However, as my first crop was but small, I had no great difficulty to cut it down; in short, I reaped it in my way, for I cut nothing off but the ears, and carried it away in a great basket which I had made, and so rubbed it out with my hands; and at the end of all my harvesting, I found that out of my half-peck of seed I had near two bushels of rice, and about two bushels and a half of barley; that is to say, by my guess, for I had no measure at that time.
Sajátos aratásom végén, amely során csak a kalászokat metszegettem le, a nagy kosaramban hazahordtam a termést, és otthon kézzel szedegettem ki a szemeket. Mérlegem nem volt ugyan, de végül úgy becsültem, hogy közel két véka rizst és két és fél véka árpát arattam.