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| Picture No | 12011128 |
| Date | 1833 |
| Description | Rice Plant - preparing land with harrow |
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Chinese cultivated the land intently, annually the ground would flood by heavy rains, when the waters had receded the earth was covered with a thick coating of slime and mud, which fertilized the ground as perfectly as the riches manure. The ground is carefully harrowed, this is done several times, until the ground is well worked.
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| Source | Engraving by M. U Sears in 'The Saturday Magazine', 24 August 1833, page 68 |
| Credit | Mary Evans Picture Library |
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