. The Southern States. through the ground. Thesoil should be thoroughly pulverizedafter ploughing, and the additional workwill be amply repaid by the increasedoutput. The sowing in Southwest Louisianais mostly accomplished by machineryof various makes, drills and broadcastseeders being both in extensive White Honduras rice is thevariety most commonly used, althoughthe Carolina rice is very popular insome sections of the State. On richsoil between one and two bushels aregenerally planted to the acre, someplanters differing from others in theiropinions about the amount necessary toobtain
. The Southern States. through the ground. Thesoil should be thoroughly pulverizedafter ploughing, and the additional workwill be amply repaid by the increasedoutput. The sowing in Southwest Louisianais mostly accomplished by machineryof various makes, drills and broadcastseeders being both in extensive White Honduras rice is thevariety most commonly used, althoughthe Carolina rice is very popular insome sections of the State. On richsoil between one and two bushels aregenerally planted to the acre, someplanters differing from others in theiropinions about the amount necessary toobtain the best results. The prevailing-tendency now, however, is toward heavysowing, and to endeavor to procure agood stand by planting more seed,instead of planting sparingly and ex-pecting the rice to stool sufficiently tomake a good stand. Conditions ofweather and soil are not always favor-able to this stooling process. The time that elapses after the ricehas been planted until it makes itsappearance above ground depends. FLUME FOR CARRYING WATER FROM THE RIVER TO A RICE FIELD. 392 RICE GROWING IN LOUISIANA. largely on the conditionof the weather, but if allconditions of weather andsoil are favorable itshould show itself inabout a week. Earlyplanting is often slow toappear, while rice that isplanted in the latter partof May or in June willsometimes be aboveground in three is generally turnedon the rice soon after itis planted for the pur-pose of making it sprout,and for that reason thisfirst flooding is called thesprout water. It usu-ally is allowed to remainon the field some twenty-four hours, and has notonly the effect of sprout-ing the rice, giving it anearly start, but it settlesthe soil, filling up all thecavities and making theyoung plants come upevenly. Another floodingknown as the stool orstretch water is turnedon when the plants areabout six inches high,and should only be aboutthree inches deep tostart on, being increasedin quantity as the ricegrows. When the
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