← But everyone worked according to his capacity The hens and ducks, for instance, saved five bushels of corn at the harvest by gathering up the stray grains. 🔊
← In addition, Napoleon ordered the almost empty bins in the store−shed to be filled nearly to the brim with sand, which was then covered up with what remained of the grain and meal. 🔊
← Nevertheless, towards the end of January it became obvious that it would be necessary to procure some more grain from somewhere. 🔊
← Napoleon had accepted, through Whymper, a contract for four hundred eggs a week. The price of these would pay for enough grain and meal to keep the farm going till summer came on and conditions were easier. 🔊
← Napoleon acted swiftly and ruthlessly. He ordered the hens' rations to be stopped, and decreed that any animal giving so much as a grain of corn to a hen should be punished by death. 🔊