AGRICULURAL DATA, OCTOBER 1953-FEBRUARY 1954, EXTRACTED FROM CHINESE COMMUNIST PRESS

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• Publication Date: May 27, 1954
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CLASSIFICATION CONFIDENTIAL
' CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
INFORMATION FROM
FOREIGN DOCUMENTS OR RADIO BROADCASTS CD NO.
COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Economic -Agriculture, crop yields, animal
HOW husbandry, forestry, fishing
PUBLISHED Daily newspapers
WHERE
PUBLISHED China
DATE
PUBLISHED 1 Oct 1953-11 Feb 1954
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DATE OF
INFORMATION
1953-1954
SUPPLEMENT TO
REPORT N0.
AGRICULTURAL DATA OCTOBER 195 -FEBRUARY 1954,
EXTitACTED FROM CHINESE COFA1[1NIST PRESS
FOOD CROP PRODUCTION IN NORTHWEST, 1953 -- Stan, Chun-chung Jih-pao, 9 Dec 53
Zn 1953, the summer and fall grain yields in the Northvest exceeded the
original plan by 2.7 percent, and vere 9.43 Percent higher than 1952 yields.
Wheat yields vere the highest of all gra Lis. In 1953, the Northvest vheat
yields from 54 million mou of land were 4,43 percent higher than the original
plan, and the average winter wheat yields per mou vere 10 percent higher than
1952? Coarse grain harvests on 80 million mou of land also surpassed planned
figures. In Shensi, summer and fail production plans were exceeded by 17.7
percent, an increase of 29.2 percent over 1952. There was a 12.$1 percent
grain production increase in Ningsia, and Kansu had a 5 percent increase over
1952? Total grain yields irr Tsinghal were lover than those of 1952 but vere
about at the 1951 level. Sinkiang summer and fall harvests vere best in the
southern part of the province.
Urumchi, Sinkiang Jih-pao, 5 Nov 53
Hinter wheat cultivation has been completed in the Northwest. According
to incomplete statistics, the 1953 winter wheat area exceeds the 1952 area which
was j7,1'j0,000 mou. In 1952, the Ningsia whiter wheat area was no',000 mou; in
1953, however, in Tung-hain Hsien alone, more than 90,000 mou of winter wheat
were planted. In Sinkiang, wheat area has also been expanded. The 1952 experi-
mental cultivation of Soviet Wu-k'o-lan No 0246 wheat seed in the northern part
of the province was a success.
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Urumchi, Sinkiang JLh-pao, 14 Nov 53, P 2
K'o-shih Special Administrative Distc?ict, Sinkiang, had 1,200,000 mou of
winter wheat under cultivation in 1953? No 7 Ch'u of Su-1o Hsien had 17,751
mou of winter wheat under cultivation in 1952, and J.9,o86 in 1953? Li No 3
and 4 Ch'u of Ts'e-lo Hsien, winter wheat area increased from 2,500 mou in 1952
to 10,461 mou in 1953
Sian, Chun-chung Jih-pao, 1 Dec 53
The Hsu Te-1, Shensi, Agricultural Productiar; Cooperative produced a total
of 1,19y deciliters of various grains on their 324 mou of land ir, 1y53? Wheat
production vas 4 deciliters per mou.
Urumchi, Sinkiang JSh-pao, 6 Nov 53
I-wu Hsien, Sinkiang, had an increase of approximately 20 percent in grain
production in 1953 as compared to 1y52.
The harvest of 12,y1b mou of paddy rice in Se-man Ch'u, Su-i'u Hsien, has
been completed. Many households in this ck;'u had yields of more than y00 cat-
ties per mou; 1952 average yields were about 400 catties per mou.
Sian, Chun-chung Jih-pao, 2 Dec 53
The farmers of No 10 Hsiang, Ch'eng-ch'eng Hsien, Shensi, sold 6,400 catties
of surplus wheat and 6,100 catties of mixed grains to tt;e ctate in November 1953.
Sian, Chun-chung Jih-pao, 2 Dec 53
In the Fourth Hsiang, Ch'aug-an Hsien, Shensi, an average yield of more than
670 shin-chin [one shih-chin equals 1/2 kilogram] of paddy rice was obtained on
954 mou of land.
Urumchi, Sinkiang Jih-pao, 14 Nov 53
PLA agricultural production units Lave delivered groin and cotton, valued
at 140 million catties of wheat, to the nation. The grain included wheat, rice,
and miacellaneous grains.
NORTHEAST FARMERS RAVE COOD CROPS -- Sian, Chun-chung Jih-pao, 1 Dec 53
Pao-ch'uan-ling State Farm in the Northeast has harvested an average oi' more
than 3,000 shih-chin [one shih-chin equals lj2 kilometer] of soybeans per hectare
on 1,300 hectares of land. Mechanization and constant improvement of techniques
aided in this accomplishment.
Tientsin, Ta Kung Yao, 29 Dec 53
The initial amount oi' surplus paddy rice to be sold to the governa,ent as
set by the Hsing-huo Collective Village in Hua-cY;'uwn Hsien, Sungkiang, vas
1,620,000 catties but of*or C:e village 1.-rhabitants were
general line of the state, thie amount vas increased to 1g86Un000ccattiesn the
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EDII'HASIS ON FERTILIZER SUPPLY AND UTILIZATION -- TSentsin, Tu Kung Pao, 18 Dec 53
Iu 1951, the various trading agencies supplied farmers with 1,131,400 tons
of fertilizer; in 1952, 2,900,000 tons. The estimate for 1'crtilizer to be sup-
plied during 1y53 is 4 million tons.
Sian, Ch'un_chung Jih-pao, 7 Dec 53
The supply and marketing cooperatives of Shensi lrovince plan to distribute
a total of 30,000 tons of fertilizers of all types d_,rinE 1y51~? Except i'or a
relatively small quantity of chemical fertilizers, moat will be Locally purchased,
processed, and resold.
Peiping, Kung-,Jen Jih-pao, 11 Feb 54
Tt,e first combinstion fertilizer and seed drlll l:aa bees code by the Mukden
Farm Implement Factory.
!r'ORTH'WEST ANIMAL POPULATION Ot! ZNCREASd __ Sian, Ch'urr-chung Jih-i,cro, 3 Dec 53
In 1y53, 5hensl Province had a 16 ascent increase over 1952 in livestock,
including cattle, donkeys, mules, horses, and camels. There were 194,000 ani-
rmis in Yerran Special Administrative District in 1y52; in 1y53, there was an in-
crease of nearly 40,000 head. Sui-te Special Administrative District added
20,000 head to its livestock during the same period.
Sheep throughout Shensi increased mare than 4O percent
Urumchi, Sinkiang Jih-pao, 30 Nov 53
Lr three ch'u of Ho-shih Hsien in Sirkianr; ,ruvince, the herders fattened
up more than 40,000 head o1' cattle during; tte fnL1 Z,
great Progress in fighting disease ampng t};e cattle. f~J ~1ey also node
MILK PROCESSING IN INNER MONGOLIA AUTOPfOM0U5 REGIOt+ -- K::ei-cu L, tfei-meng-ku
Jil,-pao, 1 Oct 53
A new milk processing ulunt, 10 li. ~?ast o!' H:r_}, r,_~r,.,; in I::ner M,cngolia Au-
tonomous Region, was completed in August 1y53. L: October the plant was pur-
chasing approximately 2,400 kilogram;; e!' mi'_k daily, but oily i'rom herders in
the immediate vicinity. When it bacomes better know? it rray take al' tha sur_
plus milk from a large radius and suppl;; all Lhe nalk products such ns butter,
glue, and lactose needed in t::at area. Tt,cse artic As have bern in short
supply.
Kuei-sui, Nei-meng-ku Jih-pao, 7 Oct 53
Tl,e Hai-la-erh Casein Glue Factory ir. Inner Mongolia rcorEanized with new
planning anC management during 1953? Tl,ey reduced work teams from 24 to ten
men and worked on a 10-day schedule. By careful utilization of time, equip-
ment, raw materials, and labor, they exceeded their daily quota of 75 kilo-
grams of glue per team by 0.5 percent. Formerly, they t,ad baraly managed t
produce 50 kilograms and at tiwes only 35? The co st drying the milk for
glue during August as compared to that in June was reduced 52.2 percent per
kilogram.
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CHOU-SHAH ISLAND FISH OUTPUT -- Tientsin, Ta Kung Fao, 14 Dec 53
The fishing population of the four hsien in the Chou-shan Archipelago is
about 120,000. In 1952, the fish output of the area was approximately 900,000
piculs.
FOOD PROCESSORS SAVE BY IMPROVEMENTS -- Kun-ming, Yunnan Jih-pao, 7 Nov 53
Grain handling authorities of all ereas are carrying out a movec,eut to in-
crease production and save grain by more carei'ul processing. T}re Southwest saved
142,200,000 catties of rice in 1953 by improving processing, storage, and ship-
ping. During the same period, Northeast flour mills and rice mills saved 103
mSllion catties of grain by better methods of refining. The Northwest saved
11 million catties oi' wheat, valued at to 13,500,000 GUO yuan by improved proc-
essing. The famous Kiangsu rice town, Wu-shit;, managed to save 10 billion year:
by better processing in September of 1953.
Tientsin, Ta Kung Pao, 13 Dec 53
Honan food processors nave raised the amount of flour produced per hundred
catties of wheat from 81 t:, 85 catties. In processing 100 million catties of
wheat from April to September 1953, a saving oi' k million catties was effected.
In the Northcast, food processors have been able to increase the output of proc-
essed foods 32.7 percent. According to incomplete statistics from a dozen
widely separated provinces and municipalities, a combined saving of 33 billion
Yuan will be accomplished by reducing tLe degree of refinement of processed
grnius.
NATIONAL COTTON PRODUCTION DROPFED IN 1953 -- Kuei-sui, Nei-meng-ku Jih-pao,
4 Nov 53
According to the Peiping Jen-min Jih-cao of 2 idovember 1953 the 1953 cot-
ton harvest of the whole nation uas a good one. T};e average yield per unit
probably surpassed that of 1952. Because ti,e total acreage was somewhat smaller
the total cotton production was only 96 percent of tt:at of the year 1952.
FOREST FIRES STILL A PROBLEM -- Kuei-sui, Nei-meng-ku Ji.h_pao, 6 Nov 53
At K'o-men, K'o-ni Ch'u in the A-dung Ch'i of Liner Mongolia, on 10 Octo-
ber 1953 a smoker's carelessr~ss caused a fire that spread over an area of 16
square li destroying NOU,000 oak, ash, and willow trees, that were 3-4 years
old.
Kuei-sui, Nei-meng-ku Jih-pao, 10 Oct 53
In the So-lun Ch'u of the K'o-yu-ch'ien Ch'i, on 13 and 14 September 1453,
villagers completed building a i'ire-break road, over 30 meters wide and 2,199
meters long.
FORESTRY UNIT EXCEEDS QUOTA -- Kuei-sui, Nei-meng-ku Jih-pao, 4 Oct 53
From April through August 1953, the 97-kilometer station of the Forestry
Office of Yo-k o-t u exceeded its quota by producing 10,000 cubic meters of
timber.
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POJR TRAPSPORT FACILITIES KEEP TIMBER pUT OF MARKET -- Kuei-sui, Nei-meng-ku
Jih-*~ao, 6 Aov 53
T)~e lumber of the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region is of vital importance
to thr, nation's construction program, Year after year the lumbermen fulfill
their quota but the timber remains in the mountains because of lack of trans-
P~rtation facilities.
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