The American Farm book Or Compend of American Agriculture Being a Practical Tre
The American Farm book Or Compend of American Agriculture Being a Practical Tre
Richard Lamb Allen
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In China, and nearly the whole length of the southern part of Asia ; throughout the in- numerable and densely populated islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans ; in the south- ern part of Europe, and a large extent "of Africa ; and through no inconsiderable por- tion of the North and South American con- tinent and its central islands, it is extensive- ly grown, and forms the staple food of the inhabitants. Rice requires a moist soil, and is much more productive when subject to in- undation. A ...hot sun is also necessary to mature it ; and as a result of these two es- sential conditions, its culture is limited to regions much more circumscribed than are FIG. 38. Allotted to wheat, maize, or some of the usually cultivated plants. I subjoin, from an excellent article on rice and its cultivation, addressed to the writer by Dr. Cartwright, a practical planter of Mississippi. Varieties of Rice. " Of these there are many, but I am in- duced to believe that they are all essentially aquatic. All the varieties, yet discovered, flourish best under the inundation sys- tem of culture ; yield more to the acre, give less trouble, and re- quire less labor.
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