我市棉花大部份分布在袁河两岸。1989年6月底至7月初,连续几天普降暴雨,袁河出现超历史水位,全市58563亩棉花(占总面积的69%)受到特大洪水灾害。其中无收改种面积达2万亩,剩余38563亩棉花当中,整株淹在水里的,花蕾全部脱落,光秆,有臭味,死株30%以上;株高80%淹在水里的,花蕾脱落80.8%死株11.2%;株高一半淹在水里的,花蕾脱落69.3%,死株8.2%;株高1/3淹在水里的,脱落58%,死株3.9%。面对这样一场罕见的水灾,我们在各级党和政府的大力支持下,积极推广抗灾应变技术,尽量减轻灾害造成的损失。结果全市平均单产达57.5公斤,比1988年增加17公斤,增长41.98%。部分水浸3天和5天的棉花,亩产还达到了85公斤和61公斤。我们抗灾夺丰收的经验是: Most of the city’s cotton is distributed across the Yuan River. From the end of June 1989 to the beginning of July 1989, heavy rains continued for several days in a row, with ultra-historical water levels in the Yuan River. 58,563 acres of cotton (69% of the total area) in the city were affected by catastrophic floods. Among them, 50 million of the trees were planted, of which the total area was up to 20,000 mu. The remaining 38,563 hectares of cotton were flooded in the water and the flower buds were all exfoliated. Buds shed 80.8% of the dead strains 11.2%; half of the plant height submerged in water, the buds fall 69.3%, dead 8.2%; plant height 1/3 submerged in water, off 58%, dead 3.9%. In the face of such a rare flood, with the vigorous support of the party and government at all levels, we actively promoted disaster response technologies and minimized the losses caused by disasters. The results of the city’s average yield of 57.5 kg, an increase of 17 kg over 1988, an increase of 41.98%. Some flooding for 3 days and 5 days of cotton, also reached 85 kg and 61 kg per mu. Our experience in bumper harvests is: