The chief cause of the loss of oxen is to be found not in the co-operatives but in floods, in the high price of ox hides and in the shortage of fodder while some oxen are too old and have to be slaughtered.

• 耕牛死亡主要原因不在合作社，而是由于水灾，牛皮价格过高，饲料不够，还有一些是老了，应当杀了。