Governance And Agriculture Of The Late Qing Period Chihli Agricultural Evolution

In the agriculture history of ZhiLi Province, the New Deal in the late Qing Dynasty was very important. The government thought highly of agriculture development, and formulated many good agriculture policies and measures, Which were put into effect actively, so some achievements were made, and the agriculture's great changes of ZhiLi Province took place in the late Qing Dynasty .First, many modern times' special agriculture were founded, so the tradition agriculture's new changes were made and modern agriculture began to sprout in ZhiLi Province. The agriculture bureaus of ZhiLi Province made great achievements, which consisted of agriculture management and agriculture reform. Agriculture schools ,agriculture proving grounds and agriculture associations were founded, so the agriculture instruction, the agriculture experiment and the agriculture spread of ZhiLi Province originated, and modern advanced agriculture skill and knowledge was spread. The capitalism agriculture companies were one of the important pages in the agriculture developing history of ZhiLi province.The next, the existing agriculture in the history of ZhiLi Province got new development and good achievements in this period , too. The forestation of ZhiLi Province were thought highly by the officials and common people. Most of the government officials and new social organs did their best to advocate planting trees, and the social members took part in it extensively, so great impetus and achievements were made. Planting mulberry and raising silk worms was being developed, and the skill was made better. Cotton production obtained development , and the skill was improved and American good cotton seeds were recommended, so the cotton's quality and output of ZhiLi Province was improved. The flood-control was made great efforts, and many water conservancy projects were built, Such as canals, wells. Agriculture irrigated areas were extended and agriculture water conservancy fields were developed. A great deal of wastelands were opened up, and cultivated land areas were extended. Agriculture development of ZhiLi Province entered a new Period.