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Show Modern Farming. Thirty years ago thrashing tim was one of tno uiost strenuous occasions occa-sions that oamu to the farmer's annual an-nual experience and wad something turf was droadod as much by tb wevjen folks of tho house as tho farmer farm-er himself, as It roqulrol two or thro days to thrush tho average crop, with 1C and 20 mon and as many teams to b fod and housed, aud the stacks of friod chicken and apple pie that dlasjipafcrod during these days was omothloc wonderful to behold. Tbis U now uH charwjo. The Uirenbtne crow come down the read with their vtole out It n train, pull in alone-side alone-side of the stacks and la ton minutes are at work, and no on U surprised 1( they are tbrehlng tea bushels a minute. The sheave feeing fed aute-matlaaUy, aute-matlaaUy, the threshed grain runs directly di-rectly late the farmer's wagons, the slraw being staoked aatojsatleally, taking away most e tka Uborloue and dirty part of the work ef the ela. times, ad for the arerago farmer one day cleans up the whole job, aad tke thresher has mated bji to the neat settlag. Export Implement Age. |