再论西夏的农业

本文从西夏农业区域、农业水利、农业生产技术以及单位面积产量四个方面，详细论述了西夏农业生产发展状况。认为西夏立国后农业生产取得了突出的成就：农田水利事业发展到一个新的高度，建立起一整套完整的水利开发与管理制度；农业生产工具与耕作技术有较大的进步，普遍使用铁犁与牛耕；人均占有粮食130斤左右。这对一个半农半牧的民族政权来说，已经相当可观了。但这些粮食主要集中在国家的贵族地主手中，一般农牧民则挣扎在饥饿线上，经常以野菜、草籽充饥。

Restudy of Agriculture in Xixia

This text has detailed discussed Xixia regime agriculture development from the following aspects: agriculture region, farmland irrigation, agriculture production technology and unit area outcomes .The great achievement has been gained in agriculture production after Xixia regime was established. The irrigation business had developed to a new height and formed one set of complete water conservancy developing and manage the system .The agriculture tool of production has the bigger advance in the farming technique, and universally using the indisputable farm cattle to plough. About 130 jin grain is owned to the per capita. To Nation political power with the structure in economy that agriculture and animal husbandry each occupies half, it is pretty good. But these grains were concentrated in the major noble's landlord's hands.