Government to Assist Production From Our Own Comssrowwevt Hsinking. Apr, 24, In view of the fact that Manchoukuo is primarily an agricultural country, the future development of agricultural resources is of the greatest importance, there being little doubt that the tilling of the lar must become the base of the Gustries and general economy of the Empire, To Increase Production As regards kaoliang, willet and maize which are the principal food of the population, efforts will be a.ade to make the country self-supporting, and at the same time pro-Guetion will be increased according to demands of the home and Japanese population, 'The cultivation of wheat is to be encouraged in the north so as to Increase' the area under this cereal of 2,900.00 cho, one cho equalling 245 acres, and the annual production to 20,000,000 Kkoku, one koku equalling 4.96 bushels. "Experiments are being made with new wheat seeds, the climate being such that generally wheat has not time to ripen before the rains. Cotton acres are to be increased to 300,000 cho in order 10 produce 150.000,000 kin, one kin equalling 1,32 pounds, of unginned cotton annually, The cultivation of so-called "yellow \merican" tobacco will be increased with the view of producing 5,400,000 kan, one kan equalling 828 pounds, Attention is to be paid to the quality, The annual output of tussah silk is to be increased to 20,000,000,000 cocoons, by means of distributing superior cocoons for hatching and improving methods of broodling. With the constant increase in artifeiat silk an increase in tussah silk profits is doubtful, beet is a staple which grows the and therefore every effort will be directed to increasing the acreage to 12500 cho in order to produce 00,000,000 kin annually, a quantity which should make North Manchoukuo self-supporting with regard to sugar. At present sugar is imported from Formosa, Java and South China, Considerable attention is to be paid to the cultivation of hemp. jute and flax, but the experiments in the last named have so far not proved very satisfactory, Several years was largely cultivated not Harbin, but those who invested in this branch of industry, lost heavily, the results not proving so good as they had expected, The cultivation of other oilseeds than soya will be also encouraged. these including perilla, hemp, sesame and linseed, ground-nuts and similar products, Finally fruit growing, which has now become a distinct feature of industries in South Manchoukuo. is also to be assisted by the Government, this including the cultivation of, grapes for the purpose of making wines. For years in the North wild grapes were used for sweet wines, and as the climate of South Manchoukuo is even better for this purpose, there ought to be a great future this line.
For the purpose of giving assistance to all these projects, additional experimental stations are to be opened in different parts of the country. and training college will be opened 10 educate men as guides and advisers to the farming population. With the assistance of the Government financially and with specialists in agricultural production, the wealth of the Empire should be much increased during the next few years.
Avent 6,000 people, including many government oMeials, attended the private exhibition of the paintings of the three Hsiung sisters who intend fo make a world tour to present their work in foreign countries,
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