(Baonghean.vn) - Taking advantage of the sunny weather near Tet, farmers in Hung Xa commune (Hung Nguyen) went to the fields to plow the soil, pull out seedlings, and plant rice... with the hope of a bumper crop.
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Although it was noon and windy, the people of Hung Chinh commune still did not leave their fields. |
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Nguyen Thi Tu and Nguyen Thi Thao will not be home this afternoon. They will eat the rice they brought this morning to finish planting the remaining two fields. |
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Mr. Tran Cong carries rice seedlings to help his younger brother's family. Mr. Cong said: His family has 6 sao of rice fields, and has just finished planting so he has time to help his younger brother's family. |
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Before planting rice, people plow the land (now mainly by machine), use wooden harrows to prepare the land and remove all weeds. |
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Fertilize before planting rice. |
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Still trying to stay in the field to finish pulling out the rice seedlings in time for planting in the afternoon. |
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Farmers build trellises for the unplanted rice seedlings, then carefully cover them with plastic to protect them from wind, rain, and rats. |
Thu Huong