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School: Trí Trian (Three Trees) (roll number 2680)

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Three Trees, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Caitlín A. Scott
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1113, Page 429

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  1. The Corn Crop (continued)

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    This is done to break the lumps to let the buds of the seed come through the dark earth.
    In the month of July the corn shoots and the corn gets ripe.
    In the month of August the corn is ready for cutting.
    Then the people cut round the field with a scythe for the reaper to get into the field.
    Then the farmers reap the corn with a reaper.
    The reaper is pulled by two horses.
    In the reaper there is a wheel and a small cog.
    There is a round iron bar in the reaper.
    It is attached to the cog.
    There is a driving rod to the Iron bar.
    The driving rod is hooked to the reaper knife.
    There is a sheaf board on the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Three Trees, Co. Donegal