After a drunken experience, everyone spent some time exchanging suitable clothes, and spring ploughing began.

Eight thousand acres of land need to be cultivated, and with the exception of some important work that continues, the forest has mobilized most of the people into this work. Even the slaves who were mining were also transferred out and planted near the mines.

This time, the spring ploughing is mainly planted with corn, and some sweet potatoes will be planted later.

But in addition to these two main crops, the forest site plans to grow something new, one of which is spring wheat. The other is sugar beets.

Corn and sweet potatoes have a high yield, but it is easy to get tired of eating too much, and the way to eat them is relatively simple. Wheat is different, as long as it is ground into flour, it can be eaten in a row without repeating the same way. Although it is said that the flour of spring wheat is not as good as that of winter wheat, it is estimated that it is better to move 300 kilometers south to plant winter wheat.

Sugar beets are grown for sugar. People have a sugar-craving nature. Sugar is the most popular food and the best commodity at all times. After turning on the drink distribution mode, Lin Ji felt that drinks and sweet snacks in the town would be good prizes and diplomatic commodities in the future. This will quickly deplete the stock in the town. Therefore, at this time, it is necessary to try to produce sugar.

Later generations of sugar mainly came from sugar cane and sugar beets. At this time, sugarcane cultivation may have to move 1,000 kilometers south, so the forest site chose to grow sugar beets.

Sugar beet is a two-year-old crop, and this cycle is relatively long. Therefore, early preparation and early trial planting are also conducive to the continuous supply of sucrose in the future.

500 acres of wheat and sugar beet forests were planted each, and special personnel were assigned to be responsible for and manage them.

In addition to these, the forest site also expanded the planting area of kudzu, and after the province, everyone had to get clothes with him to wear.

This year's vegetables, melons and fruits, etc., have also been planted in a relatively large area and with many varieties, and they are also basically managed by special personnel.

In the spring ploughing, the weather is getting warmer, Xiaobai began to tickle and remove hair, and Lin Ji took the time to cut Xiaobai a full-body short to make it more comfortable. Following the dolphin, he also found the forest traces, saying that the baby elephant herd seemed to have a problem.

After the spring ploughing, the baby elephants were resettled in the northern forests to avoid trampling and grazing on the crops.

A large and small valley was enclosed in the forest, and wooden houses were built for the baby elephant soldiers to live in.

When the forest trail arrived here, I saw a lot of baby elephants running around the mountain, and there was little quiet time for the children to chase and fight. The valley is littered with the hair of various baby elephants.

Lin Rui looked at the valley before and after, and quickly saw the problem: "Who chose this valley?" It's too damp. ”

The valley runs east-west, and the forest is dense inside, and the southeast wind cannot blow away the moisture in the valley, but is easy to form fog in the valley. These baby elephants have long fur and thick skin, so they are naturally stuffy.

Zhong Dolphin said: "The dog can swim when it is hot, and it is not hot now......

Obviously, this valley was his choice. He had previously raised dogs in the Gray Wolf Tribe, and the subject was largely unaware of such creatures. Everything is groping.

Lin Ji knew that he couldn't dampen his enthusiasm, and explained: "It's good that you can find the problem in time." Elephants are different from dogs, we find a problem, we just find a way to deal with it. ”

As Lin Ji spoke, he approached a baby elephant that was not so manic, and rubbed a lot of long hair off the little elephant casually.

There are two kinds of hair on the body of mammoths: long hair and downy hair, and the long hair is relatively coarse and hard, and it may be twenty or thirty centimeters long. The villi are a fine layer that sticks to the skin.

The forest trail rubbed off the long hair, but almost no fluff was rubbed. He thinks the problem may be more than just that.

At this time, these mammoths return north to spend the hot summer. If their fluff doesn't fall off during this process, it will be difficult for these baby elephants to survive the summer if they are kept here now.

These baby elephants are now agitated, and in the hotter summers, who knows if they will suffer from heat stroke or die of skin disease?

Xiaobai, who was cut into almost naked by the forest tracks, jumped happily in the elephant herd, did he help these little elephants scratch their bodies. It actually has an innate affinity with many animals, and the mammoth is probably one of its favorite species.

"The hairs are so thick that we might have to cut them off." Lin Ji took out a dagger, cut a handful of baby elephant fur and held it in his hand.

These hairs are quite fine, and they are good for warm clothing in the winter. These have been tried when hunting mammoths before. It's just that these hairs are a little sassy, and the clothes are a little rough and hard, and they are not too thin.

Lin Ji thought at this time, if these hairs were degreased, could they become the same as wool in the end? If it's the same, tens of thousands of mammoths migrate north and south every year, can they be stopped? Or can some of them be stopped?

How much hair can a mammoth make? Eighty pounds? A hundred pounds? If you could surround a hundred mammoths and shave them......

If you can shave and eat meat like a sheep......

Lin Ji seemed to be a little stunned when he thought about it.

Seeing Lin Ji looking at a handful of hairs in a daze, the middle dolphin also knew what the problem was, so he said, "Just give me a little scissors of the kind you use, and we can cut off their hair." ”

Lin Ji came back to his senses and said generously: "Wait a minute, I'll get you fifty, no, sixty scissors, you cut all the hair on these little elephants." But you have to collect these hairs, and don't make them frizzy just because you have a lot of children here. I'm of great use for these hairs. ”

I don't know if the thing about keeping mammoths in captivity can be done, but these elephant hairs can't be wasted.

Lin Xi felt that if these elephant hairs could be degreased, maybe he would really think of a way to keep mammoths in captivity. Isn't it said as the old saying goes, how bold are people...... Elephants can also be raised as sheep.

Thinking of this, Lin Ji didn't delay any longer, found a place to hide, and took out dozens of various scissors from the small town.

Then, he took scissors and studied the cutting method of elephant hair with Zhonggu and others. See how you can cut them without hurting them, and you can get the longest fluff and even leave a little bit for them to prevent mosquito bites.

The elephant soldiers who were selected were all clever and diligent children. Yu Ji and the black jackal even invented the striated zebra shear method. Cut the hair of these baby elephants one by one. This leaves a little hair, which is effective against mosquito bites, but it also cuts off a lot of fluff to cool the baby elephant.

In this process, Xiaobai actually learned to use scissors, and cut better than many children. But it doesn't know how to cut it, and the scissors don't grow anywhere. Lin Ji didn't know if it was good for his little friend like this.

But thinking of Xiaobai's natural affinity for these baby elephants, a bold idea suddenly came to him.