The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-03-31
RICE IN THE ORIENT.
PROFESSOR KNAPP WILL SHORTLY
MAKE A REPORT ON lT.
Methods OF Raising the Crop Are Much
Different from Those Used in
Louisiana and Texas.

Lake Charles. La, March 20 s. A.
KNAPP has gone to Washington. where he
will report TO the department on his eight
months trip TO the Orient. whore he went
to study the cultivation Of rice.
As he has not yet reported to the govern
ment, Mr.. KNAPP feels that he is not at
liberty to make puBlic all the details Of
his investigation. but he nevertheless. talks
Interestingly Of the countries he visited
ana the maner in which rice is there cuti-
waited
Mr. KNAPP left herv IN the early part Of
last July for Washington. and. after CON
ference with the secretary Of agriculture.
he departed on his Oriental tour, visiting
he Philippine lslepls. J..an. China, the
S'ihIl' settlement Neylon. India and Bur
lie went 70 Jarau 10y way Of Vancouver
ana visited the lmppriai College of Arr
culture at Toxic, where he met m the lice
experts OF The country Japrn. he saws.
eofs more experimenting and investigating
d.. tuc REC Inc than any other country i'm
me world, These experiments me 1ot con
tuod 30 rice a.one, but include soils fcttII-
tious. e''4'
As an Industry Mr. KHAN said, rice
CULTIVATION In Japan is quite different from
cur methods. but as for the quality or tbp
N't we could learn much from me Jnn,I
esc. In America we handle onl. p nnn
GNauty OF japanese rice ana we sbouid
asLiin' o1her xmas. In order to have crops
The japanese don't raise enough ~r1r,
90 nave me expectation amount 10 any
Ci'hs' Inc country Is small and only
ANout one.eighth OF It can be cultivated
'e'1use OF the long ranges Of mountains
~ lItt' the Japanese don't raise enough
tWt ,ne.r own couSumplon and what they
r. PG'r 70 Ame sr taey must make up for
IN Japan selected eight carly and to+,
.u'teylrS OF rice which | shall recommend
10 t1e department OF agriculture. one of
tne troubles with the rice niontars ~ ,S NJ
United States Is thar they bare OF tne
varieties, and they must be harvested ",
near! the same time. What is U,nntab a.
AZ V KY, nuInOrT OF varieties Of early and
rare rice, that the harvesting sesen,; ~, anu
months A'0i" Two TO three
exna lie oni ne States can profit from the
Ysrintj.s lne oriental countries I'm fine
la,rnaS W III rice but nothing can be
,fa'he0 from them in the cult1vation os
bv bo" "I'' m IN japan all cultivation Is done
~ ,,rn,rd ne ueIds, or rather the matches
"a sl"u1d' Hre Spaded. No horses ~ ~.
1Ie used man there win ru,tivot+ P'uN
III In uarlet OF an acre during n s vH!s
,nn TN, III thlS country. with our I,nnrovn5
naonlhery a man Is able 10 cr,+i,.lPt "E,ci /
acres. There, as I'm ali 7oytorruaI tlvste lOJ
hp question OF wages does moi an,ot t t,'
cron calculations Of the cost Of raisinn
What Tho United States mo-,
nan aiNthiug else Is more .ari,s ~ more
, ,,,,g, believe that | was able 10 ,"ierles,
,,Htnu.s OF these which can no s,,lIss
~ cultivated here. successrui- |
The tHited States bo,e ,..,.,
I'm Japanese competition ne 10 Ier
them ~ 1.lIvstlon are TOO crude 10 enebIa |
Tbeir 10 ior5 5ueeesStully compete with ms ns
While the method az bon I"" ours, and |
t nl'. ne Yield tribe greater utisauon |
sr ~, = j. nor enough 10 seriously thr,t - |
en- our )wr interests. threat |
Ihen, again, the Japoro.. =,
iuto Tue business Of raising rico not 20 |
y aeSe oa.nt II the price for examnIe az ~,
10 thew thcy Ss ~ barrel, it Is ali the 80 NJ
lion dn, .ne question OF cost OF Drnd,,r-
lions 'Hlo their calcula-
thor rom Japan went to China. y,s
~ zoo month and Travelled for n 5Ists was
ley of Which Is '99 iangtsi river, the vel. |
ttus qIstrct in the empire In ~ rouuc-
oo,E l .onnd mhny vaiteties Of rica eoun ,
he s,,d ~ LUMINOUS plants thet I thInl, I'm
States, IN the United
- one OF the objects OF nv m,vs,on 49,.
Tor tha he" methods Of preparing r,cs
which Il can be made nsIe,d many ways In
Unknown In the United Stafes nat i, AZ. are
, M, win be embodied IN 1 nj tels
lort 70 The government LAY re-
NEW RICE DISHES Fop r,pr
not only learned nv oh TABLE.
p t,l ticc for food, but foSna m pt
~ .N unknown IN this country. " me
chinese s ,Sfieiies Is much priced by the
can S! be obtained. The ChInese IN HsS s y
~ H NM alone Import 38OOO.OoO bounds
y UI TINS variety annually. ana there 9i ~ ao
tiyated In Louisiana. su'V'ssiuiiy ehi-
a., t seeuf red two or three Of the fayorit.
nv and Iha1 h are not grown In this coun-
rotary Of agriculture, " 10 the Sec
fto.n thina ! went TO the Phllinn,nas
90 study the question Of forarS r U.s.
y M, Ether there ! became convinced that eli
ised In the army there ran ~ ano nules
" ne Islands Among the plants tSst
~ noarisn there are Alfalfa and hszi
A'Aa VI japanese eiosaf, 1 stsyed In he