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Off to market: In Northern and coastal Vietnam: Waterway settlements and Chinese influences, page 21; Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the animals alive until they are needed for food, and be assured of purchasing fresh meat. These...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Tending livestock: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 8; Here, a man walks a herd of ten cows along Highway No. 1 near Nha Trang. He carries a herding stick. The ribs of the mostly brown cows are visible, but tropical varieties of cows are generally slender. Cows and oxen are raised as draft animals and for meat,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Animals for transportation: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 9; Open-backed and slat-sided buses such as the one shown here usually serve medium distance links between towns. Passengers crowd together inside, while luggage, produce, and sometimes even livestock are tied on the roof of the bus. Rural farmers often move...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam: Photographs and text tell the story of rice and rural life in Southeast Asia, with an emphasis on the highlanders, or Montagnards.; Format: slideshow (multiple pages)

Live chickens and ducks tied to motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown: Over a dozen live chickens and ducks are tied to a motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered to market this way so that customers can buy them alive. The buyers can choose the healthiest birds, keep the...; Format: image/photograph

Working with animals: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 7; In addition to providing labor, water buffalo also sometimes are eaten at major community feasts. Traditionally, buffalo were a major source of wealth for Southeast Asian families. They still are favored in highland wet-rice areas where neither humans not...; By Lorraine Aragon.

White ducks transported on motorcycle in Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market: Over a dozen white ducks are transported on the back of a motorcycle through Ho Chi Minh City's Chinatown market. The man driving wears a long-sleeved shirt, long pants, plastic sandals, and a cloth cap. Small livestock raised on nearby farms are delivered...; Format: image/photograph

4-H club members showing livestock: a hog, a sheep, and two calves: 4-H members are seen in this black and white photograph showing their livestock in a competition. Four young men are seen in the picture, The one on the far left is bending down over his dark colored pig. He has a stick in his right hand. Next is a young man...; Format: image/article

Wet rice in the highlands: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 3; This photograph, and most of the photos that follow, was taken in Mai Chau, in the highlands of northwestern Vietnam. In most of Southeast Asia, the highlands are too dry or steep to construct the standing water pools required to nourish wet rice. Therefore,...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Elevated houses: In Rice farming and rural life in Vietnam, page 15; Two thatch-roofed houses elevated on wood columns at Mai Chau provide excellent examples of highland village house construction. In the rear of the photograph, a person works in the shade under the house. Hand-hewn wooden walls, columns, shutter doors, and...; By Lorraine Aragon.

Five ducks by an irrigation canal are called home for the night: Five ducks by an irrigation canal look up as they are called home for the night. As sunset approaches (always by 6 p.m. in places near the equator), Balinese herd their livestock out of their grazing fields towards a barn near home. Here, a blurred figure...; Format: image/photograph

Chickens for sale in Saquisili, Ecuador: Several crates of live chickens are on display in an open-air market. A woman in an apron stands among the crates. Numerous shoppers walk among the market stalls. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural products...; Format: image/photograph

A man walks a herd of ten cows along Highway No. 1 near Nha Trang: A man walks a herd of ten cows along Highway No. 1 near Nha Trang. The man wears long pants, a striped long-sleeve shirt, and a blue cap. He carries a herding stick. The ribs of the mostly brown cows are visible, but tropical varieties of cows are generally...; Format: image/photograph

Livestock market in Riobamba, Ecuador: In the foreground, several people are leading young black pigs on short leashes. In the background, dozens of people mill around a pen and covered stall. Riobamba has a long and storied history. Its convenient location in the highlands between the coast and...; Format: image/photograph

Roasted guinea pig in Saquisili, Ecuador: A roasted guinea pig has been placed in a white bowl on top of a metal pail. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural products to livestock to handcrafted goods can be found in Saquisilí. The active market makes...; Format: image/photograph

Boy and two sheep: In this black and white photograph, two sheep are standing in the foreground. Behind them, a boy standing in front of a barn looks on.; Format: image/photograph

Historic Rural Hill Farm - Center of Scottish Heritage: Students will go back in history when they visit Historic Rural Hill Farm.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Two men in oxcart with bananas pass a bus on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat: Two men transport freshly harvested stalks of bananas in an oxcart on the road from Nha Trang to Dalat. Visible behind them is a crowded passenger bus with boxes and baskets of cargo tied on the roof of the bus. The driver's assistant, who negotiates with...; Format: image/photograph

Purchasing a guinea pig in Saquisili, Ecuador: A woman purchases a white guinea pig from a vendor in an open-air market. The vendor, wearing a black fedora with a red and white feather, is reaching into a hand-woven basket. Saquisilí has one of the largest daily markets in Ecuador. Everything from agricultural...; Format: image/photograph

Harvesting tobacco: Men work to harvest tobacco by hand. A mule pulls a wagon or cart.; Format: image/photograph

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