Down by the riverside notes By David Pyon ^_^ ^_^ ^_^
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| what was a rice stuble? | left over stumps from a rice plant
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| what animals were used to pull rice stubles out of the ground? | mules and oxen
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| what were put on animals for the boggy ground? | boots
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| what formed on fields when they dried? | clods
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| who were sent to get rid of clods? | slaves
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| what did slaves do to kill time while disposing of clods? | sing and tell stories
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| What month was Planting Time? | April
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| In how long did planters want to plant their rice? | 1 month
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| what did slaves do to keep rice from floating? | soaked the seed in mud
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| How wide did were the trenches that slaves dug? | 15 to 18 inches wide
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| what was the 1st flooding called and how long did it last? | the Sprout Flow, 3 days
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| what was the 2nd flooding called and how long did it last? | the Long Water, until the plant could stand on its own
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| what were left to decay on top of the water? | weeds and insects
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| what did the decaying insects and weeds do for the rice? | it was a fertilizer
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| how long was the water put to half height? | 3 weeks
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| what was the dry spell called? | Dry Cultivation
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| What was the last flooding called and when was it done? | the lay-by flow/harvest flow,Mid July
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| what was the only reason for having the water at this point? | to support the rice head
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| when the rice matured what came down to eat the rice? | rice birds
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| who were sent out to shoo away the rice birds? | slaves
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| around what 2 months did the rice birds descend? | august, september
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| what were slaves given to cut the rice with? | rice hooks
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| what were rations? | food
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| When was food usually given? | Saturday afternoons
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| Where else coud slaves get their food from? | garden plants/animals they raised
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| about how many slaves worked in fields? | about 1/2
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| Where was breakfast and supper usually eaten by a slave? | at their cabins
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| Where was lunch usually eaten by slaves? | where they worked or at a gathering place
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| How much land was given to the slave? | 1 acre per every 5 slaves
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| what was the most common slave meal? | hoppin john
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