谷子、具有耐干旱、耐瘠薄、抗逆性强、适播期长、生育期短、成熟早等特点，是我国华北北部浅山丘陵区主栽作物之一。冀西北张家口地区每年种植旱地谷子近百万亩，其中我县常年种植旱地谷子10万亩左右。近年来，常因春旱严重，不能适时播种或缺苗断垄，而影响农民种谷的积极性 Millet, with drought resistance, barren resistance, strong resistance, suitable sowing period, short growth period, mature early characteristics, is one of the main crops in the hilly area of ​​North China and North China. In northwest Hebei Province, nearly one million mu of dry land are planted in Zhangjiakou area each year, of which, 10 million mu of dry land is planted in our county. In recent years, often due to severe drought, can not be sown or lack of seedling broken ridge, and the enthusiasm of farmers to plant valleys