Transcription: Farmer. The Egyptians had fields of wheat, barley, and flax as well as gardens and orchards. Farmers planted just after the flood ended. First they howed to remove clumps from the soil. Then they plowed and scattered seed over the field. Farmers often drove goats through the field so that their hooves would bury the seeds in the soil. Both men and women worked in the fields to harvest the crops. They cut the wheat and used flails to break the grain off the stems. This left a mixture of grain and stems. They used wooden scoops to toss the grain into the air so that the stems and the wheat husk ...
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