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China-Japan-Koreas
Rice Transplantation at Full Swing in DPRK
2005-06-03
Pyongyang, June 2 (KCNA) -- Rice transplantation, the most important farming process, is progressing apace in the rural communities of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. The agricultural working people, officials of ministries and national institutions, office employees and workers throughout the country have all turned out to transplant rice seedlings in time.
"Plant or Die!"
The peasants have cultivated healthy rice seedlings in spite of unfavorable weather. As of the end of May, North and South Hanghwae and South Phyongan Provinces, granaries of the country, have carried out over 65 percent of rice transplanting.
The peasants and helpers are hastening their work after setting themselves a goal of finishing the transplantation in the main by June 5.
Nothing like office clerks working against a unreasonable deadline to ensure the rice is planted correctly.
Servicepersons are taking the lead in helping the rural communities. Soldiers of the Kim Song Dok unit and other units of the Korean People's Army have been doing labor-consuming work in Yoltusamchonri field and other fields, thus making it possible to carry out the rice-transplanting at an early date. The fields of the country are turning green day by day thanks to the devoted efforts of the peasants and helpers.
"No plant'e, no eat'e"
Posted by:Steve

#10  Commie societies are often described as being stratified between the old and very young - the "old" folks are the ones with the knowledge, desire, and experience to farm or plant, the "young" generally want jobs and wealth in the developed cities. Once the "old" generations are gone, regardless of the reasons, society is left with few or no one to farm and engage in base, vital agriculture, i.e. to feed the masses. Even for regulation-, slave/tribute-, and government-happy Commies, national modernization and industrial dev doesn't mean anything when everyone is starving and eating grass andor other human beings. Once the Army begins eating "long pigs/cows", i.e. forced to engage in cannibalism, Kimmie and the Party is histoire' - Pyongyang will either implode or the Chicoms will invade to save it. Commies being Commies - you know, Clintonian "Good Nazis/Fascists" - before these events happen they want the USA under Socialism and OWG, ala 2015-2020. IFF THE CLINTONS FAIL, BE READY - NO MORE LIMITED WARS BUT ALL-OUT GLOBAL NUKE WAR TO DESTROY AMERICA!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2005-06-03 22:21  

#9  There are machines to transplant the rice. The small Japanses farmers even use a walk behind machine that looks like a roto-tiller.
Posted by: ed   2005-06-03 15:13  

#8  Servicepersons are taking the lead in helping the rural communities. Soldiers of the Kim Song Dok unit and other units of the Korean People's Army have been doing labor-consuming work in Yoltusamchonri field and other fields, thus making it possible to carry out the rice-transplanting at an early date.

Hard work from behind a gun barrel: "plant or die!"

And if the army is busy guns pointed in the wrong direction in the fields, now would be a good time engage a military solution.
Posted by: john   2005-06-03 14:49  

#7  Doesn't China do the same -- send out the Army to help with planting and harvesting? Rice is terribly labour intensive at those points, I believe, as it all has to be done manually.
Posted by: trailing wife   2005-06-03 13:17  

#6  I read this as a sign of some catastrophic problems in NK land. How bad must things be in the countryside for them to have to send city clerks out to help plant. Transplanting rice is a labor intensive process, but most functioning countries that grow rice have no problems with the labor supply necessary for the planting. I could see any country, which lacked machinery and fuel resources, having trouble with the harvest, but planting? Are significant numbers of peasants sick or dead? Only the Dear Leader really knows...
Posted by: DO   2005-06-03 13:02  

#5  "You want to plant the seeds, or fertilize them?"
Posted by: BH   2005-06-03 10:12  

#4  The fields of the country are turning green day by day thanks to the devoted efforts of the peasants and helpers.

They must be painting them.
Posted by: tu3031   2005-06-03 09:54  

#3  Yes, now DPRK will have no difficulty meeting their goal of feeding a full 15% of their citizenry for 60% of the year.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2005-06-03 09:46  

#2  JFM, that's exactly what I thought when I read the headline. Figured the "full swing" was into dementia of Dicktator Ill, as he's been running his mouth a lil' too much lately (especially in light of his connections to the Iranians' nuke program and the Norks' dealings w/ Syria-see the story below about the Syrian's lightin' off a few scud's). With him, it's always "Look at me, look at me" whenever another member of the Axis of Evil(tm) gets press attention!
Posted by: BA   2005-06-03 09:41  

#1  IMHO the solution to North Korea's problems woule be the transplantation of Consolezza Rice in lieu of Kim il Dement.
Posted by: JFM   2005-06-03 09:37  

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