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FUNDAMENTALS OF AGRICULTURE. 



and Japan. The Honduras type has a long grain, 

 grows taller, thrives in cooler weather, and is planted 

 earlier than the Japan type. The Japan type has a 

 short, round grain, generally requires hotter weather 

 for rapid growth and is planted as late as the first of 

 June in South Louisiana. 



Planting. In seeding the average planter uses 

 from sixty to seventy pounds of seed per acre. 



A FIELD OF RICE. 



On fresh lands a smaller quantity and on old lands a 

 larger quantity is required. Seed are sown on well- 

 prepared land by a grain drill, or broadcasted and 

 harrowed in. A grain drill costs about eighty dollars 

 and should last eight or ten years. One machine will 

 sow ten acres or more per day, covering the seed as 

 sown. 



Flooding. When plants are about six inches high 

 flooding begins, and the land is submerged for about 

 ninety days to a depth of not less than four inches. 



