Infra manum stramentum cum terra haeret, postea subsecatur; contra quod cum spica stramentum haeret, corbibus in aream defertur.
The part of the stalk below the hand remains attached to the ground, and is cut later; while the part which is attached to the ear is carried to the threshing-floor in baskets.
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