Rice and wheat, we know, constitute the principal items of foodstuff of the Chinese people. With the purpose of improving ug rice and wheat production. this province established its agricultural experiment station from the beginning of the Republic; but it is not until 1930. upon the inauguration of the rice and wheat experiment station, that more Jattention was paid to this special branch of agriculture. Three or four ye prior to 1 constituted a veried of experimentation and seed improving and, beginning from 1935 extension work was conducted on a large scale to cover more than. 95,000 mow of rice fields alone, with an increase in production estimated to range from 13 to 18 per cent. over the previous capacity. often Experiment Station Chekiang is also one of the cotton-g provinces of the nation in Chenghai. Ningpo. Yuyao and Hsioshan. A brief idea of the progress made be had from the following statistics; the field of the cotton experiment station has increased from 230 to 1.230 mow and its cotton producing capacity from 21,381 to 129,061 catties. The total area of cotton fields adopting the improved seed has increased from 3421 mow to over 120,000 mow, and the quantity of cotton produced in this area from 280,622 to 11,085,700 catties, The main policy of the station is to continue the extension work of improved seed and of cotton acreage, particular attention being paid to (1) researches on the quality of cotton fibre, (2) pure line breeding. (3) improvement of the method of culture and (4) control of insect pests and disease.
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