A photo-illustrated article from China Pictorial about a women's cotton-growing group in the Changchiachuang Production Brigade, Tali County, Shensi Province, led by Chia La-hsiang. It describes how the group reclaimed alkaline wasteland, transplanted cotton sprouts, and reached 162.8 kilos of ginned cotton per mu over 52 mu. It also covers pest control, storm recovery and the group's political motivation, including the example of Tachai. Photographs show the fields, seed research and members at work.