. Travels in the interior of Brazil : with notices on its climate, agriculture, commerce, population, mines, manners, and customs : and a particular account of the gold and diamond districts : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata. A j£j,lA ir-t. FOR WHEAT. OSTRICH N] DEFECTIVE STATE OF AGRICULTURE. 33 with sickles, and gathered into heads or circular pen of from forty to sixty yards in dia-meter is then formed with rails and hides; in thecentre of this enclosure is placed a quantity of aboutone hundred or two hundred quarters of wheat inthe straw. The pile is so formed as to hav
. Travels in the interior of Brazil : with notices on its climate, agriculture, commerce, population, mines, manners, and customs : and a particular account of the gold and diamond districts : including a voyage to the Rio de La Plata. A j£j,lA ir-t. FOR WHEAT. OSTRICH N] DEFECTIVE STATE OF AGRICULTURE. 33 with sickles, and gathered into heads or circular pen of from forty to sixty yards in dia-meter is then formed with rails and hides; in thecentre of this enclosure is placed a quantity of aboutone hundred or two hundred quarters of wheat inthe straw. The pile is so formed as to have theears on the outside as much as possible. A smallquantity is pulled down towards the circumferenceof the circle, and a herd of about twenty maresis driven in, which, being untamed, are easilyfrightened and made to gallop round. At thispace they are kept by means of whips for four orfive hours, until the corn is trod out of the ears,and the straw is completely reduced. Anotherparcel of the sheaves is then pulled down, and afresh herd of mares is let in, and this operation isrepeated until the whole heap is reduced, and thestraw is broken as small as chaff. In this state itis left until it blows a brisk gale; and thenthe winnowing is perfor
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