--- title: The IR-8 and 5 Is a Main Source for Farmer Income url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/ir-8-and-5-main-source-for-farmer-income-1968/ description: Sheet 3074 reports a demonstration plot of 'Thần-Nông' (miracle) rice varieties TN-8 and TN-5 at Vinh Binh, with Vietnamese and Khmer text. section: Collection --- 1. [Home](https://propagandaarchive.org/) 2. [Collection](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/) 3. 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The tell: a demonstration-plot result and a smiling farmer stand for what any farmer could expect. ## Propaganda techniques used in this poster [Testimonial](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/testimonial/) [Card stacking](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/card-stacking/) [Plain folks](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/plain-folks/) ## Text on the object Original (Vietnamese) · read from the image, not independently checked ``` LÚA THẦN-NÔNG LÀ NGUỒN LỢI LỚN CHO ĐỒNG-BÀO [Khmer headline, not transcribed] LÚA THẦN NÔNG 8 (BÊN TRÁI) NHỜ CANH TÁC ĐÚNG PHƯƠNG-PHÁP NẨY NỞ RẤT MAU VÀ MẠNH. MỖI BỤI ĐÃ NỞ TỪ 20 ĐẾN 25 CHỒI GẶT NGÀY 4-10-68, SO SÁNH VỚI LÚA ĐỊA PHƯƠNG (BÊN MẶT) CHỈ CÓ TỐI ĐA 12 CHỒI. [Khmer text, not transcribed] KHI ĐƯỢC 115 NGÀY, BÔNG LÚA ĐÃ ĐỎ ĐUÔI, NGỌN SUM SÊ OẰN-ĐẠI, KHOE LÊN NHỮNG HỘT TRÒN ĐẦY, NẰM KHÍT MÌNH NHƯ LÚA HỘT PHƠI TRÊN ĐỆM XEM RẤT ĐẸP MẮT, LÚA TN-5 GẶT NGÀY 14-10-68. [Khmer text, not transcribed] MỘT NGƯỜI ĐỒN RA GẦN, GẦN ĐỒN RA XA, LẦN HỒI NÔNG-DÂN CÁC QUẬN ĐỀU ĐƯỢC HAY BIẾT KẾT QUẢ VĨ ĐẠI CỦA ĐIỂM TRÌNH DIỄN NÀY DO CHUYÊN VIÊN TÚC-MỄ VĨNH-BÌNH PHỤ-TRÁCH, ĐÃ LẦN LƯỢT ĐẾN XEM TRƯỚC DINH QUẬN CHÂU-THÀNH. [Khmer text, not transcribed] [Signboard: TY NÔNG-VỤ VĨNH-BÌNH / LÚA THẦN NÔNG 8 / NGÀY GIEO ... NGÀY CẤY ... NGÀY BÓN PHÂN ... SỐ LƯỢNG ... NGÀY RẢI THUỐC ... NGÀY GẶT 9.10.1968] ĐỒNG-BÀO NÔNG-DÂN MUỐN ĐẾN XEM LÚA THẦN-NÔNG, DẦU ÍT DẦU NHIỀU, NHƠN VIÊN TY NÔNG-NGHIỆP CŨNG SẴN SÀNG HƯỚNG DẪN VÀ GIẢI THÍCH TƯỜNG TẬN MỌI CHI TIẾT TRONG PHƯƠNG PHÁP CANH-TÁC. [Khmer text, not transcribed] BÓ LÚA NẦY NHÌN SƠ THẤY CHẲNG LỚN LÀ BAO, VÌ RƠM VẮN QUÁ, NHƯNG SAO LẠI NẶNG DỮ VẬY? ẤY LÀ NHỜ BÔNG NHIỀU HỘT SAI VÀ NO. LÀM RUỘNG ĐƯỢC NHƯ VẬY, AI LẠI CHẲNG HAM. [Khmer text, not transcribed] 125 NGÀY QUA, LÚA ĐÃ CHÍN ĐÚNG MỨC, TRƯỚC SỰ CHỨNG KIẾN CỦA QUAN KHÁCH VÀ CỐ-VẤN HOA-KỲ, CHUYÊN-VIÊN TÚC-MỄ ĐÃ GẶT VÀ CÂN TẠI RUỘNG ĐỂ BIẾT KẾT QUẢ CỦA ĐIỂM LÚA THẦN-NÔNG 8 NẦY. MƯỜI MỘT TẤN MỘT MẪU. ĐÚNG LÀ MỘT KẾT QUẢ ĐÁNG CHO NHÀ NÔNG GHI NHỚ. [Khmer text, not transcribed] 3074 ``` English translation (machine translation by Claude, not verified by a fluent reader) ``` MIRACLE RICE IS A BIG SOURCE OF PROFIT FOR THE PEOPLE [Khmer headline, not transcribed] MIRACLE RICE 8 (LEFT), THANKS TO CULTIVATION BY THE PROPER METHOD, TILLERED VERY QUICKLY AND STRONGLY. EACH CLUMP HAD PUT OUT 20 TO 25 SHOOTS ON CUTTING DAY, 4-10-68, COMPARED WITH LOCAL RICE (RIGHT), WHICH HAS AT MOST 12 SHOOTS. [Khmer text, not transcribed] AT 115 DAYS THE RICE EARS HAD REDDENED AT THE TAIL, THE LEAFY TIPS LUSH AND DROOPING, SHOWING ROUND FULL GRAINS, LYING CLOSE LIKE GRAIN DRYING ON A MAT, VERY PLEASING TO THE EYE; TN-5 RICE CUT ON 14-10-68. [Khmer text, not transcribed] ONE PERSON TELLS NEAR, NEAR TELLS FAR; BY TURNS FARMERS OF THE DISTRICTS HAVE LEARNED THE GREAT RESULT OF THIS DEMONSTRATION PLOT, RUN BY THE VINH-BINH RICE SPECIALIST, AND HAVE COME IN TURN TO SEE IT IN FRONT OF THE CHAU-THANH DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS. [Khmer text, not transcribed] [Signboard: VINH-BINH AGRICULTURAL SERVICE / MIRACLE RICE 8 / SOWING DATE ... TRANSPLANTING DATE ... FERTILISING DATE ... QUANTITY ... SPRAYING DATE ... CUTTING DATE 9.10.1968] FARMER COMPATRIOTS WHO WANT TO SEE THE MIRACLE RICE, WHETHER FEW OR MANY, THE AGRICULTURAL SERVICE STAFF ARE ALSO READY TO GUIDE AND EXPLAIN EVERY DETAIL OF THE CULTIVATION METHOD. [Khmer text, not transcribed] THIS SHEAF LOOKS NOT VERY BIG AT FIRST SIGHT, BECAUSE THE STRAW IS SO SHORT, BUT WHY IS IT SO HEAVY? IT IS THANKS TO MANY EARS WITH FULL, PLUMP GRAINS. FARMING THAT WAY, WHO WOULD NOT WANT IT. [Khmer text, not transcribed] 125 DAYS HAVE PASSED; THE RICE RIPENED PROPERLY, IN THE PRESENCE OF VISITORS AND AMERICAN ADVISERS; THE RICE SPECIALIST CUT AND WEIGHED IT IN THE FIELD TO KNOW THE RESULT OF THIS MIRACLE RICE 8 PLOT. ELEVEN TONS ONE HECTARE. TRULY A RESULT WORTH THE FARMER'S REMEMBERING. [Khmer text, not transcribed] 3074 ``` Translation by FRAME from the Vietnamese text, literal and machine-assisted, not checked by a fluent reader; claims are the poster's own. 'Mẫu' is a local land unit (about one hectare), kept literally. Khmer-script text parallels each Vietnamese block and is marked '[Khmer text, not transcribed]'; FRAME cannot read it. 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