Interesting Comparison Between Old and New Grain From Our Own Connesronvenr Kashing, Che., July24. important -topie of is rice, The supplies of old rice from previous years have been exhausted. Imported rice from Siam and elsewhere as been used to supply the deficiency. New crop rice is beginning to come in.
Approximately, it takes 30 days from seed-sowing in beds, to transplanting to the fields. "Then usually 60 days to harvest. Total, 90 days. The rough, new rice as it comes from the fields is selling at §13 per picul. After hulling and Polishing about $17.
For eating, old rice is preferred to" the new, because the same quantity to when cooked, produces for old rice, three bowls, for new rice only: two and one-half bowls. Also it is claimed that old rice digests more easily and more quickly.
'The natives of this section, who cultivate the' silk-worm, usually plant rice after cocoons are gathered, with a consequent late harvest. Outsiders or renters, prefer to plant rice very early, before or during silkworm season, They get an early crop.
Local experts say that in a series of years, carly produces fa larger quantity, the late rice preferred for quality, Formerly, the government required part of the land tax to be paid in grain, now the equivalent in money accepted.
In those days, with well stocked granaries, the ' governme: control the prices of grai of scarcity, now the market is controlled by the grain dealers.
Only a few years ago, there was it of complacency about large fami now you will hear it often said too many mouths to feed."
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