El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-09-17

upon the ledulnS steamship lines along
the racine coast The object OF this
( innovation is to increase a taste for
the cereal which for centuries has con-
slltuted the main food of a large pro-
I portion of the worlds inha bitants In
addition to the dishes of free rice the
menus upon the trains and steamers
| VIII abound with other delicious rice
| dishes for which minimum charge
VIII be made Booklets will be dis
! trlouted giving valuable information
| regarding rice as a food with numerous
! recipes Tor preparing II. This custom
| mas prevailed for several years and
many persons have become inveterate
| rice eaters from having their atten-
ton called to it in this manner
Is Chief Food for Half the World.
Rice forms the chief food of more
than half the human race. It's con-
sumption is smaller in the United
! states than in most other countries
put IS being increased steadily Ten
| years ago the average per capita rice
consumption of the United States was
less than four pounds Now il is nearly
seven pounds, with every indication Of
! continued increase. In Canada and
| Great Britain it is Is pounds; in Italy
%, and in other European countries
| 81 pounds year. 1t is estimated that
IN india each person eats fully 800
I pOuhqS OF rice year, while in China
ana Japan it is the chief food for more
| than half the population.
! To supply this enormous appetite for
/ rice the world produces nearly . 600
| 100000 bags or sacks. The CAPACITY of a
| sack varies somewhat in the different
! countries It's contents range between
! 19O ana 200 pounds India produces a
{ greater quantity of rice than any 9TH
/ er country. The rice exports of India
last year amounted to more than six
! iIImes the entire production of the
United states, Notwithstanding the
enormous home consumption The ran
/ 10 increase of the production of Amer
lcan rice viii change these figures ma
| terlally in the near future The in
I Qlan production has
max The American resources are only
/ beginning to be realized
Is Raised in 10 States.
rice Is now grown in commercial
Quantities IN ten states: The two Car
oIlnas, Georgia, Florida Alabama Mis-
slsslppi, Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas
and California The rice acreage of the
country is now less than million
acres; according to the estimates of
the department of agriculture there
are 100000 600 acres of land in the five
SSIIales bordering along the gulf Of
mexico which are well suited for rice
culture, and at least 5000 600 acres
"hlch can be easily irrigated.
The land adapted for rice growing
IS more varied in character than for
most other crops Most of the rice OF
SOuIh carolina and Georgia is grown
upon tidal deltas near some river nv
winch the rice fields may be flooded.
Aiafshes which can be drained and ir-
rlgated as desired from a nearbv
stream are also found in these states
IN eastern Louisiana rice is now being
plantations S~i
In southwestern Louisiana and south
eastern 1eXaS prairies have been utiI-
e 80 LOT rice growing and a special |
sCheIne OF irrigation provided Cen I
orally speaking, rice requires more |
moisture than other crops and the Iii
LecllonS Tor its cultivation REQUIRE s1f
t to.l moisture TO submerge the soil 4
LOT several months This does not |
seem essential at all times. A pubIi :
ZION devoted CHIEFLY to rice growing
iIecehtIy printed the account of an Ar I
Kansas FARMER who last year raised a 4
Iarge crop of good sized rice upon a /
SIX acre tract without any irrigation. |
This Years Crop Larger.
from present indications this wears
3b lea OF rice VIII exceed any other in
inns country, the excess being estf- !
mated by some growers at nearly a /
million pounds. This is partly due to /
the increased acreage. As recently as |
OF rice growing in the Sacramento val !
icy OF california were begun by the de-
partment of agriculture. The tests
We're MADE upon the black adobe soil
near Blggs- Two years tests Included
500 varieties of rice The results in
alcate that in this valley alone if would /
9s POSSIBLE to produce many times the
2,OOO,OOO pounds of the cleaned rice
which are consumed each wear mon |
the Pacific coast
Introduced by Berkeley.
hi ne ,d Ilrst attempt at rice growing in
80 country was made by governor |
' lrgRlla in 1647. The cron f.i1o5 -
1rq9uptIess because OF the high altitude. ,
ne introduction of rice into Sontb |
"a una was by accident In 1884 a ,
Sssel pound for Liverpool from Mad
iSascar was blown out of her conrse E
ma put up at Charleston for reDairs )
oeL9re leaving, her captain presented
PLANTER named Smith with a small
parcel of rough rice It was nlsnfad
M soon produced a successful crOp q
I, Ilnih Few years sufficient seed was
. 1Euuceu 70 supply the needs of the :
,oIony ana also to ship to England
9s t%een 1fO1 and 1879 the Shipments
= CaroIlna rice to Great Britain and ! .
.oI,5a ports had exceeded 25O, OOO, 600 :
y, 4, ouIluS- The quality was finer than /
nat of any other rice in the world and Q
or considerably over a century it com L
landed the highest price upon the | =.
aarkets of Europe \
The Carolina rice plantations 1,,e-a o
uIned oy the civil war and have never :
covered from the devastation. Before 2
ne war the South Carolina rice yield !
az averaged over 10000. 600 oounds 5
nnually for at least Is wears From
co. 600. ieSS man w.
louisiana Assumes Leadership. =
AAier the war, Louisiana came into | q
ne leadership in rice production and Il
as steadily maintained it. The great e
80. 4 Ne US' glopment OF rice culture in Lou b
--0.o COlle since 1884, when the l a
! aries In the southwestern part of S:
Ne state were opened up and a svs- a
IN OF cultivation developed which ] "
iaue possible the use of harvesting
,dCIines similar TO those used in the !
T Tat Ields of the northwest. =
me carolina rice, which has been | !
-o9s llzed as the standard rice for !
~; IS not suitable for threshine- and !
itiilS by the new machinery because |
~ large a proportion of the grains :
broken. The department of ag-
Cutlure began to experiment with I q
lpanese rice, which is harder than the
- roma rice and better suited to mod -
II Helhods, although the heads are =
- as Wen rounded or the grains so
Ist- In 1900 ten tons of Kiushu rice "
ere 81. imported by the department for to
-peIlHlent The planters themselves
- hIzed the need of an improved rice H
,eu ana some of them set about pro- All
eng It. Among these is Sol 7.
: ISht, OF Louisiana. who is sometimes -,
erred 70 as the Burbank of the rice y.
siuS Mr.. Wright has been working ~
= Years to produce rice that III
oCtd meet the following require
EMS 1t must yield the miximum Isl
lIhDer of grains to the head. possess Sc
t greatest possible terminating pow pa
), nave straw tall enough to allow
10dlng the ground from six TO eight ar
cneS without weakening the plant tel