New-York tribune., 1884-10-04
RICB PRODUCT or TIE WORLD.
TIE HISTORY OF IT'S GROWTH.
EFFECT or PROTECTION ON THE HOME ARTICLE


Rice culture il looked upon by n large num-
her Of people of less than ordinary Importance and
n s doubtful n half the people IN this city know of the
extent of the of thia product I'm the manufacture of
bccr nnd cundy. I'm addition to ts culinary purposes No
doubt, aso not moro than one IN thousand could he
found who could tell how ancient an industry rlce pro
ducton IA aud how when It became introduced into
this country. only close students Of ancient history
could tell this, and II viii no doubt require extremely
creous people to believe that the earliest record ~ rlce
In history it's introduction into China, was several cen
tuiies before tho deluge, I'm 1922 nc
10 insure improv vcment In character and productive
s culture In China was encouraged 10y royal favor
ana Imperial cdiCs issucd In regard 10 the selection
OF eecd. Its v1ue food caused widely
extended culture and to-day Il used IN all parts Of the
world food and large proporouof the worlds popu
atlou live on II almost exclusively In China Japan tho
InR indies hnd IN the islands ndlaccnt the
failure Of tho rice crop rcuy or famine 20 nearly
100000 people Tho rice trade r. not extensive
that II mndc ~ exclusive trade product hy many Tho
It handloa fully one.hnlf of tho American product.
aud has branch houHoH IN th0rcrton savannah nnd New
Orlonnr with regard to tho product iiH quantity nnd
quality. etc. member OF ,hiH hrm, who haa nado iioo
"1ho quantity grown In tho i;ast indicr, and other
countries You have Aenlioncd Is onotnons amounting
ia IA ningc year 100000, 900 900 pounds, 1000
times much ~ is raised In the United states IN our
IN the countries whcro II In grown. Large amounts
are exported to Europe and Norlh aud south
America yet great is the product that these exports
scarcely exceed per cent Of the total The movement
from the Indies 10 Europe averages from eoooooo Ia
lO,OOOOOO bags annually. The exports thus far TINS
year amount 10 D. 100, 500 bag- with 100000 bags
anoa,, and 736,lb2 bags In stock in England In the
southern districts Of China the land Is Hooded before
blowing and narrowing. the buffalo or watcrOX being
used TO work tic land the desired result being soft,
I%c'hn,e'ss in depth. The seed in the meantime
has been & planted G ~ IN IN ,rH small lho IoH6 ra16his Is r, %
pared vigorous growth Is started and tra.panting III
row, about twelve inches apart follows. From ten to
twelve plants are put IN each place the laborer simply
pressing the roots into the soft soil, ana a. h, hand i"
and the planting finished The rice raised abroad i
known a. Rangoon, Java and Patna. We also receive
Turning attention nearer home we find many points
Of interest in its culture in this country.
was dns nv T'' Sir Wiiam Bcrteey of Virginia in
G47, but il too far north 20 be attended with sue
put into Charleston, :. c. for repairs. Before staring
his hemewari voyage the captain gave one OF ms
rough rice. suggesting that it might be cultivated and
make additional article of food II was planted III Mr.
smiths garden the product carefully preserved and dis
1ri,S v,'is dcvrloncd oar Carolina rice known the
world for it, superior quality. Now we grow rice
in North and South Carolina. Georgia, louisiana
Texas ami Alabama The American product amounts to
about ljOOOOOOO pounds annually. The poorest rice
For many wears we have grown sufficient rice for
own consumption but this season We shall be required
10 draw foreign This Is not due 10 decrease
in our own product the report OF damage to the
crop shows upon inquiry to be confined 10 a limited
area. As our foreign population Crews lhe con
img largely into general our own tables,
taxing The place Of potatoes to some extent We
import great deal Of broken rice, which Is extensively
used by brewers We also import great deal Of rice
hour which is used by confeconers in making candy
and for making sizing Bakers also use rice hour to some
extent ia place OF starch. The Mississippi RIVER l. ais"
favorable for rice growing, and ought To make ue anuS
nf pusaua productive. Prices vary according 10 thc
produ.tio aud range Ii2 cents pound for com
mon 10 4 cent. pound for fancy grades Foreign nee
ranges IN price, after the duty is paid about me same ~
domestic The idea Of the protective tiIln oi 9oD WI"
L. allow the planters to rchabiItae thclf plantations
and restore them to former produtUNthc'N, hH "'H
m 10 encourage an extension Oi the culture uhliI -'h
te a. the Industry stand alone ana rlcc he produc'd
An such large quantities dul bl an economical ~ 80" o
cu rafio at such expense that protection "ould Dr no
longer necessary and our rice be able to compete WIN
thc markets of the world II has resulted In Increasing
the product from 5-.S12,iOO pounds III lo'V' 10
100 900 pounds in ls~1
The Introduction of Intelligent labor ana iaboi,hyns
tnarhucry would reduce the cost OF Ifuduc
zion 10 such o degree that the prices alOwahc
fnr eNport trade world bc highly remnncrlt'c II is
csfimad that iu eight southern states there are ron
20 900 600 To 10000 suitable for rice culture
ANA otherwise Oi little value, called waste Lands Iou~l
ANA contains more Of lands particularly sulAnc
f,r the cultivation of rice than any other state NJ
low average Of Weld LOCO pounds ol cleaf rice per
acre II these waste lands were blought uhdet u't''
ihr United states coud uva hc East aud produce from
10000. .OOO, 900 10 10000 OooOoo pounds yearly.