Threshing implements

Threshing can be done manually or mechanically

Manual threshing

  • The manual methods of threshing are treading by feet, flail method, and beating stalks against tubs, boards or racks.
  • Threshing can be done by trampling using bullocks, rubbing with bare human feet (in hills) or lifting the bundles and striking them on the raised wooden platform.
  • Pedal threshers are also used.
  • Freshly threshed rice must be dried well in the sun.

Machine threshing

    • Mechanical threshing removes rice grains from the rice plant, speeds up threshing (thus reducing losses), and reduces labor requirements.
    • Power driven stationary threshers are also used.
    • Freshly threshed rice must be dried well in the sun