Rice Culture (Classic Reprint)

Rice forms the principal food of one-half the population of the earth, and it is more widely and generally used as a food material than any other cereal. Where dense populations are dependent for food upon an annual crop, and the climate permits its cultivation, rice has been selected as the staple food. The luxuriant growth of leguminous plants (beans, peas, etc.) at all seasons in tropical climates provides the nitrogenous food elements necessary to supplement rice. A combination of rice and legumes is a much cheaper complete food ration than wheat and meat and can be produced on a much smaller area.

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The excerpt from Rice Culture discusses the importance of rice as a staple food for a large portion of the world's population. Rice is more widely and generally used as a food material than any other cereal, and it has been selected as the staple food in areas where dense populations are dependent on an annual crop and the climate permits its cultivation. The luxuriant growth of leguminous plants in tropical climates provides the necessary nitrogenous food elements to supplement rice, and a combination of rice and legumes is a much cheaper complete food ration than wheat and meat, while also requiring a smaller area for production.

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