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the head of draining, will apply here. The cane on 

 thoroughly drained lands will commence growing 

 earlier in the spring than on the undrained; it will 

 grow faster during the summer, ripen earlier and 

 mature a larger portion of stalk, and yield a better, 

 richer juice. [ Condensed from Allen' 's American Farm 

 Book. 



RICE (Oryza Satira}. 



This grain probably contributes directly to the 

 support of a larger number of the human family, 

 than any other plant. 



VARIETIES. 



All the varieties yet discovered, flourish best under 

 the inundation system of culture ; yield more to the 

 acre, give less trouble, and require less labor. Each 

 variety will grow well on light, moist uplands, without 

 irrigation, when cultivated with the hoe or plow. 



CULTIVATION OF LOWLAND RICE. 



The method pursued on the rice lands of the lower 

 Mississippi, is to sow the rice broadcast, about as 

 thick as wheat, and harrow it in with a light harrow 

 with many teeth ; th ground being first well plowed 

 and prepared, by ditches and embankments for 

 inundation. It is generally sown in March, and 

 immediately after the sowing, the water is let on. so 

 as barely to overflow the ground; the water is with- 

 drawn the second or fourth day, or as soon as the 

 grain begins to swell. The rice, very soon after, 

 comes up and grows finely. When it has attained 

 about three inches in height, tl c water is again let 



