. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. FARM CROPS 197 SO easily blown down because of the stiff straw produced. The Japan rice produces a short thick grain, and the plants do not grow as tall as Honduras rice. It is said to yield more grain than Honduras. 199. Rice Soils in Texas and Louisi- ana.—The rapid de- velopment of the rice industry in Texas and Louisiana has been due to the opening up of large areas of prairie land in south-east Texas and south-west Lou- isiana. These rich drift soils have shown a remarkable adaptation to rice. They have heavy clay subs
. Complete farmer's guide. Agriculture; Farm life. [from old catalog]. FARM CROPS 197 SO easily blown down because of the stiff straw produced. The Japan rice produces a short thick grain, and the plants do not grow as tall as Honduras rice. It is said to yield more grain than Honduras. 199. Rice Soils in Texas and Louisi- ana.—The rapid de- velopment of the rice industry in Texas and Louisiana has been due to the opening up of large areas of prairie land in south-east Texas and south-west Lou- isiana. These rich drift soils have shown a remarkable adaptation to rice. They have heavy clay subsoil, and for that reason are very retentive of moist- ure, and, being practically level, are especially adapted to irrigation. They are sufficiently far from the coast to be free from storms and the attacks of birds. 200. Preparing the Ground.—Rice land is usually plowed in the spring. The better the soil is pulverized the greater. Fig. 117. Types of rice. On the left Honduras rice, on the right Japanese rice. From Halligan's " Fundamentals of ;. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kyle, Edwin Jackson. [from old catalog]; Ellis, Alexander Caswell, 1871- [from old catalog] joint author. New York, Chicago [etc. ] C. Scribner's sons
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