MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES 1950 GOALS

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• Publication Date: April 12, 1950
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CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
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COUNTRY China
SUBJECT Economic - Agricultural production plan
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PUBLISHED Daily newspaper
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MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE ANNOUNCES 1950 GOALS
Pei-ping, 27 February 1950 (Hsin-hua) -- The Ministry of Agriculture of the
Central People's government has issued indtructions concerning its agricultural
production program for 1950.
1. Owing to the ravages of the long war and the destructiveness of the en-
emy, the agricultural economy of the whole nation has suffered a loss of one
fourth of its effectiveness as compared with the period before the Japanese inva-
sion. In some of the newer liberated areas the loss has amounted to one third.
Even in the older liberated areas, where recovery has gone on for some years, pro-
duction is still 15 percent less than the prewar figure. Consequently, the over-
all agricultural production goal for 1950 is a return to prewar normalcy.
Within this over-all goal, older liberated areas should increase produc-
tion 10 percent over 19149, and in areas where agricultural conditions are healthy
production should reach the prewar level. In the newer liberated areas the 19149
level should be maintained or slightly surpassed. In the famine areas flood and
drought conditions should be overcome.
2. The over-all goal for increase in production of cereals is 13 billion
pounds above the present level. The over-all goal for increase in cotton produc-
tion is 102,410,000 pounds of raw cotton with a total acreage under cotton of
8,333,333 acres for a total desired production of 1,766,240,000 pounds. The area
breakdown is as follows:
Northeast
North China
East China
(old area)
Chang Chiang Jih-pao.
(in lb) in acres
3,120,000,000 550,000
3,250,000,000 3,000,000
2,470,000,000
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Area Increase in Cereals
in lb
Honan Province 745,000,000
Northwest
Cotton Acreage
in acres
(old area) 775,000,000
Northwest 646,666
(new area) 364,000,000 (included above)
Other special crops and export crops should recover and expand production
by better management of the soil.
To insure the results outlined above the following detailed program is set
a. Arouse and organize labor forces so as tc
recover prewar production
levels and surpass them. Organize mutual aid systems among the farmers. In the
older liberated areas this should become habitual and should include more than half
of the labor force. In the newer areas in the midst of old customs, model projects
should he set up for the promotion of the method. Women should be mobilized into
agricultural production. In the older areas the mobilization should include 50 to
70 percent of the women. In other areas mobilization should reach approximately 40
percent. There should be active promotion of the idea in the newer areas.
b. Inoculat'on of work animals and other domestic animals against plagues
should reach ten million head during the year. production of hogs, poultry, sheep,
and other domestic animals should be briskly stepped up and 1,400,000 work animals
should be added to the present supply by breeding. in the never liberated areas
t':e status quo should be maintained by prohibition of slaughter and by breeding.
c. By repair of water conservation installations 1,616,666 acres can be
added to paddy fields and irrigated areas. Reorganization and construction of
drainage systems will bring another 966,666 acres under cultivation; 110,000 new
wells should be sunk and a like number of irrigation pumps added. By repair of
old wells and pumps and drilling of others another 450,000 acres of irrigated land
can be brought into production. In flooded areas efforts should be made to drain
them to make them arable again.
d. Increase the use of fertilizers. In the older liberated areas their
use should be increased by 15 percent. In other areas there should be a consis-
tent increase. The mainstay for fertilizer supplies is farm animals, .Id increas-
irg their number will be of much assistance. Night soil and urine should be ex-
ploited to the fullest extent including the supplies frcm the towns and cities.
Also, according to local conditions use of green fertilizers, compost, stream
silt, and pond sediments should be promoted.
e. The people should be mobilized to combat insect pests any ':o destroy
their breeding and incubating spots in order to prevent them from m_curing in
great numbers. In areas where there are recurring insect plagues, prevention cen-
ters should be established where constant measures to reduce the hazard can be
carried , Full use shrn+id be made of Hunan Jsin-shih (Ueda: 345, 7954) pre-
sumably insect killinr chemical/ and chemical and mechanical means to rid the land
of insect pests. Soaking of seed in chemicals to prevent rust smut and thread-
worms nematodes, should be practiced. over 8 million acres now suffer the rav-
ages of the last-named pest.
f. Expand the seed selection movement. Arouse an,' organize the farmers
for cocnerative effort in selection and exchange of better seeds. During 1950,
1,666,056 acres should be planted with improved cotton seed, as well as 633,333
acres of rice and other cereals.
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g. Aid ironworks, blacksmiths, and carpenter shops to repair and turn out
lareP que.ttities of agricultural implements and develop new types of horse-drawn
implements. Set up depots for the distribution of these implements.
h. Increase the cultivated area by developing all wild and fallow land.
During 1950 it is hoped to open up for cultivation 2,333,333 acres of such lands
including a number of state-operated farms totaling 133,333 acres. Particular at-
tention should be paid to getting fallow land into immediate production to relieve
the present unusual shortage of foodstuffs.
i. Increase and strengthen scientific agricultural research with special
emphasis for the present on cotton and cereal culture, disease and pest prevention,
and veterinary service.
3. The important goal for 1950 is to raise the yield above the present yield
by wise use of fertilizer, diligent preparation of the soil, and faithful cultiva-
tion of the growing crops without reference to the weather conditions as a crite-
rion of success or failure. In the disaster areas the masses must be led to re-
pair their drainage and irrigation systems, gather fertilizer, put their implements
in condition, prepare seeds, and take care to plant at the proper season.
4. To relieve the hardships of the people, and stimulate and aid in the in-
crease of agricultural prc ".ction, needed capital and loans must be advanced. But
the main reliance must still be on mobilizing the strength of the masses and the
development of local loan resources and confidence rather than blind dependence
upon loans from the central and area governments. Capital investments and loan by
the government should be directed toward the older liberated areas and toward such
more permanent projects for increasing production as water conservation, farming
implements, good :seed, pest- and disease-prevention measures, stock breeding, and
veterinary services.
5. Each district must follow the program and policies laid down by the All-
China Agricultural Production Conference. However, owing to the vastness of the
country, the varieties of soil and weather conditions, and basic conditions of
agricultural advancement, local areas must make plans that suit local conditions.
After plans have been worked out, the important thing is to organize the
work. To this end there must be careful propaganda and mobilization and spr..ading
of the idea of rewards for high production, and the idea that labor builds stable
homes. The total strength of the people must be harnessed, and favorable condi-
tions created to overcome difficulties. Disasters must be surmounted, present
production methods improved upon, and new skills taught.
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