'This year's second crops, buck~ wheat, millet and corn, in south= eastern Tibet, will probably yield Well, which Is'well for the local popu~ Inca' who are taxed heavily whether crops yield well or poorly. Most of the small fields and patches on the Yenchin plain or plateau, as well a those of the outlying villages are dirigible. This is fortunate, as other—wwiso locally grown food stuts would bbe pitiably scarce. Water for irrigation is frequently insuMetent unless supplemented by" rains. And when there. is drought, "us was the case during the spring and early summer months this year, crop shortage Inevitable.
Drought plus multiplied taxation the Tibetan oflcials, has made farce' locally needed. supplies of svhest, barley and speltz, resulting boosted prices on' those staple articles of diet. Much of the grain is carried away' for taxes, t0 provide sustenance for the soldiers stationed At ollier points in eastern Tibet,
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