Value of Damage Placed at estimate of crop losses due to @vought, based on information tained in November Inst from crop reporters of the National. Agricultural Research Bureau of the Minis try of Industry who, at the time of reporting the harvest condition of the crops, reported as well what ever "causes had damaged the crops, the areas affected, the per font. of yield reduced, ote, has just een Issued, Only dfought damage is included, however, because of its comparatively grea extent and severity, The condition of the 1636 summer crops as forecast in the carly stage, was rather promising. Rainfall, how= ever, was extremely searce during the autumn and throughout the winter, thus not only affecting the proper growth of the summer crops but also the winter planting, especially in the northern provinces. "Crops. that were harvested carly, such as carly rice and the like, suffered practic~ ally no damage, but the late crops were affected rather seriously by the drought. Even though the 1996 crops may be considered fairly good comparison with preceding years, nevertheless famine areas are numer cus, 'The following summary. gives fan idea of the arcas affected, amount damaged, value of losses in dollars cle. in the case of certain major fraps, as estimated for' 1,005 hsien In, twenty provinces, 2 Bape lee ns_were made between the Crops, as estimated for' 1,005. hsien crop areas that wore affected and that were harvested, it is seen that, for rice, the affected area is 14 per cent, of the harvested area; for kaoliang, 25 per cent, of the harvested rea; for millet, 33 per cent. of the harvested area; for cor, 41 percent, of the harvested area; for soybeans, 92 per cent. of the harvested area; for west potatoes, 65 per cent. of the harvested area: and for cotton, 24 Ber cent, of the harvested Similarly, for neo, the amount crop damaged is 0' per cent, of the amount "of crop harvested; for kao~ Yang, 12 per cent. of the amount harvested; for millet, 17 per cent. of the amount harvested: for corn, 23 er cent. of the amount harvested; for soybeans, 25 per cent. of the mount harvested: for sweet potatoes, 24 per cent. of the amount harvest: ed; and for cotton 13 per cent, of the amount harvested. "An idea of the drought conditions' by' province can be gained by referring to the following tables and map, but atten= Mien 1s called to. the serious situa tion in Honan and Szechuen Prov
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