The first leg of his guidance was the Ryongjon Fruit Farm.

After being briefed on the farm before its master plan, Kim Jong Il went round the Ryongjon Revolutionary Museum, newly-created orchard and other places to learn in detail about the progress made in updating the farm and fruit production there.

He was very pleased that the farm created a new orchard of short fruit trees of high-yielding species in the plain covering hundreds of hectares, thus opening a rosy prospect for introducing comprehensive mechanization while ensuring high productivity in fruit farming.

The area of Ryongjon, where there was only a small negligible orchard before the liberation of the country, has turned into a large fruit farm, the nation's leading fruit producer and a good model for the development of fruit farming, he said, adding that this would be unthinkable without the wise leadership of President Kim Il Sung. The undying exploits of the President remain shining more brilliantly as the days go by, he said.

The next leg of his guidance was the Toksong Fruit Farm.

After being briefed on the farm before its master plan, he went round various places including the room devoted to the history of the farm, newly-created orchard and the youth work-team to acquaint himself in detail with the management of the farm.

He was greatly satisfied to learn that the farm successfully built the modern orchard covering dozens of hectares in a matter of two years.

Making the rounds of the room for the dissemination of agricultural science and technology, a computer room, kitchen, sauna, stable and other places of the youth work-team, he said the farm is an example in establishing cultured ways in production and life.

While providing field guidance to the farms, he set forth important tasks that would serve as guidelines for developing the fruit farming.

He expressed the expectation and belief that the officials and employees of both farms would make an active contribution to bringing earlier the great day when a thriving nation will appear by effecting a new turn in the fruit production.

He was accompanied by Kim Ki Nam and Choe Thae Bok, members of the Political Bureau and secretaries of the C.C., WPK, Thae Jong Su, alternate member of the Political Bureau and secretary of the C.C., WPK, and Kwak Pom Gi, chief secretary of the South Hamgyong Provincial Committee of the WPK.