山西省保德县是一个群山环抱,深沟密布的山区县。全县2572平方公里中,找不到20亩那么大一块平地,如果走南北70公里路就要爬十一座大山。(这块山区里仅只30多公里的公路)县城设在山沟里,居民大部住在南北半山坡。全县20个乡,16500户,68368口人,农业合作社278个,耕地面积360000市亩。由于山沟高壑,水土流失,于是粮食产量每亩仅27斤。因此旧社会有一句顺口流“河曲保德州,十年九不收,男人走口外,女人在家挖苦菜”,群众过着半年糠菜半年粮的生活。解放后在党和政府的领导下,生产虽逐年有发展,但最高 Baode County, Shanxi Province is surrounded by mountains, deep shady mountain counties. The county 2572 square kilometers, can not find 20 acres so large a flat, 70 km north and south if you want to climb eleven mountains. (This mountain is only more than 30 kilometers of highway) County is located in the ravine, most residents living in northern and southern slopes. The county 20 townships, 16500, 68368 people, agricultural cooperatives 278, arable land area of ​​360,000 acres. Due to ravine ravines, soil erosion, so only 27 kg of grain yield per acre. Therefore, the old society has a straightforward flow of “Hequ Baode state, ten years nine do not accept, men go outside the mouth, a woman digging vegetables at home,” the people lived half a year bran food half a year’s life. After the liberation, under the leadership of the party and the government, although production has been developing year by year, it has the highest level