Opponents of villagization argued that the scheme was disruptive to agricultural production because the government moved many farmers during the planting and harvesting seasons.
Harvesting ice from mountains and lakes and transporting it around the world to be stored in insulated ice houses was a backbreaking and dangerous business.
Agricultural astrology is often referred to as planting by the signs because of its reliance on astrological signs for planting, cultivating and harvesting.
