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The meadows upon the estate, like the corn-fields, were all thrown together, such divisions as were necessary being made by iron railings. Machines of every class and character were provided reaping-machines, mowing-machines, horse-hoes, horse-rakes, elevators everything was to be done by machinery.
As for the wheat crop, how could they expect a wheat crop? They had not cleaned the soil there were horse-hoes, and every species of contrivances for the purpose; but they would not use them. They had not ploughed deeply: they had merely scratched the surface as if with a pin.
"I don't see anything unusual," said she, her eyes on the trim sleigh drawn by a pair of fine grays, the driver waving an arm at the window as he caught sight of the faces thereat. "Expect to see horse-hoes and threshing machines sticking out from under his furs? Jolly! that's a magnificent fox-skin robe he has over his knees. Looks like a farmer, doesn't he, now?
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