In August, silkworm farmers in Zitong County, Mianyang City, Sichuan welcomed autumn silkworm cocoons A bumper harvest, the snow-white cocoons will bring them another increase in autumn income.
Standards of Yang Zonglin, a villager in Shuangfeng Village, Shiniu Town, Zitong County In the sericulture greenhouse, in the past few days, town and village cadres have come to check the quality of the cocoons and understand whether there is a shortage of labor for picking and transporting cocoons. They have instructed Yang Zonglin to sort the cocoons according to color and appearance after picking them. According to Yang Zonglin, 3 silkworms are being raised this season, with an expected yield of 120 kilograms of cocoons. The quality of the cocoons is very good, and they are basically first-grade cocoons. Gao Jianguo, a villager in Shuangfeng Village, Shiniu Town, said: “This autumn, cocoon silkworms are of excellent quality. Under the guidance of technicians, disinfection, feeding, and management have all kept up. Now the cocoons are large and uniform, and the color is snow-white, basically reaching the first level.” Cocoons can be sold for a good price.”
Zitong County Guanyi The climate of Yinzhen Village in the town is mild and humid, and the custom of collecting mulberry and raising silkworms has been in existence since ancient times. In recent years, the town has taken advantage of the situation and vigorously developed the sericulture industry, actively cultivating new business entities such as sericulture cooperatives, family sericulture farms, and large sericulture households to improve the comprehensive benefits of sericulture. Sericulture technicians provide pre-production, mid-production and post-production services to farmers and solve technical problems in sericulture production in a timely manner. The whole village has developed more than 200 sericulture breeding households, large and small, and the industry has helped farmers increase their income. During this time, the silkworm houses of farmers are filled with square cabinets for raising silkworms. The grids of the square cabinets are already covered with snow-white cocoons. The silkworm farmers are cleaning the cocoons from impurities and making preparations for selling the cocoons. Be prepared. Ma Chaolin, a villager in Yinzhen Village, Guanyi Town, said: “We plant 10 acres of mulberry trees and raise 5 sheets of silkworms every season and 20 sheets a year. This autumn we have a good harvest of silkworm cocoons. The average output value of each sheet is 2,780. Our sericulture farmers are all satisfied.”
It is reported that Zitong County The output of silkworm cocoons in Guanyi Town this autumn will reach about 9,840 kilograms. Sericulture alone will bring an additional income of 670,000 yuan to the villagers. Lei Tiancai, a senior agronomist in Guanyi Town, said: “There are three villages in Guanyi Town that raise silkworms four seasons a year. There are 240 silkworms in each season. The average income from each silkworm is 2,700 yuan. The annual income from silkworm raising alone is 2.6 million yuan, per capita. The annual income is increased by 1,500 yuan. The next step is to expand the mulberry planting area, increase the number of silkworms, and strengthen technical guidance, so that the silkworm farmers can further increase their income and become rich.”
Currently, silkworm cocoon stations in various places in Shiniu Town, Zitong County, open scales and purchase according to the principle of high quality and low price, and quality pricing. The baskets are white in color and full of particles. The silkworm cocoons will be exchanged for stacks of red tickets for farmers. It is reported that Zitong County has deployed sericulture in four seasons this year and has produced 8,160 silkworm seeds. The average comprehensive price of autumn cocoons is more than 64 yuan per kilogram, and the income of silkworm farmers per piece has reached more than 2,700 yuan.
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