This last stage in the agricultural cycle in swiddens is carried out entirely by household members. It may be done during the threshing phase in stages, as the rice is threshed or it may be done right at the end of the season in a few days continuously. Whether it is done one way or the other depends on whether or not the household has built a temporary granary in the swidden hut. Most households in Palokhi prefer to transport their rice harvests back to the village as soon as they are threshed because they are afraid that the rice may be stolen or eaten by field rats, birds and so on, if left in the swiddens. This last stage of the agricultural season in swiddens is marked by a ritual which is performed when the last batch of rice is borne back to the village and, as with all the rituals performed at this time, it is wholly a household affair.