This paper, according to investigation data of rural economy in Wuxi and Baoding, shows that one of the outstanding characteristics is that land should be operated in China in a small scale.

• 本文以无锡、保定农村经济调查资料为例,说明农业土地经营小型化是中国近代以来农业发展的一个突出特点。人民公社对土地曾实行了大规模经营,由于诸多弊端,导致了农业生产的低效率。