In the early 1950s, the yield per mu was less than 400 Jin, reaching 1500 Jin in 1992. In addition, 600 mu of tea gardens and 300 mu of orchards have been built. This place used to be famous for producing loquat, a fruit both inside and outside the county. Its loquat fruit is big and thin, its meat is thick and thin, and its taste is sweet. Recently, it has developed rare and famous fruits such as peach-shaped plum and red plum, orange and peach. The agricultural output value of 1992 is 6 1 10,000 yuan.
Special industry
Songxi Village is surrounded by mountains, with a total area of 14999 mu. It is rich in limestone, with calcium oxide content of 43-48% and magnesium oxide content of 3- 10%, which is the raw material for lime production. The villagers call it Wujin. In the past, most villagers burned lime for a living and sold it to make money. In the Song and Yuan Dynasties' View of Dashige by Chen Songling in Qing Dynasty, Dashi in Song Dynasty is the most peculiar, with few cliffs in thousands of feet. An iron cave stone is a short ladder, which makes it difficult for people to live in poverty; Lying on his back on two branches, laughing and playing with each other. Lime burning here has a history of more than 2000 years, and it is famous for its high quality both inside and outside the county. Most villagers in Pujiang, Dongyang, Yiwu, Lanxi and other places use lime from Songxi and Jason Wu areas for farmland and buildings. In order to transport and sell lime, Songxishi (Shihu Bridge) rickshaw road was built at 1935, which is connected with the rickshaw road in Yiwu. After 1949, the yield and quality of Songxi lime have been obviously improved. Songxi lime production cooperative was established in 195 1, and later, a state-owned lime factory was established here. 1988 was transferred to the village collective, and the villagers mortgaged it in full, and the responsibility system of contract and joint production was implemented. At the peak of production in 1980s, five kilns were opened in each county and village, accounting for 10 kilns. The annual total output of lime is 33,000 tons, with an output value of 825,000 yuan. A total of 50,000 carbonized bricks1/kloc-0 were produced in the whole year, with an output value of more than 400,000 yuan.
1983 The second cement plant in the county was established by using limestone resources. The set capacity is 30,000 tons of No.500 cement per year, and the actual annual output is more than 20,000 tons. No. 1992 is collectively owned by Songxi Village, and the village is open for bidding. Four people jointly contract, with a term of five years and a one-time payment of 78 1888.88 yuan. The annual output value of this factory is 6 million yuan. Products are mainly sold to Shengxian and all parts of the county.
Under the turbulent wave of market economy, the villagers no longer only meet the needs of relying on the mountain to eat, but went out of the valley and set up a number of weaving factories to weave satin. 1992, six villagers bought six silk looms for the first time. After more than half a month's preparation, these looms, 4 meters high and 5 meters wide, were put into use in the hands of villagers who had quarried stones and burned ashes. As soon as the first batch of tribute satin was put on the market, it was favored by customers. Merchants from Zhuji and Lanxi immediately placed orders in China. Later, the villagers bought 20 looms in the second batch. By 1993, there were 37 looms in the village with a price of 1 10,000 yuan. Products are exported to Africa, Russia and all parts of the country.
There is a lock factory and an agricultural machinery factory in the village, and there are more than 150 computerized embroidery machines and multifunctional embroidery machines. Most women are also engaged in making children's quilts by hand. 1992, and the total industrial output value is150,000 yuan.
With the development of economy, public welfare undertakings have developed accordingly. The villagers' houses and property have collectively invested 40,000 yuan to implement insurance. 1987, invest160,000 yuan to build a new Songxi school. 1990 invested 30,000 yuan to set up a ground satellite receiving station.