江苏位于长江淮河之下游,东邻大海,南滨太湖,几全部为冲积平原所构成,除省西南部,间有若干黄土邱陵,与高达百公尺以上之山地以外,其余均为平坦原野,高于海面不足五十公尺,太湖附近及江北里下一带,地势尤为低洼,河港纷歧,灌溉极便。雨量分布,自南趋北渐减,如上海平均每年雨量一千一百四十八公厘里下河之阜宁平均每年雨量八百公厘,而省西北部铜山之雨量,则仅六百五十一公厘较上海减少几达一倍,惟下雨时期,全省均以夏季为多 .

The Province Kiangsu is one of the most prosperous agricultural regions of China. It yield 8.5% of rice, 12.5% of wheat, 20% of cotton, 16% of cocoon produced in the whole country.The province may be divided into four agricultural regions according to their predominate products:1. The northern region where wheat, kaoliang, maize, and millet are prod-uced.2. The central rice region,3. The southern rice and sericulture region, and4. The coastal cotton region.