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Crop Husbandry Assistance
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- Improving rice quality
Over 70% of agricultural land were paddy fields in the early 1950s. The Agricultural and Fisheries Department worked on improving rice yield by selecting good quality local rice and experimenting with imported rice. KAAA purchased government seeds and supplied them as a gift to the farmers.
- Enjoying agricultural movie
Pictured are children on Tsing Yi Island enjoying an agricultural movie.
- Castle Peak Experimental Farm
The Castle Peak Experimental Farm in 1959 with Castle Peak Hospital still under construction (top right). The original Farm site is now government quarters.
- Investigating oyster fields
Agricultural officers investigating oyster fields.
- Distribution of sprayers
Seen here is distribution of sprayers at Tai O.
- Village orchard (1)
Pictured is an orchard opening ceremony at Chang Lan Shu.
- Village orchard (2)
The Orchard Plan did not turn out to be as successful as it should have been. Many villagers gave up due to orchard ownership disputes, the lack of skills or impatience. The plan was later modified to focus on experienced individual farmers. This proved to be more successful.
- Manual irrigation (1)
Manual irrigation in the past.
- Water sprinkler
A “modern” water sprinkler in use.
- Thresher
Horace Kadoorie demonstrating the use of thresher.