中央人民政府政務院已發佈了一九五一年農林生產的指示,规定了農林增產的目標,指出了為完成這些目標所應貫澈的各項政策。這在目前國家經濟建設中,是有重要意義的。一九五○年農業和林業生產都有顯著的成績,粮貪、棉花的生產超過了原定計劃,植樹造林也有相當成績。這些成就,保證了全國人民衣食的需要,供應了工業原料,基本上扭轉了幾十年來粮食、棉花依賴入口的形勢,提高了農民的購買力,擴大了農業再生産的能力,活躍了城市經濟,使全國工商業得到了有利的恢復的條件。這些成就,是全國財政經濟狀況初步好轉的重要基礎。去年農業生產所以能有這樣的成就,其主要關鍵是什麽呢?除了一億六千萬人口的老解放區,已經實行了土地改革,新解放區貫激了減租政策 The Central People’s Government’s State Council has issued the 1951 instruction on agriculture and forestry, stipulated the goal of increasing output of agriculture and forestry, and pointed out the various policies that should be followed in order to accomplish these goals. This is of great significance in the current economic construction of our country. In 1950, remarkable achievements were made in agriculture and forestry production. The production of grain and cotton exceeded the original plan and afforestation had also achieved remarkable results. These achievements have guaranteed the needs of the nation’s people and of food and clothing, supplied industrial raw materials, basically reversed the situation in which grain and cotton relied on imports for decades, improved peasants’ purchasing power and expanded the capacity for agricultural reproduction. They have also boosted urban economy, So that the country’s business and industry have been favorable conditions for recovery. These achievements are the important basis for the initial improvement of the country’s financial and economic conditions. What is the key point for such achievements in agricultural production last year? Apart from the old Liberated Areas with a population of 160 million, land reform has been implemented and the policy of rent reduction in the newly liberated areas