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OATS AND OTHER CEREAL CROPS 



Varieties. There are no less than five types of rice, but they 

 are usually classed under the heads, lowland rice and upland rice. 



Rice field, Japan. 



Upland rice may be grown upon any soil that is suitable for maize 

 or cotton, and the method of cultivation is similar. Lowland rice 



must be grown 

 on low ground, 

 and water plays 

 an important 

 part in its culti- 

 vation. The rice 

 is sown broadcast 

 or drilled and 

 covered not more 

 than two inches. 

 After planting 

 water is turned 

 on from irrigat- 

 ing ditches, and the ground is kept covered with water for sev- 

 eral days until the seed begins to sprout; then it is drawn off until 

 the plants get a good start, when the water is turned on again, 

 and the ground is flooded every few days until the grain is ready 

 to harvest. 



Rice field, Georgia. 



