文章从社会发展谈到农业的重要性。并根据内蒙古、新疆大面积粮食、棉花高产的事实，分析农业科学的根本任务在于创造良好的土、肥、水条件，保证作物能充分利用自然界太阳能。农业科学应该吸取生物学、地学和经济学的某些理论和方法，并不断用信息学武装自己。希望中国科技界为解决我国的农村、农民、农业问题作出贡献。

This article explores the importance of agriculture in line with development of society. It uses examples of high productivity achieved in grain and cotton crops in Inner Mongolia and Xinjiang areas to show that the fundamental objective of agricultural science is to maximize crops through the most effective use of soil, fertilizer and water in gaining the greatest benefit from power of the sun. Agricultural science should take up relevant theories and methodologies from other sciences, such as biological science, earth science and economics. The use of information technology will have great benefits for agricultural science. It hopes the scientific communities of China can make a significant contribution to solving the problems facing our rural areas, farmers and agriculture itself.