Chibli—Moderate rains have come and. partial -erops are likely for this autumn, but locusts have caus~ ed serious damage, Honan—Fair autumn crops are probable in eastern, central and southern parts of the province. Partial crops are probable in the northern section. Practically crops will be available this autumn in the western section, from Loyang to the Shensi border.
Shensi—Very small autumn crops are possible inthe immediate neighbourhood of Sianfu, but there will be no autumn crops in the! Wei Poh region (northward from the Wei River) which in normal years is the granary of southern Shensi. Practically no erops_ will come in this autumn in northern Shensi, centring around Yulin, Kansu—Fair crops ate reasonably assured in the southern section of the province, and some small_yield will be available along the Yellow River in the northeastern part. The main central section of the province, south and east of Lanchow, which is the chief food-producing region, will have no crops at all.
Chinghai (formerly the western part of Kansu)—Partial crops Probable in the northern part this region, and some,. but less, in the southern portion. "In a number sections, however, the yield can-rot be enough to feed the local people through the winter, to say nothing of feeding th hordes of refugees from Kensu who have drifted into thi crops this autumn, that range, however, been no rains.
North of there have Chahar—The Kalgan area will have partial crops. That part of Chahar which lies north of the range marking the Mongolian pla tean will have no crops (about half the province).
Shansi—Fair crops are assured throughout the province. The Shansi government has brought in and di tributed substantial quantities of grain in the areas which were affect by famine, so that further outside relief is not needed in this province, Where Refief is Needed Four main famine centres remain, in which the need will become increasingly severe es the winter pro-grosses. These are:—Southern Shensi and the western end of Honan; northern Shensi; central Kan-and the southern portion of the Mongolian plateau, stretching across Suiyaan and Chahar. Parts of Chinghai also will require relief. Central Kansu and southern Shensi will need relief in the largest amounts, because these sections are relatively thickly populated. Northern Shensi and the part of Suiyuan still without rain are comparatively thinly settled, so that, while those there will need aid as much as the others, the total amount of relief yeqvired will be smaller. The famine sections of Chahar and of, Chinghai are moderately well set led. Food supplies for the regions
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