In the golden autumn of October, the fields are full of busy harvest scenes . 233,400 acres of cotton in Fukang City have entered the harvesting period. The blossoming cotton is like a white “sea of flowers”, becoming the most brilliant and pure background among the gorgeous autumn colors.
On October 8, in Shuimo In the Xinwanmu area of Gou Township, baling cotton pickers shuttle back and forth in the fields. While harvesting, they pack and compress the harvested cotton into rolls. In less than 20 minutes, a round “golden egg” comes out of the cotton picker. He “vomited” out of the machine and “lyed” quietly in the cotton field. This year, 11,000 acres of cotton are planted in the Xinwanmu area of Shuimogou Township. Through mechanical harvesting, a cotton picker can harvest about 650 acres per day, and it is expected to be completed in about 15 days.
Shuimogou Township Xinwanmu Area Farmer Cao Laijun said: “This year I planted 600 acres of cotton, and the yield is pretty good. The cotton picker’s harvest rate can reach more than 90%, and the yield per mu is about 400 kilograms.
Fukang City makes full use of its geographical advantages and actively guides large growers, cooperatives, and family farms to vigorously develop In cotton cultivation, focusing on processing enterprises, in accordance with “one factory, one product”, promote new cotton varieties suitable for planting, such as Zhongmian 113, Chinese Academy of Sciences K511, and Ba Mian Spring and Autumn 800, to create a high-quality cotton production base. At the same time, through scientific management, soil testing and formula Comprehensive integrated technologies such as fertilization, shrinkage technology, water and fertilizer integration, artificial topping, drone flight control, and prohexadione calcium shaping can achieve high cotton quality and high yield.
said Fang Yong, director of the Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Promotion Center of Fukang Municipal Agriculture and Rural Affairs Bureau (Rural Revitalization Bureau) : “As of now, 30 cotton picking machines have been harvested, and the city’s cotton harvesting work is expected to be completed around October 25. ”
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