Chapter 43: Harvesting Wheat
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Golden Ranch is located on Australia's most famous wheat-sheep belt, the birthplace of mixed farming, where sheep and cattle are grown along with wheat or barley, rather than traditional pastures. The pastures are vast, and there are always some places that are not suitable for growing pastures, so it is a good choice to reclaim them for planting winter wheat.
The area of the golden pasture is not large, and the wheat planted is not much, the total of 300 acres of land is about 50 acres, and the Chinese generally like to measure the land unit in acres, while foreigners use the unit of acres, 1 acre is almost 6 acres. In fact, there are more than 100 acres of land in the pasture, but half of them are in rotation, and no crops are planted to keep the soil fertility restored.
50 acres of land is just a small corner of the golden pasture, and if it were in China, it would have taken considerable effort to harvest. But this is one of the areas with the highest level of agricultural mechanization, from planting to spreading pesticides to harvesting.
Joseph also gave a special explanation to Wang Hao before leaving, the combine harvester is placed in the warehouse, and when the wheat is ripe, it can be harvested, the operation is very simple, and ordinary people can master it by reading the manual.
"Let's check the combine first and see if it's working. Neil, you go to the warehouse and pick up a barrel of oil, and we'll meet up at the big warehouse over there. Wang Hao wants to harvest the wheat before it rains, and then sell it at the market for a good price.
Australia is vast and sparsely populated, most of the crops planted are exported to the international market, so the dependence on the international market is particularly large, and now the price of wheat is declining, because this year's precipitation and temperature are very suitable, the United States, Canada, Australia and other places have ushered in a bumper harvest, and the soaring wheat production will lead to a decline in prices.
After a preliminary estimate of the wheat yield, Wang Hao felt that the 50 acres of land could contribute more than 200 tons of wheat, and now what he needed to consider was how to sell so much wheat, and the sales channel was a strict problem.
"Do I need to go to a middleman to help me sell wheat now?" Wang Hao didn't dare to imagine how to deal with so much wheat when it was piled up, if the moisture-proof measures were not done well, wouldn't it sprout?
Pete is just a cowboy, as a cowboy has never worried about these problems, he has to care about harvesting wheat, how to sell it is the rancher's problem. He also shook his head blankly, not knowing what to do.
As Luna cleaned up the plates on the dining table, she smiled and said, "We don't know, but your neighbor who can fly a plane must know, you should go and ask Brad about it." ”
This reminded him, so Wang Hao picked up his mobile phone, and instead of going to the warehouse with them to check the harvester, he walked to the swing in the courtyard and sat down, dialed Brad's mobile phone, and was ready to ask.
"Hey, this is Wang Hao, I have something I want to consult you."
"Oh, Wang Hao, what's the matter, I'm happy to help you answer your questions." Brad on the other end of the phone sounded a little excited, and he continued, "Do you want to ask about signing up to learn to fly?" ”
"No, no, no, I'll sign up in two days. Now I want to ask you how to sell the wheat in my ranch, direct sales or find a middleman, I don't know which one is more convenient and safe. Wang Hao also feels that he has always been looking for help when looking for a rancher, and he is almost confused about ranch work, if he wants to select the most irresponsible rancher in the world, he is NO, 1.
When I first wanted to buy a ranch on a whim, it was completely influenced by the game, and "Ranch Story", a popular game for teenagers at the time, regarded the ranch of raising chickens, horses, growing vegetables, and repairing houses as a wish when I grew up. There is nothing wrong with the ranch in the game, but it is completely different.
Brad slowly stood up from his chair, rubbed his temples, and said in an uncertain tone, "I don't grow wheat in my ranch, so I don't know the specifics. But surely you will be able to get through the Australian Wheat Association, and I remember that the Australian Wheat Regulatory Council was the biggest middleman, and it controlled all wheat exports. Your ranch should have joined this association, you can go and flip through the text now. I'm sorry I didn't help, I'll help you contact the slaughterhouse when you sell beef. ”
Although it didn't help directly, it also provided some ideas. Wang Hao always felt that he was lucky, because he grew up healthy in his life, and the exams and college were quite smooth, the only regret was that he was fired, and the people he met were all old-fashioned and warm-hearted, and no matter who he was, he didn't have too many dirty thoughts.
"No, I still want to thank you, next time I invite you to drink, the good wine I brought from China, see how many glasses you can drink." Wang Hao sat on the swing with his feet on the ground, very comfortable.
"Then I'm going to see it, I've never been afraid of anyone in my life when it comes to drinking."
After ending the call, Wang Hao did not rush to rummage through his pile of papers, but walked towards the warehouse where the agricultural machinery was placed, and now see if the harvester can be used, after all, it has been in place for a year.
Leonard is usually silent, but he is a good hand in machinery, he wears blue overalls, checks whether there is a lack of oil and water, to see if there is any looseness, whether there is a place to weld, whether there is an abnormal sound, etc., and his expression is extremely focused on lying on the harvester.
"There shouldn't be any problems, just dripped some lubricating oil into it, and the gears are running smoothly. Now pour the gasoline into the tank, let's start the engine and see if we can move. This seemed to be his home turf, and as soon as he finished speaking, Neil poured a barrel of gasoline into it.
He sat on the driving operation position, checked the oil pressure gauge, oil temperature gauge, and water temperature gauge to be normal, and then pressed the 1st gear, 2nd gear, 3rd gear, and reverse gear, tested the performance, turned left and right respectively, checked whether the steering mechanism and brake were sensitive, and the clutch interlock mechanism.
He rumbled the harvester out of the warehouse, and the whole ground seemed to shake, but Leonard had a smile on his face, his specialty was not in herding cattle, but in dealing with these things, and he liked to tinker with small things when he had nothing to do.
"Has he always been like this?" Wang Hao couldn't help but ask Neil, who was standing on the side, who was standing proudly.
Neil nodded and said loudly, "He's loved these since he was a kid, he used to tear down his bike and fix his radio, but then we both became cowboys. He still loves the machines, and last night he had the tools ready to fix the old motorcycle in the warehouse opposite! ”
While a few people were talking, Leonard jumped off the harvester, took off the oil-stained gloves, and said in a confident tone: "This machine is very easy to use, there is no problem, and the maintenance is very good." Let's prepare the big bags and get ready to fill the wheat! ”
"Since you like this machine so much, you will be in charge of operating it later! I'll call and ask about the purchase price of the Wheat Commission and the international wheat futures. ”
A golden ear of wheat looks particularly pleasing under the sun, the color of the wheat ear is white with yellow, the long wheat mang, the brush is full of ears, and the hair is very cute. Fifty acres of land stretches to the limit, and the heavy harvest is very apt for the name of the Golden Pasture.
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