China : a history of the laws, manners and customs of the people . I. I0E.^,/ XMii.] THE hLUAlMAXK. 139 place with lieau or pea cake, after ^vllicll it, is formed intolong rows or ridges, with four feet bet\\een each ridge. Holestwo feet apart are then made in the ]idges with a hoe, andcuttings or slips of the cane are jdaced in them, each about afoot and a half long. Tliese slips consist of the tops of thecane with two or three of the ujjper annular joints, the leavesbeing snipped off. Letween the ridges it is uow necessary topour liberal supplies of water. The canes arc preserved uprightby m
China : a history of the laws, manners and customs of the people . I. I0E.^,/ XMii.] THE hLUAlMAXK. 139 place with lieau or pea cake, after ^vllicll it, is formed intolong rows or ridges, with four feet bet\\een each ridge. Holestwo feet apart are then made in the ]idges with a hoe, andcuttings or slips of the cane are jdaced in them, each about afoot and a half long. Tliese slips consist of the tops of thecane with two or three of the ujjper annular joints, the leavesbeing snipped off. Letween the ridges it is uow necessary topour liberal supplies of water. The canes arc preserved uprightby means of poles, from the tops of which stretch thick bamboorods or cords, against which the slips incline. To keep outvermin of various kinds, the brakes are inclosed by fences ofmatting from two to three feet high. This acts as a strongprotection against land crabs, pests which, when once admittedinto a sugar plantation, prove very destructive. Like the ricecrops, the sugar crops are two annually. When ripe the canesare cut down, great care being taken to cut them
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