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WH SCH test7
Wh ScH test7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Stalks | Stubble |
| Got rid of stalks by __________ | Plow on a mule |
| The plow | Buried stubble |
| Rice fields had to be | moist |
| Slaves break clods using | wide hoes |
| slaves __________ while breaking clods | sing |
| Plant seeds in | April |
| Finish planting seeds by ___________ | May 1 |
| 50 acres a day | How many they would plant seeds for |
| more land = | more slaves |
| Mix seed in ___________ let dry and made it__________________ | mud, heavy |
| Rows were ________________ wide | 12-15 in. |
| Slaves would drop ____________________ cover ____________________ and pack | seeds,seeds |
| flood ______________ when finished | fields |
| plant provision crops for food | potatoes, corn, peas |
| weeds grew in the fields | so they chopped them |
| after the weeds are gone they _________________ | flooded again so they could kill insects and weeds |
| flood plants ________________ days at a time | 2-3 |
| drained the water to half__________________ | the plant's height |
| this involved ______________________ watch | daily |
| water kept until | plants could stand erect |
| weeds and insects rot on top so________________ | they have to use a rake to wade it |
| after 3 weeks _________________________ | plants drained1 |
| leave dried for a while for ___________________ | dry cultivation which lasted 3 weeks |
| during the 3 weeks the slaves _________________ | pulled weeds |
| went throught the fields ___________________ | 3 times a week |
| flood 3rd time for ___________________ | rice head support |
| some slaves get _________________ away, officialy they are called _____________ | rice birds, bobolinks |
| usual time ________________ | September |
| had to _____________ field where people could stand | dry |
| slaves used _____________ to get ricehead | rice hook |
| they would tie the riceheads into ________________ | sheaves |
| on avg. ______________ day = ___________ ___________ acre of harvest | 1, 1 half |