Section 46 New Farm (3)
"Okay, let's figure out the bottom of the family first." At the first plenary meeting of the Committee of Agriculture, Wu Nanhai proposed.
The Committee of Agriculture used to have a book, but in the more than 50 days since it came ashore, some changes have taken place in the numbers and types, and they have to be revised again.
In terms of seeds, they have 100 kilograms of hybrid rice seeds, this crossing killer is actually not as magical as the legend, it is essentially a kind of "mule" of the plant kingdom, with many advantages, but it cannot be reproduced. The purpose of these seeds is to have a bumper harvest in the first year and stabilize the grain reserves. With food there is everything.
Other kinds of rice seeds are 50 kilograms each, a total of 1,000 kilograms, including Guanggui Dynasty and Shuanggui rice varieties that were widely planted in Lingao in the sixties and seventies of the twentieth century, and are highly yielding and lodging-resistant.
As a key promotion in the future, 100 kg of high-yield sweet potatoes will be promoted. In 1628, Hainan should have had sweet potatoes planted, and these were high-quality seed potatoes. Potatoes also brought 100 kilograms, and the water and soil conditions in the high altitude are not very suitable for growing potatoes, but this crop can be used as vegetables and food and fodder, and it has great potential to be promoted to the mainland in the future. In addition, 20 kg of kudzu vine and 20 kg of high-quality alfalfa grass seeds.
100 kg each of corn, wheat, barley seeds, and various legumes: 10 kg each of soybeans, mung beans, red beans, black beans, etc.,
Vegetable seeds: green peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, greens, carrots, pumpkin, cucumbers, onions, various onions, garlic, etc., 1 kg each.
At that time, spices were easily available in Southeast Asia through maritime trade, so only red pepper and pepper seeds were brought with them, 10 varieties, a total of 10 kilograms
Before boarding the ship, he also bought several large bags of 1-kilogram seeds for fruits suitable for growing in Hainan.
Zuihou, he has not forgotten the little hobby of tobacco, 10 kilograms of tobacco seeds will bring him a monopoly in the tobacco planting industry in the future, Wu Nanhai has already calculated that once he grows tobacco, he will produce his own cigarettes.
All seeds are officially packaged and should have a shelf life of 2 years, and some varieties are not suitable for local cultivation and are prepared for further north, so vacuum packaging for long-term storage of 7-8 years was chosen.
"That's all for the seeds." Ye Yuming introduced, "There are still some seedlings that should be transplanted into the nursery as soon as possible." ”
There were also a lot of seedlings: 50 coconut saplings, 50 rubber saplings, 20 coffee saplings, 20 cocoa saplings, 20 coca saplings, 50 quinines, 5 opium poppy saplings, as well as saplings of timber, fast-growing and fruit trees, and cultivated stems of sugar cane and bananas. These plants are very useful for them, even if they are not easy to manage and grow. Wu Nanhai remembers that the teacher of the hot crop major said in class that the educated youth farm in Yunnan specialized in cultivating quinine seedlings, and the germination rate was as low as less than 5%, and the quinine seeds were even more expensive than gold. Quinine is a special medicine for malaria, and without this, the travelers would have to go north to Taiwan and south to Southeast Asia. Therefore, in addition to the seedlings, I also brought some seeds as a backup.
In terms of livestock and poultry, there are currently 6 pigs, namely two pairs of Landrace pigs and one pair of Northeast folk pigs. Landrace pigs are lean pigs introduced from Denmark and used as the male parent of crossbreeding; Northeast folk pig is a local breed in Northeast China, resistant to rough feeding, farrowing more, used as a hybrid female. Moreover, this pig has a particularly high percentage of fat deposits, which makes it easy to obtain animal fat. Now they have four more local piglets.
On the horse animal power table of the Committee of Agriculture, only a pair of Tieling horses were brought with them, which were relatively scarce in ancient China. The two racehorses that Nick had brought with him were not under their control, but after the death of Blue Electric, a sad Nick put Nick under the Board of Agriculture. At first, Wu Nanhai was unhappy, because he was annoyed by Nick's various requests for care: why should he be fed five times a day, and he should be given warm water to drink...... Until Yang Guigui said that this old racehorse still had some value - it was a mare.
"If it were a stallion, it would definitely be a castration when he started racing training at the age of two or three, and now it's a waste." Yang Guigui was more satisfied with this horse.
"How big is it?"
"Thirteen or fourteen years old," Yang Guigui looked through his notebook, "I haven't checked their teeth yet, horses can live to be thirty years old." This horse is not very good as a racehorse, and it can make do with it as a mare. ”
The three local horses captured, after Yang Guigui's identification, were all Yunnan horses, about seven or eight years old, and two of them were geldings. These three horses can be used as direct envoys.
"It would be better to get some more horses." Wu Nanhai looked at all kinds of small agricultural machinery unloaded in the yard that had not been tidied up, they had small walk-behind tractors, and there were also large and medium-sized tractors that were now occupied by the engineering department, but in the long run, there were still some draft animals that could be towed. It is necessary to enter the era of mules and horses as soon as possible before the various resources of mechanization are exhausted, and it is necessary to meet not only the needs of ourselves, but also the needs of the farmers who have adopted the new agricultural methods.
"There are too many places to use horses, but Hainan is not suitable for raising horses." Yang Guigui shook his head, "The climate is a little hotter, and the rainy season is too humid. Horses are super delicate. ”
"How about some mules?" Ye Yuming proposed, "Isn't there a pair of donkeys?" ”
"Please, I'm not going to help the donkey right now**......"
"Donkey**?" Ye Yuming looked confused, and even Wu Nanhai, a standard good man who is usually very serious, laughed lewdly:
"That's right, and butt pushing!" Wu Nanhai recalled that when he was in the animal husbandry class, the teacher talked about horse matching breeding, and this course could make the post-80s girls blush.
"What? Have you played it too? Yang asked Wu Nanhai with a smile.
"No, I've taken this lesson, and I've seen a few pornographic videos of horses."
"Let's put the mule on hold for now. The breeding season for horses does not begin until March. And this animal is very nervous, and has tossed them too much recently, so let them rest and nourish their fat first, and then adapt to the environment. ”
In addition to these big ones, there are also small but useful animals: 2 pairs of rabbits (1 for wool and 1 for meat), 4 different breeds of roosters (half for broilers and half for eggs) and 20 hens, 2 pairs of ducks, 2 pairs of turkeys, 10 homing pigeons - also owned by Nick. Zuihou also has a flower cat that I don't know which girl brought.,Now it seems to have forgotten about it.,There's still a beautiful bow around her neck.。
In addition to these living creatures, there are also animals in some cellular states: a liquid nitrogen storage tank for goats, sheep, beef cattle, dairy cows, etc. The jar is currently stored in the ship's cold storage. However, they did not make liquid nitrogen jishu, and they had to find a suitable local parent as soon as possible.
After taking inventory of their possessions, the new farmers of the 21st century leveled the land, built simple poultry sheds, and planted loofahs, lentils and gourds around the sandy free-range farms with dense bamboo fences, which could not only provide shade for chickens and ducks, but also harvest vegetables, killing two birds with one stone.
However, after a long journey, these chickens, ducks and poultry looked visibly sluggish and did not have a high appetite. It's really problematic to keep disturbing these animals. I hope that the vast world and fresh air here can make them recover as soon as possible, and the brothers are still waiting to eat eggs.
Wu Nanhai set up grape trellises on the aisle of the courtyard, planted fruit trees in the open space on both sides, and planted a few ridges of gardens under the trees, planting various herbs and medicinal herbs.
"You're going to turn the yard upside down!" Huang Dashan came over with his two-wheeled cart, and he had just been transferred to the Agricultural Committee through the manpower group. On the trolley was his luggage.
"Hehe, in a few days, there will be flowers and fruits here." Wu Nanhai looked proudly at the shelves that were tied up in a mess with bamboo poles and ropes, and he glanced at the newcomer wearing thick spectacles:
"You are?"
"I'm Huang Dashan, and this is my order." Huang Dashan pulled out a small piece of paper from his pocket.
"Welcome, welcome!" Wu Nanhai remembered that this person had applied to come to the Committee of Agriculture several times, and the reason for the application was that he was good at cultivating edible fungi, and he also brought many strains and culture media, "You are engaged in mushroom cultivation?" ”
"No," Huang Dashan smiled harmlessly, "This bank is a biochemical laboratory experimenter, and his specialty is the cultivation of live bacteria/viruses in animals, but the cultivation of mushroom strains is purely a side business to subsidize income." ”
"Then make a side hustle a regular one." Wu Nanhai was very satisfied with the new fighter, "Where do you think your mushroom shed is suitable?" ”
"It's planted under the fruit trees, and the grape trellis is the most suitable place." Huang Dashan looked around, "Plant easy-to-live mushrooms first, this is a good seed, and the yield is large." No need to build a tent. In the future, if you have the conditions, you can build a few more special cultivation sheds. I have a lot of strains with me. But I'll have to give me a room for the lab, and I'll bring all the equipment I need for the biochemistry lab. He then added, "It's better to have a more independent house, away from other creatures......
"Huh?" Wu Nanhai didn't understand what he meant, but he still nodded.
Yang Guigui was assigned a room as a veterinarian's room, plus a bedroom. He has been tirelessly hiding in his tent, carrying it in a simple room, and finally has a stable place for the large and small boxes he has worked so hard to carry along the way, which is a full set of animal medical equipment and information books. Wu Nanhai plans to vacate a house dedicated to storing the agricultural books, planting manuals and various instructional video CDs he has brought with him, as a special agricultural jishu library.