The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-10-14

Iater on Just enough to cover the ground, an,
nm will impart warmth sufficient to the waite
he mud to sprout the grain in a few days. WheI
rain is swelled ready to sprout, say in three o
laws. draw off the water. Soon the young shoot
lnpear above the ground. Let them shoot up Il
cht Of six or seven inches, and then let the waite
ain. but never so much as to cover the plant
90 that would kill it. As the rice advances il
IN. increase the water in height. When the ric,
: to bloom it is well if the water can be so higf
;mmerse half the stem.
ose old kalo patches are generally very trouble
:, aquatic weeds. Should such become too
: and plentiful, they should either be pulled
= hand, if this can be done, or the water may be
off and the rice land laid dry for a few days,
:, Of hoeing; but this should always be done
the rice is in slight BARREL % that is, before the
.hoots out in which the ear is wrapped. Should
weeds run up with the rice during the first
,hose can be totally exterminated before the
4 crop is sown, because the rice ripens earlier as
eeds run to seed
"a therefore in preparing the mud clean from
sowing the seed, letting the water on for three
d,vs. then drawing of the water until the
are SIX or seven inches high, and after that
n the water constantly till the grain begins to
allow. when the land is laid dry for harvesting.
mems in q little over three months
rouId answer perhaps (but this must be found
s,-periments) to sow the first crop in the be-
Of February. This would bring on the
time about the end Of April or beginning of
and past the equinoctial storms and gales
n bloom time being, I believe, the only danger
IN rice is exposed in this country. Harvest the
nj sow the second crop about the middle of
his would bring on the second harvest during
Ter end of August and in advance OF the Septem-
les- and then plant the ground either in white
which would ripen in the end Of October or
ing Of November, or in sweet potatoes, which
be fit to dry before the close of the season. In
annsr one and the same ground would produce
rous in the course Of a year, and add to the adj
kes Of a iudicious rotation, also the following !:
uatic weeds which might have introduced them
during the cultivation of the rice would be ex-
ated by the cultivation of dry crops, and the
Swinging up during dry cultivation would
die under the inundation. 1t is very likely
kher one or the other rice crop may not succeed
Sc rate manner, but, even if so, the loss of ac-
Ebor Is but very little, the loss of the water not
hunted and the risk Of losing from fifty to sixty
of seed per acre is but trifling, in comparison
be probable gain of from three to four thousand
ough I run in { niger of burthening you with
- o,,-.la r tb,pL tnarartbala1 ooa
add a few explanatory remarks.
is cultivated by sowing the seed broadcast or
2 out. have tried both ways, but prefer the
r many good reasons. although the latter
produces a thriftier stock, more shoots and
ears. 1t is also not a general practice to draw
ter from the plant till it is six or seven inches
nut 1 prefer doing so, because the young stem
5, from the exposure to the air and sun, more
b and hrmness, is not apt to bend under its
Fight, an advantage not to be overlooked in a
where storms or at least heavy winds are
gard to sowing 1 would also mention that the
d is apt to float on the surface of the little pud-
water, but o string tied to each end of a COM
ard and the board drawn over the soft mud
- on ne Sttu suucicnty. hdCc Lnay ucSo"u
water, but then the seed must be soaked a few
teTious to sowing, when it will sink immedi-
Either node of sowing I leave TO your choice,
myself prefer to sow the dry grain, because
)ds more evenly than the wet.
cards the threshing out of the grain, this is q
hpIe process. Takeany large dry goods box,
it in a slanting direction from the top to the
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sticks, and nailed about four or FIVE inches
tie a mat around the three sides of the box as
bove the box as il will stand, take a good hand
be rice straw and strike the ears three times
ladder, and the grain will fill into the box by
S Of as clean threshing as any machine can
pc hand can in this way thresh faster than
DIS can eat, and the advantage of this mode
the box can be moved to the field when the
ng is going on In regard to the process Of
the rice | would mention that this can be done
ing the grain between two boards, by the old
Mississippi wooden mortar and pestle and
egro woman alongside, or by a hand-mill, or
the best way would be the -four mill, if the
raised were large.
arf 70 the straw and chat 1 would say to the
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what you don't want, but what the ground
fntually need Strew the first on the ground
. it, and strew the latter on the ground and
Although it is said that rice is not an ex-
crop, and although it stands to reason that
running water holds in solution the neces-
for the growing plant. it is nevertheless but
fe'urn to the soil the large amount Of silica,
e stem requires. L believe that rice is the
Pntaole and the most sure crop on these ISL
the water efectuslly defends it from cut
caterpillar, it is not liable to rust and
a | believe cattle won't invade a rice field as
Frass Is at hand, Mt least neither oxen, cows
: ever troubled my patch, although feeding
{ night and day. |.
L thus answer the many inquiries made in
rice culture, as much as lies in my humble
beg your pardon, Mr.. Editor, for this rather
article, and only will add the fervent wish
Pther year may have either expunged the ar
Rice from the list of imports in the custom
fatistics or, better still. have it transferred
! page Of imports t. that Of exports.
Yours, &C., H.
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