CROPS ALONG THE RIVERS

CROPS ALONG THE RIVERS

Farmers along the rivers work harder than other farmers in our country. They plant all kind of crops: rice, corn, beans and tobacco. This work makes them very busy. Every day they must work in their fields from sunrise until sunset.

Before the farmers plant or transplant their seeds, they must prepare the soil. First, they have to take out the small plants. Then they must plough and rake the soil until it becomes muddy.

When the crops are growing, the crops need a lot of the water. So the farmers must make enough ponds and wells. But diseases and insects also like water, so the farmers must be careful or they will increase and damage the crops. Then, when the crops are ripe, the farmers are busy again. First they cut the crops in the field. Then they collect them for their homes or the market.