. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . and sometimesthere is difficulty in doing this, especially during the riceharvest or when large public works are under construction. However, such conditions are unusual, and, as comparedwith other sugar-producing countries, Java is in a peculiarlyfortunate position with respect to a steady supply of good laborat low cost. All of the arduous work is done by men, but womencut cane tops, plant seed and do watering and weeding, whilechildren are employed in destroying insects and other lightwork. In April or May, as soon
. Something about sugar; its history, growth, manufacture and distribution . and sometimesthere is difficulty in doing this, especially during the riceharvest or when large public works are under construction. However, such conditions are unusual, and, as comparedwith other sugar-producing countries, Java is in a peculiarlyfortunate position with respect to a steady supply of good laborat low cost. All of the arduous work is done by men, but womencut cane tops, plant seed and do watering and weeding, whilechildren are employed in destroying insects and other lightwork. In April or May, as soon as the rice crop has been cut, thefield is prepared for planting sugar cane. The soil is firstdrained of its superfluous moisture, and, if the ground be loose,it is generally ploughed several times. Heavy soils, instead ofbeing ploughed, are treated by the Reynoso method. This con-sists of digging deep ditches to carry off the subsoil water andto supply irrigation water later on. The plot is then divided bycross ditches into pieces about one-sixth of an acre in size and.
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