under ooneideretion and partioular attention uas given to the epeolflo 
Identifioation of such epeolea ae were lo^lioated in damage to rioe. 
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Arlcansas Coxmty* from uhioh.oomplainte of damage to rioe by birds 
had oome is located in southeastern Aricansas near the Mississippi Biver* 
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The greater part of the entire county is level though the southern por- 
tion near De Witt and Gillett is somewhat indulating»inln its original 
condition the County eas about equally divided between extensive areas 
of open prairie and belts of hardwood timber* hioe culture was begun 
here first about fourteen years ago* Serious development of the industry. 
began about eight years ago and since then therei^has been great increase 
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in the acreage devoted to this crop* Water necessary xor irrigation of 
the fields is seotired from wells from 150 to 900 feet deep which furnish 
an abundant supply* ihiring the. harvest rice is handled in much the same 
manner as wheat* The fields are drained* the grain is cut and bound in- 
to sheaves with binding machines and then these sheaves are placed in 
ehooks to await threshing* At the present time a large part of the ■ 
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original prairie land has been given to the growing of rioe and in addi- 
tion tracts of timber are being cut in order to mahe more arable land a- 
vallable* Uome cotton and com are grown near and below De Witt but rioe 
is at present the staple orop for the entire County* The crop for 1917 
vao 08 tlnaatad at atout two million bushals*. The Inoreaaa In acreage de<» 
voted to rioe has been steady until 1917 the land In this crop had 
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reached a point where it had progressed more rapidly than means for 
