Tag: rice
The miller pours the rice into the hopper. The machine removes the husks and sorts out the rice into a bag. The husks go into a separate bag.
Any flat surface is used for drying rice – drive ways, parking lots, road way and highways. To make the “squares,” people walk in a straight line north…
Drying rice is a family affair. Old and young help spread, sweep, and bag the rice. They do it over and over again until the rice is dry….
In front of the buildings a flat surface the rice was spread out to dry. As the sun sets, the rice must be gathered and bagged. If the…
Prior to the development of the Special Economic Zones, this facility collect rice as taxes. Now, it collects the grain that is surplus, (they give farmers a fair…
It takes a village to plant a rice field. China has one-eighth the arable land that the United States has. It also has 1,373+ million people while the…
Rice is being planted. While, off in the distance, a pagoda reminds us of the sacrifices made by others.
In China, any farmer’s still use organic fertilizer in their rice paddies. However, 80% of farmers use chemical fertilizers because they can raise more crops in the same amount…
This woman follows the combine on the field. She cuts the grains that the combine can’t reach and throws them into the combine.
These farmers are preparing the bedding for raw rice. The soil comes from the bottom of the reservoir which is rich in nutrients. It is spread over dimpled…
Generally, from hill to hill the flat land in between is plowed. Then it takes a team of people to plant rice.
Drying rice requires a lot of space. Therefore, people use driveway, highway, or a parking lot for drying. The dried rice makes removing chaff easier.