Nanchang, Sept. 12, was not many years ago when weaving occupied an important posttion with the Kiangsi farmer. He and his wife spent their leisure periods profitably tu this occupation, but due to the disturbed conditions of recent years and the dumping of foreign Hoods following in the wake of the worldwide depression, home industries In rural districts have been more or less at 9 standstill, As a commercial enterprise it is impossible for a primitive loom at a farmer's home to compete with a complex marhine in a modern mill. But the Bais of the home industries primarily production for home consumption, marketing ts of secondary importance.
"An old style wooden loom in rural Kiangsi, operated by hand, costs about '$5 and produces about 56 feet'of cloth, tone foot and two inches (Chinese measurement) in width, while un im-Proved one costs $1 more and pro-Guces the same length of cloth but two feet and seven inches In width, Another large loom, partly made of fron, is operated by foot, and costs about "$25, Its daily output is 104 feet of cloth, two fect and seven inches in width, Tu some places the cloth merchants supplies the sara to the farmer for weaving and he earns miserable pittance for his Isbour, Often the same merchant dyes this home spun cloth blue and fells the same to the farmer for a
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