过去,我省广大群众没有种植绿肥的习惯,有的也只是种植一些苜蓿,以解决牲口饲草为主要目的。近两年来,在党和政府的大力号召下,绿肥作物正在衡水地区迅速发展。1964年全区种植田菁、草木樨一万五千多亩,1965年发展到二十多万亩。其它地区有一些重点生产大队也开始试种。绿肥作物的发展,对改良旱薄、盐碱土壤,培养地力, In the past, the general public in our province did not have the habit of planting green manure, and some only planted some alfalfa to solve the problem of animal feed fodder. In the past two years, under the vigorous call of the party and government, green manure crops are developing rapidly in Hengshui. In 1964, the whole area was planted with more than 15,000 acres of landrace and 20,000 acres in 1965. Some other key production brigades in other regions have also started trial cultivation. The development of green manure crops, to improve the arid, saline soil, cultivate fertility,