砂田是西北劳动人民在半干旱的气候环境下与大自然斗爭的一种成果。陇中西宁一帶,常年干旱降雨不时,作物生长季节短,根据农民多年的經验,只要鋪設砂田,便可以防旱防鹼,延长作物的生长季节,变瘠地为良田,保証丰产,并能减少迳流冲刷制止土壤流失。在大力提倡农业增产的今天,砂田耕作极有深入 Sandy fields are a result of struggles with nature by working-laborers in the northwest in a semi-arid climatic environment. According to peasants' years of experience, as long as the laying of sand fields, they can prevent drought and prevent alkali, extend the growing season of crops, turn barren land into fertile land, ensure high yield, and can Reduce the influx of erosion to stop soil erosion. In vigorously promoting agricultural production increase, sand cultivation is extremely thorough