http://bo.teeks99.com/2011/06/fire-to-the-west/ Adventures in Boliva Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 http://bo.teeks99.com/2011/06/fire-to-the-west/#comment-104 John Donaghy Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:23:00 +0000 http://bo.teeks99.com/?p=205#comment-104 What I remember most about the sugar cane field burnings was the noise made while the fields were burning. The sound was auspicious – and a little bit scary.
The burning is also done in part to drive out the snakes and the other animals from the field, according to what people told me.
By the way, have you seen how they work the actual cutting?

]]> http://bo.teeks99.com/2011/06/fire-to-the-west/#comment-103 Tom Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:40:31 +0000 http://bo.teeks99.com/?p=205#comment-103 It burns off the leaves and leaves the stalk behind for picking:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugarcane#Cultivation

]]> http://bo.teeks99.com/2011/06/fire-to-the-west/#comment-102 Jerin Mon, 06 Jun 2011 21:41:44 +0000 http://bo.teeks99.com/?p=205#comment-102 I wonder why field burning is a necessary part of the harvest.

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