The Archive · 1934

Nanking Report of Total Cultivated Area

Nanking, May 7.

The total area devoted to the cultivation of agricultural products or vegetable farming in the country last winter amounted to 584,544,000 mow, according to statistics compiled by the Central Agriculture Experimental Station attached to the Ministry of Industry.

Altogether 293,248,000 mow of land were devoted to the growing of wheat; 102,560,000 mow for barley: 63,998,000 mow for cabbage; $1,783,000 mow for peas: 38,409,000" mow for beans; 18,006,000 mow for other vegetables, and 15,642,000 mow for oats. Kuo Min,

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