Remarkable Showing Despite Extension of War Chungking, Jan, 17.
China's farm products increased by seven per cent. last year, compared with 1938, or an eight per cent, increase compared with the average figure for the seven-year period prior to the outbreak of the Sino-Japanese war, according to statistics released by the National Agriculture Research Bureau.
The production of cotton increased by 26 per cent., tobacco by 18 per cent., beans 18 per cent., millet 11 per cent, kaoliang 10 per cent., and sweet potatoes and peanuts one per cent.
This is particularly remarkable since the total acreage last year showed a decrease due to the extension of war zones.—Reuter,
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