text:  In ordinary seasons any wheat or barley that may have shown symptoms of heating in the stacks are first presented at market; but in this season when there is no heated grain--thanks to the low temperature and the precautions used in stacking--the high prices have tempted the farmers to thrash both wheat and barley earlier than usual in order to meet the demands for rent and wages at Martinmas--a term which owing to the lateness of the season followed close on the termination of the harvest