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Title: The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Browne, George Waldo, 1851-1930
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Publisher: Boston : D. Estes
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PLANTING RICE. on, the tender shoots are again changed, this time from their muddy foot-ing to be set in long rows across the moist lowlands. Their growth fromthis time is surprisingly rapid, and soon the waving tassels are flaunting inthe breeze. The harvest of the grain is an important one, — so importantthat the owner counts his riches not l)y hard dollars but by his number ofkoku, or bags of rice. This cereal is planted at different times, so thereare several harvests. While rice is the staple food, and enough is really raised to support theinhabitants, with a surplus to send abroad, wheat and barley are grown to
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JAPAN. 367 a considerable extent. In the extreme north barley bread forms a largepart of the diet. Millet is sometimes eaten instead of rice. This customprevailed more in ancient times than now. Besides the above crops,maize is grown in the southern provinces; also oats and vetches, as prov-ender for the stock. Among the vegetables the yam ranks easily first, growing abundantlyin the southern islands of Kyushu and the Satsuma country, which isfamous for its pottery. In some districts, where the inhabitants live too

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