MODERN RICE CULTURE. \) 



The depth to which the soil should be plowed depends upon local 

 conditions, and no general rule can be given that would be applicable to 

 every case. For some soils, plowing 5 or 6 inches deep gives the best 

 results, whereas, in other cases, 3 or 4 inches are reported to give as 



FIG. 3. A two-furrow gang plow. 



FIG. 4. A three-furrow gang plow. 



satisfactory crops as deep plowing. In all old rice fields, however, the 

 probabilities are that an artificial hardpan exists as a result of the shallow 

 plowing which is practiced, and in such cases the land should be plowed 

 deeply the first year, so as to permit of better under drainage, and in 



