MODERN RICE CULTURE. 



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FIG. 7. A smoothing harrow. 



PLANTING. 



There are two ways in which rice may be planted. It may either be 

 sown broadcast, or it may be planted with a drill. Both methods are 

 extensively used, but the best authorities advocate the use of the drill. 

 Rice planted with the drill, it is claimed, will germinate more uniformly, 

 and this is an important point in the cultivation of rice. Besides, when 

 the land is grassy it is an easy matter to hoe and weed the rice if it has 

 been drilled, whereas, if it were sown broadcast, the operations would be 

 very much more difficult. (Fig. 8.) 



The seed may be sown to the depth of 2 inches in May and June, and at 

 the rate of 2 bushels to the acre. When the soil is very dry a roller should 



FIG. 8. A rice drill. 



