When the corn was sown, I had no harrow, but was forced to go over it myself, and drag a great heavy bough of a tree over it, to scratch it, as it may be called, rather than rake or harrow it. When it was growing, and grown, I have observed already how many things I wanted to fence it, secure it, mow or reap it, cure and carry it home, thrash, part it from the chaff, and save it.
Mentre il grano andava crescendo o era cresciuto, osservai già quante cose mi mancavano per custodirlo, assicurarlo, mieterlo, tirarlo a casa, trebbiarlo (che per me era sgranarlo) e preservarlo; poi mi bisognava un mulino per macinarlo, un vaglio per cernerlo dalla crusca, lievito per convertirlo in pane ed un forno per cuocerlo; pure io feci senza di tutte queste cose come si vedrà in appresso.