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plus exceeds the increased cost of production due to transplanting. The 

 " dapog " method is thus making its way into localities where it was quite 

 unknown even lately. It is applicable not only to the second crop rice, but 

 also to the regular crop of early irrigated rice. 



750 - Early Weeding of Rice Fields. — xovelli x., in (•xomaic <// Ai^ricoitura dciia 



Domcnica, Year XX\'I, Xo. m. p. 154. Piacenza, May, 7, ii)ifi. 



In cases of shortage of labour at the time when rice fields are usually 

 weeded it is advised that this should be done with all available labour as 

 earh' as possible i. e. directly the rice has germinated. Early cleaning is of 

 special advantage in new rice fields, particularly cleared meadow land. In 

 these rice fields various meadow plants continue to grow long after flood- 

 ing. The practice is also of advantage in old rice fields which, shortly 

 after flooding, are overrun by the weeds called " erba grossa " [Ranunnda- 

 ceae, Alisma Plantago, Glyceria fliiiians, Cyperns spp., etc.). Early cleaning 

 will destroy these different weeds more readily and effectively, so that the 

 next time it is done there will be nothing to remove but Panicum 

 Crusgalli and reeds [Cyperus spp.). The treading down of the recently 

 ploughed soil during the cutting back is rather advantageous than 

 injurious through the ensuing consolidation of the soil. 



Early weeding has been adopted for several years by the brothers 

 vSancio, who have found that it promotes and improves the growth of the 

 rice while reducing the total cost of the work of cleaning. 



751 - Experiments in Manuring Rice with Burnt Paddy Husk, In Burmah. — 



Thompstone E. and Sawyer A. M.,in Department uf Agriculture, Burma, Report of 

 the Mandalay Agricultural Station for the year 1914-1915, pp. lo-i::. Rang(K)n, i<)i6. 



The rice field used for these trials was divided into 4 plots, 2 being test 

 or control plots, while the other 2 were, for 5 years running, manured with 

 burnt rice husk in the proportion of 12 000 lbs. per acre, which manuring 

 was afterwards stopped. The appended Table sums up the results during 

 the 7 years 1908-1909 to 1914-1915. 



Results of Manuring Rice with Burnt Husk, in lbs per acre, 

 [average oj 2 plots). 



