Who holds the tally

Three clerks. One matrix. No boxed-ladder priests.

The hopper rewards people who can refuse a matching ferrule.

Matrix clerk

Opened the office in 2018 after years tallying grain sorghum loads. Stops sheets that want a boxed ladder before carry.

Bay weigher

Lives in San Juan. Stamps only after a cell is empty and a candidate will not stack. Unsentimental about sets that look complete.

Gap ticket

Keeps the tally honest. Will not average irrigation mornings and afternoon bake as a kindness.