In early days, how was the grain separated from the chaff? (Describe methods.)
| NR | 243 |
| WINNOWING | 152 |
| FANNING MILL | 144 |
| THRASHING MACHINE | 41 |
| BLOWER | 40 |
| WINDMILL | 32 |
| WIND | 30 |
| FAN | 25 |
| SEPARATOR | 15 |
| THRASHER | 14 |
| FANNING | 12 |
| SIEVE | 10 |
| WINDING | 9 |
| SCREEN | 7 |
| WINNOWED | 7 |
| FAN MILL | 6 |
| THRESHING MACHINE | 6 |
| BEAT | 5 |
| BLOWERS | 5 |
| SIFTED | 5 |
| WHEAT FAN | 5 |
| FANNED | 4 |
| NH | 4 |
| WIND IT | 4 |
| WINNOWING MACHINE | 4 |
| BEATING | 3 |
| BLOWED OUT | 3 |
| BLOWING | 3 |
| BLOWN | 3 |
| FANS | 3 |
| MORTAR AND PESTLE | 3 |
| SCREENS | 3 |
| SIFTER | 3 |
| THRASHING | 3 |
| WINDING IT | 3 |
| WINNOWING MILL | 3 |
| AIR | 2 |
| BLOW | 2 |
| BLOWER ON THE THRASHING MACHINE | 2 |
| BLOWN OUT | 2 |
| CLEANER | 2 |
| COMBINE | 2 |
| FAN IN THE THRASH | 2 |
| FAN IN THE THRASHER | 2 |
| FANNING MACHINE | 2 |
| FLAIL | 2 |
| FLAILING | 2 |
| HAND | 2 |
| LET THE WIND BLOW IT OUT | 2 |
| LET WIND BLOW IT OUT | 2 |
| MACHINE | 2 |
| SCREENED | 2 |
| SCREENING | 2 |
| SCREENS AND BLOWERS | 2 |
| SEED CLEANER | 2 |
| SHAKER | 2 |
| SIFTING | 2 |
| THRASH MACHINE | 2 |
| THRESHING | 2 |
| WIND BLEW IT | 2 |
| WIND BLOW IT | 2 |
| WIND IT OUT | 2 |
| WINDED | 2 |
| WINDING THE GRAIN | 2 |
| “PICK UP, THROW IN AIR, LET WIND BLOW CHAFF OUT” | 1 |
| “PUT BOYS ON HORSES, RIDE THEM AROUND IN RINGS TO TRAMPLE GRAIN” | 1 |
| “PUT GRAIN IN AND TURN CRANK, A BLOWER WOULD BLOW CHAFF OUT” | 1 |
| AIR-WIND | 1 |
| BEAT IT OUT | 1 |
| BEATING IT OUT | 1 |
| BELLOWS | 1 |
| BIG BLOWERS IN THE THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| BINDER | 1 |
| BLEW IT OUT WITH A WINDER | 1 |
| BLOW IT OUT WITH AIR | 1 |
| BLOW OUT | 1 |
| BLOWED | 1 |
| BLOWED OUT THROUGH SEPARATOR | 1 |
| BLOWER AND SIEVE | 1 |
| BLOWER IN THE THRASHER | 1 |
| BLOWER IN THRESH-BOX | 1 |
| BLOWER ON MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWER ON THE MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWER ON THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWING BELLOWS | 1 |
| BLOWING CHAFF FROM GRAIN | 1 |
| BLOWING IT ON A WINDY DAY | 1 |
| BLOWING MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWING PROCESS | 1 |
| BLOWING WITH THE THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWN APART | 1 |
| BLOWN AWAY | 1 |
| BLOWN BY A FAN IN THE MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWN BY THE WIND | 1 |
| BLOWN BY THE WIND OR BY A MACHINE | 1 |
| BLOWN OUT BY BLOWER | 1 |
| BLOWN THROUGH COMBINDER | 1 |
| CASTING | 1 |
| CATCH A WINDY DAY | 1 |
| CHAFF | 1 |
| CHAFF BLOWS AWAY | 1 |
| CHAFFED | 1 |
| CLEANED | 1 |
| CLEANING FAN | 1 |
| CLEANING THE WHEAT | 1 |
| CLUBS | 1 |
| COMES OUT WITH STRAW | 1 |
| CYLINDER | 1 |
| DROP FROM LOFT ONTO SHEET | 1 |
| DROPPED AND LET THE WIND BLOW IT AWAY | 1 |
| DUST IT ON A WAGON SHEET | 1 |
| FALL | 1 |
| FAN AND A SCREEN | 1 |
| FAN AND SCREEN IN THE THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| FAN CHAFF | 1 |
| FAN CLEANED CHAFF OUT | 1 |
| FAN IN THE THRASH MACHINE | 1 |
| FAN IN THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| FAN INSIDE THE THRASHER | 1 |
| FAN IT WITH A TRAY | 1 |
| FANNED WITH TURKEY WING | 1 |
| FANNER | 1 |
| FANNING GRAIN | 1 |
| FANNING OUT BY HAND | 1 |
| FANNING WHEEL | 1 |
| FLAILED | 1 |
| FLAILS | 1 |
| FLOUR MILL | 1 |
| FORCED DRAFT OR WIND | 1 |
| FRAIL POLE | 1 |
| FRAILING OUT | 1 |
| GARNERED | 1 |
| GIN MILL | 1 |
| GLEAN | 1 |
| GRAIN FAN | 1 |
| GRAVITY | 1 |
| GRIST MILL | 1 |
| GRIST MILLS | 1 |
| HAD TO BLOW THAT OFF | 1 |
| HAND AND BLOW ON IT | 1 |
| HAND FANNERS | 1 |
| HAND-OPERATED WINDMILLS | 1 |
| HAND-TURNED WIND MILL WITH A FAN | 1 |
| HOLD IT UP ON A WINDY DAY AND WIND BLOWS CHAFF | 1 |
| HOLD IT UP-LET THE WIND BLOW THE CHAFF OUT | 1 |
| HORSE-DRAWN THRASHER | 1 |
| HORSES TROMPED ON IT | 1 |
| HULL | 1 |
| KIND OF WINDMILL | 1 |
| LET IT FALL AND THE WIND TOOK IT | 1 |
| LET THE OATS TRICKLE FROM ONE FLOOR TO ANOTHER ON A WINDY DAY | 1 |
| LET THE WIND BLOW IT | 1 |
| LET THE WIND BLOW IT AWAY | 1 |
| LET THE WIND BLOW IT OFF | 1 |
| LETTING WIND BLOW CHAFF | 1 |
| LIVESTOCK USED TO WALK OVER TO SEPARATE | 1 |
| LIVESTOCK WALKED ON IT | 1 |
| MACHINE WITH A BLOWER | 1 |
| MILL | 1 |
| MILLED | 1 |
| MILLING MACHINE | 1 |
| ON A WAGON SHEET | 1 |
| ON A WINDY DAY HOLD UP AND POUR FROM BUCKET TO BUCKET | 1 |
| ON GRATES WITH TEETH | 1 |
| OVER SIFTS | 1 |
| PEA-PICKER | 1 |
| PITCH STUFF IN AIR ON WINDY DAY ON WAGON SHEETS | 1 |
| PITCHFORK | 1 |
| POUNDING MILL | 1 |
| POUR FROM CONTAINER TO CONTAINER ON A WINDY DAY | 1 |
| POUR FROM ONE CONTAINER TO ANOTHER | 1 |
| POUR GRAIN DOWN FROM BARN FLOOR | 1 |
| POUR IN THE WIND | 1 |
| POUR IT INTO A CONTAINER | 1 |
| POUR IT ON A TARPAULIN AND LET THE CHAFF BLOW OUT OF IT | 1 |
| POURED FROM A HEIGHT AND LET WIND BLOW AWAY CHAFF | 1 |
| POURED FROM ONE BUCKET TO ANOTHER | 1 |
| POURED IN THE AIR | 1 |
| POURED IT AND THE WIND BLEW IT | 1 |
| POURED ON THE WIND | 1 |
| POURED OUT | 1 |
| POURING FROM ONE BUCKET TO THE OTHER | 1 |
| POWER GIN | 1 |
| POWER-DRIVEN FAN | 1 |
| PUT IT THROUGH A CLEANER | 1 |
| PUT IT THROUGH A FANNING MACHINE | 1 |
| RAN THROUGH THE THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| RIDDLE | 1 |
| RIDDLES OR SCREENS IN A THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| ROLLERS | 1 |
| RUN IT THROUGH A CLEANER FROM THE CYLINDER ON A THRASHING MACHINE | 1 |
| RUN IT THROUGH A SIEVER | 1 |
| RUN OVER A HAND-TURNED WINDMILL | 1 |
| SCHITTLER | 1 |
| SHAKE IT IN A LARGE SHEET | 1 |
| SHAKER BOX | 1 |
| SHAKING | 1 |
| SHAKING SIEVES | 1 |
| SIEVE AND BLOWER | 1 |
| SIFT IT IN THE WIND | 1 |
| SIFTED SOMEHOW | 1 |
| SOME KIND OF A BLOWER | 1 |
| SOMETHING LIKE A WINDMILL | 1 |
| SPREAD IT OUT ON BARN FLOOR | 1 |
| STAND UP HIGH AND THROW | 1 |
| STEAM ENGINE THRASHER | 1 |
| STEPPED ON BY STOCK | 1 |
| STOMPING | 1 |
| STRAW | 1 |
| STRIP IT THROUGH TWO PLANKS TO GET THE SEEDS OFF | 1 |
| THRASH | 1 |
| THRASHED | 1 |
| THRASHED IT OUT BY HAND ACROSS BARS | 1 |
| THRASHED OUT | 1 |
| THRASHERS | 1 |
| THRASHING MACHINES | 1 |
| THRESHER WITH SCREEN | 1 |
| THRESHING MACHINE FAN | 1 |
| THREW IN THE AIR | 1 |
| THREW IT AGAINST SCREENS WITH FORKS | 1 |
| THREW IT IN THE AIR | 1 |
| THREW IT IN THE AIR AND LET THE WIND BLOW THE CHAFF AWAY | 1 |
| THREW IT UP IN THE WIND | 1 |
| THREW UP IN THE WIND | 1 |
| THROW IT UP AGAINST THE SCREEN | 1 |
| THROW IT UP AND LET WIND BLOW CHAFF OUT | 1 |
| THROW IT UP IN THE AIR | 1 |
| THROW IT UP ON BARN FLOOR | 1 |
| THROWING IT UP ON A WINDY DAY | 1 |
| THROWN TO THE BREEZE | 1 |
| THROWN UP IN THE AIR | 1 |
| TOOK A FAN AND BLOWED IT OFF | 1 |
| TOSS IT IN THE AIR | 1 |
| TOSS UP IN AIR | 1 |
| TOSSED IN A BLANKET | 1 |
| TOSSED IN AIR | 1 |
| TOSSED IN AIR WITH WOODEN SCOOP | 1 |
| TOSSED IN THE AIR AND THE WIND TOOK IT AWAY | 1 |
| TOSSING IT UP | 1 |
| TOSSING THE GRAIN | 1 |
| TRAMPING | 1 |
| TREAD MILL | 1 |
| TREADING | 1 |
| TROMPED OUT | 1 |
| USE THE WIND AND A MACHINE WHICH YOU CRANK | 1 |
| USED NATURAL WIND | 1 |
| WAS FANNED OUT BY HAND | 1 |
| WENT OUT THE WINDSTACKER-BLOWN OUT | 1 |
| WHEAT MILL | 1 |
| WHEAT SCREEN | 1 |
| WHEAT THRASHER | 1 |
| WHIPPED IT | 1 |
| WILLOWING | 1 |
| WIND BLAST | 1 |
| WIND BLEW THE CHAFF OFF THE GRAIN WHERE IT LAY ON THE BLANKET | 1 |
| WIND BLOWERS | 1 |
| WIND BLOWIN | 1 |
| WINDED IT | 1 |
| WINDER | 1 |
| WINDLASS | 1 |
| WINDMILL WITH FANNERS | 1 |
| WINNING | 1 |
| WINNOW | 1 |
| WINNOW MILL | 1 |
| WINNOWING MACHINES | 1 |
| WOOF IT | 1 |
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