Carl Linnaeus, The Lapland Journey, translated by Peter Graves (Edinburgh: Lockharton Press, 1995), p. 182.
Northern Husbandry, 19/08/1732, ¶1036:
As soon as the barley is taken in, it is threshed just enough for the heaviest and fullest grains to come away. Thus nothing is lost in the bam at the same time as the best quality grain is separated from the worst.