A Study On Cotton Production In Shandong Province In Modern Times

Shandong Province in the warm temperate zone,belongs to continental monsoon climate,is abound of light and heat,and precipitation is moderate in Shandong Province.Shandong Province landscape types are plains,hills mainly.The western region of Shandong Province belongs to the Yellow River alluvial plain.The soil is predominantly calcareous alluvial soil in Shandong area.The natural condition of Shandong Province is suitable for cotton growth.During the late years of Yuan Danasty,cotton farming in Shandong area began to emerge. In the period of Ming and Qing dynasty,cotton is grown in most parts of Shandong Province.In the period of Ming and Qing dynasty,Asian Cotton and herbaceous cotton used to be the two main cultivated species in Shandong area. The government begun to introduce Upland Cotton into Shandong area to plant since the end of the Qing Dynasty. In comparison with traditional cultivated species in Shandong area,Upland Cotton is of higher quality.In that condition,the vast amount of Upland Cotton is cultivated in Shandong area.Upland cotton replaceded tradional species gradually.Agricultural experiment station and other institutions were engaged in the improvement of cotton seeds in different places in Shandong area,introduced upland cotton varieties which had long growing period and high yield,bred high quality varieties of Asian Cotton and Upland Cotton,did the regional adaptability test for cotton seeds.and then extended the high quality varieties of cotton for large area. The cropping system of cotton planting areas is mainly a year,a cooked-based cropping system,and cultivated cotton and food crops in rotation in Shandong Province in modern times.Most farmers grew cotton using traditional methods in Shandong Province in modern times.The article discusses the development condition of the production of cotton of Shandong area in modern times,analyses its output of cotton and yield per mu and their inter-annual variation in the period.Cotton production is volatile in Shandong Province in modern times.Cotton production is volatile during the Republic of China in Shandong Province.The fluctuation in cotton production was closely related to variations of the natural condition,the market demand,the political environment,etc.With the greater development of cotton production,cotton planting area increased,cotton yield increased,and the per mu average cotton output had no significant growth,in the twenties and thirties of the twentieth century in Shandong Province.Cotton production area was close to the cotton consumer market,cotton-producing areas located in easily accessible areas in Shandong Province in modern times.The commodity rate of cotton production was higher,the commercial production of cotton promoted the development of cotton trade,most of the cotton in the cotton growing areas supply cotton mill in Shandong Province in modern times.Cotton marketing had been greatly affected by cotton production and market demand in Shandong Province in modern times.Cotton production in Shandong Province in modern times had been greatly affected by the natural condition,the market demand,the political environment,etc.It holds the views that the promotion factors the development of cotton production of Shandong area in modern times depended on was the demand for cotton market increased,the extension and improvement of the cotton having higher quality;the restriction factors mainly were lacking water,backward technologies,agricultural disasters and frequent wars.In addition,the article points out the disadvantages of the production of cotton in Shandong area.Which includes the seriousness of the agricultural product conditions,and deterioration of the financial situation,and the cotton price what the farmers gained is not reasonable.Lastly summarizes the introduction of the cotton production in Shandong area in modern times,and proposed the inspiration it brought to us.The inspiration is that to develop the crops having high proceeds to cater for market demand and exert the regional advantage are the main approach to increase the income of peasants,and getting support from many all circles of the society is an important condition that can accelerate the development of agriculture.In modern times,the cotton production in Shandong area is in the transition stage from traditional agriculture to the modern agriculture,so summarizing the content of the cotton production and analyzing its processing development and factors will have a significance understanding the agricultural development in Shandong area.