Cambodia's royal oxen eat corn and beans during the annual ploughing ceremony in Phnom Penh
Cambodia's royal oxen eat corn and beans during the annual ploughing ceremony in Phnom Penh May 12, 2009. Cambodia hosted the annual ploughing festival on Tuesday during which the royal oxen had to choose between seven bowls including rice, corn, green beans, grass, sesame, water and wine to predict the future of the farming season. The oxen ate less rice, Cambodia's biggest crop, than expected. The chief astrologer said this signalled a possible low harvest of rice for this season. RUETERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA AGRICULTURE ANIMALS SOCIETY)