River, lake and land conservancy in portions of the provinces of Anhui and Kiangsu, north of the Yangtsze River; . t. Indian Corn.—Harvested about the middle of July. Sweet Potatoes.—Planted in May and gathered in August. Oil Bean.—Gathered after the wheat. Hemp.—Not very important. Cotton.—Not very important. • Sesame, mustard, opium, peanuts, tobacco, cabbage, carrots, radishes,and a fair celery. These constitute the staple crops, and of these whea:t, oil beanand tall millet are the most important. Up to 1908 the northern portion of the flood region in Anhui wasthree quarters planted with th
River, lake and land conservancy in portions of the provinces of Anhui and Kiangsu, north of the Yangtsze River; . t. Indian Corn.—Harvested about the middle of July. Sweet Potatoes.—Planted in May and gathered in August. Oil Bean.—Gathered after the wheat. Hemp.—Not very important. Cotton.—Not very important. • Sesame, mustard, opium, peanuts, tobacco, cabbage, carrots, radishes,and a fair celery. These constitute the staple crops, and of these whea:t, oil beanand tall millet are the most important. Up to 1908 the northern portion of the flood region in Anhui wasthree quarters planted with the poppy- This was prohibited withoutprevious notice, and the people liave as yet found nothing to replaceit. Buckwheat has been tried, but so far with little sixccess. All theyears since the prohibition of the poppy have been famine years, andthe small farmers have had no chance to adjust themselves. Theopium was an exceedingly valuable crop per unit of ground requiredand unit of weight of the product, consequently it was the cropfor the small farmer, and its prohibition has caused much THE SURVEYOR S HOUSEBOAT In addition to the above-mentioned staples there is an abundanceof good fruit in season, cherries, apricots, peaches, pears, grapes,small melons and water melons. Owing to the lack of any water power and the absence of coaldeposits, it is probable that when the conservancy scheme shall have been fully established and the land put into condition to bring:forth its full abundance, it will be cheaper to transport the rawmaterial, cotton, grain, beans, etc., to some central point for theproduction of the finished article, rather than to establish local millsand factories, but this is one of those economical problems which timealone will solve. Rivers and Lakes of the Flood Region The main river systems of the flood region are three, viz. theShu River, the Yi River, and the Huai River. The Shu River has its source in the mountains of the southernportio
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