(一)一九五一年的农业生产,在各级人民政府正确领导和全体农民的积极努力下,获得了显著的成绩。粮食总产量已恢复到战前最高年产量的百分之九十二点八;棉花总产量则超过战前最高年产量百分之三十三;其他家畜、水产、烤烟、粗麻、茶叶、油料等均完成并超过了预定的计划。由于农业生产的恢复与发展,已经相当地改善了广大农民的生活,并促进了国家财政经济状况的好转。农民目前迫切的要求是进一步的扩大再生产。一九五二年农业生产总的要求是达到并超过抗战以前的生产水平,对不同地区的具体要求如下:大部老区及完成土地改革生产条件较好的新区,要求超过战前水平,一般完成土地改革的新区及部分老区,要求达到战前水平;灾区及尚未完成土地改革的新区,要求接近战前水平。要求全国在一九五一年的基础上,增产粮食百分之八;增产棉花百分之二○;其他家畜、水产及茶、丝、果品等特产,均须争取完成而且超过计划产量,并努力提 (1) The agricultural production in 1951 achieved remarkable results under the correct leadership of the people’s governments at various levels and the active efforts of all the peasants. The total output of grain has been restored to 92.8% of the maximum pre-war output; the total cotton output surpassed 33% of the highest pre-war annual output; other livestock, aquaculture, tobacco, hemp, tea, Oil, etc. have completed and exceeded the scheduled plan. Thanks to the restoration and development of agricultural production, the living conditions of the majority of peasants have been considerably improved and the improvement of the country’s financial and economic conditions has been promoted. The urgent demand of peasants now is to further expand reproduction. The general requirements of agricultural production in 1952 met and exceeded the level of production before the war of resistance against Japan. The specific requirements for different regions are as follows: Most of the old areas and the new districts with better conditions for land reform are required to surpass pre-war levels and are generally completed The new areas and some old districts of the land reform are required to reach the level before the war; the disaster-stricken areas and new areas that have not yet completed land reform require close to the level before the war. It demanded that the country increase its grain output by 8% on a year-to-year basis, and increase its cotton production by 20%. Other specialties such as livestock, aquatic products, tea, silk and fruit should all be completed and exceeded the planned output. Efforts to mention