Because of the high terrain, the low temperature and rainy duration in winter and spring is relatively long, and drought occurs from time to time in autumn, which affects the growth of pasture and the utilization of grassland. The actual effective utilization area of natural grassland is 560,000 mu, accounting for 68.8% of the total grassland area. In the central valley area, the hills are undulating, the forest and grass are mixed, and there are sporadic grasslands, which are suitable for folk grazing. There are ditches, roadsides, ridges, small slopes, houses and cemeteries, which are also places for grazing. The average yield of fresh grass per mu of all kinds of effective grassland is 58 1 kg, and the annual output of fresh grass is 302 1 10,000 tons. According to the conversion of 1 6.3mu grassland1cattle unit, the grassland carrying capacity is 34,300 cattle units. Shatian pomelo originated in Rongxian County and was named after Huanglong, Gan Qing. It is listed as a tribute. Shatian pomelo has been planted in Rong county for more than 2000 years, and was originally called "sheep forehead seed". Xia Jigang of Shatian Village, Rongdi, Qing Dynasty presented Yan Ge Seed, a famous fruit from his hometown, to a friend who traveled in the south of the Yangtze River for tasting, and to Emperor Qianlong who traveled in the south of the Yangtze River. After praising the food many times, it was named Shatian pomelo 177 1 year. Shatian pomelo in Rongxian County, as a precious fruit paid tribute by the imperial court, is famous all over the world and widely introduced everywhere. In 1930s, it has been exported to Hong Kong, Macao, Southeast Asia, Europe and America.
1995, named as "the hometown of Shatian pomelo in China". 1998 detection and evaluation by citrus research institute of Chinese academy of agricultural sciences: the fruit shape is neat and dignified, the color is gorgeous, the peel is thin and thin, the meat is tender, the slag is melted, the flavor is rich and the quality is excellent. Illicium verum is an evergreen tree of Magnoliaceae, and its fruit is divided into eight petals, so it is called Illicium verum. Also known as anise or fennel. With fragrant smell, it is an important seasoning and precious spice for food, industry and medicine, and it is one of the traditional specialties of Rongxian County. Illicium verum has been planted in Rong county for a long time, but the number is small. After liberation, planting began to expand in the late 1950s. According to the resource survey data of 1984, the area of Illicium verum forest is * * * 1 10,000 mu, and it increased to10.6 million mu in 1989.
Rongxian Supply and Marketing Cooperative began to buy star anise from 1952. From 1952 to 1969, the average annual weight does not exceed 5000 kg. The least is 1952, only 50 kg; The most is 1968, which buys 4500 kilograms. During the periods of 1970- 1983 and 14, the average annual acquisition volume was 14500 kg, the maximum acquisition volume was 1983, and the acquisition volume was 39500 kg. After 1984, the acquisition volume increased greatly, and the annual acquisition was 152600 kg, 1989 acquisition 178300 kg. Main producing areas: Stone, Lingshan, Songshan, Xiandi, Liang Zi and other towns.