陕北气候亢旱,地势起伏不平,山地占90%以上,绥德东部及吴堡一带人口又相当稠密(每人平均有地二亩左右),种庄稼很精细,产量比别的山地高。我们曾在陕北耕作细致有名的王常家山(在绥德吴堡交界地方)做过调查,了解他们的耕作是一种干旱区山地采用的耕作方法,兹介绍当地耕作 In northern Shaanxi, the weather is very dry and the terrain is uneven. The mountainous area accounts for over 90% of the population. The population in the areas of eastern Suid and Wubao is rather dense (averagely about two mu per person). The crops are fine and the output is higher than other mountainous areas. We surveyed Wang Changjashan (where the junction of Suwon Wu Fort was located) in the northern part of northern Shaanxi to find out that their farming is a farming method used in mountainous areas of the Arid Zones, and introduced the local farming