金沟子公社位于开原县北部,是以黄土丘陵为主的产粮地区。全公社耕地面积84,247亩,其中旱田71,798亩,种植玉米、高梁、大豆为主,水田面积12,449亩。无产阶级文化大革命前的1964年,粮食总产为1,415万斤,粮谷亩产仅185斤。无产阶级文化大革命以后,在毛主席革命路线指引下,随着农业学大寨的群众运动深入开展,科学种田的水平不断提高,粮食产量有了大幅度的增长,1974年总产量达4,187万斤,粮谷单产达607斤,过了“黄 Golden ditch commune is located in the northern part of Kaiyuan County, is based on the Loess Plateau grain-producing areas. The commune arable land of 84,247 acres, of which 71,798 acres of dry land, planting corn, sorghum, soybeans, paddy field area of ​​12,449 acres. Before the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution in 1964, the total output of grain was 14.15 million pounds, and the grain yield per mu was only 185 pounds. Following the Great Proletarian Cultural Revolution, under the guidance of Chairman Mao’s revolutionary line, along with the mass movement in agriculture and Dazhai, the level of scientific farming continued to increase and grain output increased by a large margin. In 1974, the total output reached 4,187 kg , Grain yield of 607 pounds, after a "yellow