Cultivated fields are shown on a two hillsides with an irrigation canal or pond in the valley. People are seen carrying large stalk bundles along a footpath through the fields.
"Terraced rice fields. American Dispensary, Chungking [Chongqing], China." The light color of the grain in the rice fields is shown in contrast to the unplanted steps between the fields.
"Farmers at work in rice fields." Nine men pause from their work in a rice paddy to pose for a photo. The workers are shown wearing short tunics or sarongs above the knee and large brimmed hats. Rice plants are seen growing up out of the water.
"Threshing rice." Workers are shown beating bundles of harvested rice straw against a tall screen fitted in a wooden box. The back and sides of the screen are made of tightly woven material to keep the grain from flying out.
"Threshing rice." Several men are shown in a rice field harvesting and threshing the plants. The straw is beaten against a woven screen to separate the grain. One man is shown carrying a small sickle.