Sichuan, Xinjiang Reap Another Bumper Agricultural Harvest ����On the basis of having gathered in bumper harvests for four consecutive years, Sichuan Province seized another bumper agricultural harvest after having successfully conquered serious drought and flood disasters last year, with the province's total grain output reaching 36.05 billion kg, an increase of 500 million kg over the previous year. Good harvests were also gained in cash crops, with the output of rapeseed, fruit, tea and cotton increasing to different degrees. The rural economy developed steadily and per-capita net income of farmers increased by over 100 yuan. ����Xinjiang gathered in a bumper agricultural harvest last year, with total output value reaching 50.982 billion yuan, up by 7 percent over 1997, total cotton output is expected to reach 27.5 million dan (one dan = 50 kg), an increase of 4.5 million dan over the preceding year, with added value standing at nearly 2.57 billion yuan. ���� HomeNews 1999-01-08 Page1