harvest day. There is more pleasure in the in- gathering than in the outlaying. The harvest feast and the harvest song are as old as history. The sweltering days give rich reward. The small grains will come first. When the golden tint is well-set and the firm grain is in the head, the mower, reaper, sickle and scythe are heard in the land. If the grain is for hay-feeding, cut just as the dough stage is reached. If for grinding, then it should be fairly ripe. If for seed, thorough ripen- ing is best. Grains, wheat particularly, make whiter flour if reaped before too heavy a coat of bran is formed. Local surroundings will decide whether the reaping shall be done by hand or machine. After the grain has been placed in dozens and. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Hunnicutt, James B[enjamin] 1836- [from old catalog]. Atlanta, Ga. , The Cultivator publishing company
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