152 THE CHIEF SOUTHERN AGRICULTURAL CROPS 



that they can easily be carried long distances by the 

 wind. 



The number of insects seriously attacking corn is 

 very great, so many, in fact, that a full discussion 

 of them cannot be attempted in a general work of 

 this kind. The reader is referred to the comprehen- 

 sive work on corn insects recently issued by Pro- 

 fessor S. A. Forbs, entomologist of the Illinois 

 Experiment Station. 



Rice (Oryza sativa Linn.) 



In the Oriental countries rice occupies the same 

 commanding agricultural position that wheat and 

 corn do with us. It has long been grown to some 

 extent in certain parts of South Carolina and Louisi- 

 ana. During recent years it has come to be very 

 largely planted on the low plains of western Louisi- 

 ana and eastern Texas. It is also grown in a small 

 Avay in all parts of tropical America, but aside from 

 the regions just mentioned its cultivation has not 

 received the attention which the importance of the 

 crop deserves. 



Rice is very largely used in the Southern states, 

 and especially in Cuba and the other West India 

 islands. Large areas of lands suitable for its cul- 

 ture are to be found in these islands, but so little 

 attention is paid to this crop that by far the greater 

 part of the rice consumed is imported. 



Chief Uses. — The chief use of rice is for human 

 food. In preparing the grain for market two by- 

 products are secured, known as rice bran and rice 



