614 THE SMALL GRAINS 



687. Adaptation in the United States. There are 

 four rice districts in this country: (1) The Carolina 

 rice district, (2) the Texas-Louisiana rice district, (3) the 

 Arkansas rice district, and (4) the California rice district. 

 In the Carolina district the varieties grown are Carolina 

 White and Carolina Gold. The total production is small 

 and is grown chiefly on the seacoast near Charleston, 



FIG. 178. A near view of a rice field ready for harvest. Ditch in 

 center is used for irrigation and drainage. Creighton plantation 

 near Jacksonboro, South Carolina, 1906. 



in a narrow belt watered by the rivers Waccamaw to the 

 Savannah, inclusive, extending slightly into Georgia, 

 besides a very small acreage of upland rice in northern 

 Georgia, near the mountains. The total acreage is 

 4600 acres. Old style methods and machines are still 

 largely used, partly because of the size and character of 

 the fields, and also because the farmers believe their 

 methods produce better results (Fig. 178). 



In the Texas-Louisiana rice district, irrigation is done 

 by pumping either from bayous or deep wells. Here 

 rice-growing is done on a large scale, similar to wheat- 



