AN UPCOUNTRY PADDY FIELD. 



SHOWING THKESH1NG FLOOR ABOVE. 



The scene here is a typical one in the mid-upcountry. In the distance are the hills, in 

 the foreground the field now in stubble. Between the two lies the bit of elevated ground 

 which in front is terraced down to the held. It is ou the elevated land that the threshing is 

 done, and in the illustration will be found men and cattle (buffaloes) as well as grain and 

 straw. 



In most parts of the Island the threshing is done by the tread of cattle. In the South 

 one often tees men doing this work with their feet. 



The use of improved implements of machinery have yet to be generally taken up in rice 

 cultivation, though light iron ploughs are getting to be popular, particularly in places where 

 land is usually prepared by " mudding " or " puddling," and the want of cattle for this purpose 

 is now being felt. 



