四川之春荒及其預防

(一)四川冬乾之原因四川地形,周圍高竣而中部低平,具有盆形,故有盆地之稱;東北省境為大巴山脈,高度自一千公尺至二千五百公尺,岷山山脈屹立西北邊陲,約三千至四千五百公尺之高度,西為大雪山,西南涼山,高度均不下二千至四千五百公尺,即正東川鄂界上之巫山山脈及東南方向之武陵山脈婁山山脈,皆有一千至一千五百公尺之高度,各大山脈,環立四周,愈向中心,高度愈減。盆地内部除成都平原為一眞正之平曠地形外,其(?)丘陵起伏,地面相互間之比較高度,约在一百公尺左石。四川地形既由周圍向中部低窪,則省境河流,亦應由四周

On the Spring Crops Failure in Szechuan and Its Prevention

The failure of the spring crops in Szecbuan is not only due to the lack of the present spring rainfall but also due to the scarcity of preci- pitations from last autumn. Here it is discussed in three topics as follows: (1) the cause of the winter drought in Szechuan; (2) the scarcity of rainfall from last autumn and winter and its in- fluence upon the spring crops in next year; (3) how to prevent the catastrophe from the spring crops failure.