A History of Agriculture in India v1.c30.s2.5

v1.c30.s2.5

Even at present the threshing of wheat in parts of Madhya Pradesh is being carried on in the same manner as in the Buddhist period. A number of bullocks are tied with a rope to a wooden post (methi) fixed in the centre of the threshing-floor. They go round and round and thresh out the grain (Fig. 170). After that, the threshed wheat straw and grain are thrown from a basket by a farmer standing on a wooden stool, and is assisted by his wife. The grain falls near the stool while the dust is blown away by the wind, and the bhoosa falls near the heap of grain (Fig. 171).