寿张、东阿两县地处黄河北岸,土质大部属轻砂壤土(沙土同红淤土混合,群众叫“二合土”),是黄河的多次洪水淤积起来的,淤层很厚,地力较好,适宜耕作。但是,土壤保水能力较差,加上在过去又缺乏水利条件,耕作粗放。因之,时常发生旱象,产量很低,好的年景也不过一百几十斤,是我省的小麦低 Shouzhang and Dong’a counties are located on the north bank of the Yellow River. Most of the soil is light sandy loam (sandy soil mixed with red silt and the masses called " Thick, better ground, suitable for farming. However, the poor water holding capacity of the soil, together with the lack of water conservancy conditions in the past, extensive cultivation. As a result, drought often occurs, the yield is very low, good years but also a few hundred pounds, is the province of wheat low