Magalang's main industry is agriculture. Since Spanish period, agriculture is one of the lucrative industries in the town. Aside from its economic importance, agriculture is one of source of food of Magaleños particularly rice. Aside from sugarcane and tobacco, rice is one of the important crops of Magalang and also of the whole Pampanga. Thanks to the contribution of the agricultural experimental station La Granja Modelo de Luzon, (presently known as Pampanga State Agricultural University) and they collected rice samplings from different rice varieties from Magalang, in Pampanga and in neighboring provinces. Those rice samplings were exhibited in Exposicion Regional de Filipinas in 1895 held in Manila.
According to Catalogo de Objetos Presentados en la Exposicion Regional de Filipinas, these are the different rice samplings presented by La Granja Modelo de Luzon:
Twenty-one palay grains in different varieties: Binondoc, Ipanaplaya, Inalsa, Ipot-ibon, Sinampaya, Matabia, Dinalaga, Macan, Binanquero, Binantu, Sinantol, Binulacsac, Quiriquiri, Taguesa, Milagrosa, Dinalamulac, Inasinan, Binagutoc, Inines, Binacauan, and Tinumbaga.
Thirty four samples with spikes in corresponding varieties: Caviteña, Dame, Mindoro, Baula, Mimis blanco, Quinalaturay, Tinicling, Quinastila, Pains, Mantica, Macaue, Gracia, Malaco, Bulilinsing, Masinang, Milagrosa, Municol, Lana, Matabia, Salabsab, Piniscal, Minayor, Pigit, Apucayre, Sabanilla, Sinanfabian, Sinutla, Alasan, Quinastaño, Malismalis, Tunas, Binacauan, Minatsupal, Tinumbaga colorado and Sinablayan.
Forty five samples with spikes from province of Tarlac in corresponding varieties: Bamas, Malbuig, Matayusa, Terana, Mimis morado, Bulic, Bandera, Inurupil, Sisihin, Quinumpit, Sinumura, Quinamiling, Sinalance, Sucupan, Ducsum, Sinipit, Pugut, Inaumang, Batulinao, Principe, Calarahin, Sinampurin, Inaluman, Guinagracia, Ihermano, San Andres, Balasang, Sapandan, Cayasan, Binatu, Baxiguis, Bagutat, Sinagduy, Binanquero, Mimis colorado, Dinomero, Macan magempit, Dinalaga, Culauatechi, Inurtuc, Quinalasiao, Muncul, Tinumbaga, blanco, Caviteña and Pungul.
Six samples with spikes in different varieties: Malaca, Caviteña, Payus, Binatu, Quinastaño and Sinutla, cultivated in mentioned granja.
Photo Credit:
Rice Plants courtesy of International Rice Research Institute (IRRI)
Source:
Catalogo de los Objetos Presentados en la Exposicion Regional de Filipinas Inaugurada en Manila el dia 23 de Enero de 1895, Manila, (1896) Tipo Litografia de Chofre y Compania Escolta Numero de 33
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