Some interesting statistics of this project are as follows:—We received 2 {otal of $0,000 loads of rock with 2 total weight of over 2,500,000 pounds, all of which was carried six English miles. In addition to the 30,000 days. of Work represented by. this rock carrying there were 13,000 days of work done in leveling the road and aving the rock.
Tu addition to the road making] project a small sum of money was set aside for seed distribution to the farmers. As noted above the famine: has been severe here, not because there was no rain, nor because the sell is poor—in fact thie is a. rich district in spil_potentiality, and the rains have been abundant—but because the drought came just of the time when rain was needed for the Flee crop. Other crops could have been grown but the farmers were not Drepared to raise them.
'We now wish to demonstrate in small area the value of other crops, especially potatoes, turnips, and other garden crops. If" such crops were! Planted the farmers would have: abundance of food even in a season' like the past one.
The Anhwei Provincial Government jhas a small rural reconstruction unit organized in this district for the pur-ose of aiding the farmers. The seed distribution will be done in com operation with this unit. The seed will be distributed to the farmers on. condition that they plant and cultivate it according to instructions. Certainly much more could be done by way of prevention of future famines by getting the farmer to improve and diversify his products, than we can ever do by feeding those who are reduced to destitution.
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