The Fan Sheng was divided into 18 chapters, covering each of over a dozen different types of major crops including standing grains, millet, rice, wheat and soybean, along with discussion of seed selection and storage, and grafting technique. It also described methods for controlling the flow and temperature of irrigation water.
該書專論禾、黍、稻、麥、大豆等十幾種重要作物，也談如何選種、藏種、嫁接、甚至稻田灌水控制流向、調節水溫等農作方式。