CONTENTS. 



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Letter of transmittal 4 



Introduction 5 



Soils suitable for growing rice 7 



Preparation of the soil 8 



Planting 11 



Drainage ' 12 



Irrigation 12 



Ditches and levees 13 



Treatment of the crop 15 



Harvesting 16 



Threshing 18 



Fertilizers 20 



Varieties . 21 



Upland or mountain rice 22 



Conclusion _. 22 



ILLUSTRATIONS. 



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FIG. 1. A light steel beam plow 8 



2. A heavy wooden beam plow 8 



3. A two-furrow gang plow 9 



4. A three-furrow gang plow 9 



5. A disc harrow 10 



6. A spring-tooth harrow 10 



7. A smoothing harrow 11 



8. A rice drill 11 



9. An ordinary scoop or road scraper 13 



10. Road scraper in operation 14 



11. Rice sickle 16 



12. Cradle for harvesting rice or other grain 16 



13. Reaper and binder for harvesting rice 17 



14. Harvesting rice in Louisiana 17 



15. Thresher 19 



16. Traction engine 20 



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