0235 - Major Farming Areas In China Have Good Harvests. An excellent autumn...Back

Major Farming Areas In China Have Good Harvests. An excellent autumn harvest was reaped in 1973 by the 11 counties and cities in the Yellow River irrigation area in the Ningsia Hui Autonomous Region in northwest China, following a good summer harvest. Here peasants winnow and bag sun-dried grain on a threshing ground of the Chunghsing Commune in Lingwu County. The commune's per-hectare yield reached in Lingwu County. The commune's per-hectare yield reached 7.7 tons, which was more than double that of 1970.