On the morning of November 28, I walked into the cotton field owned by Chen Peiwu, a villager in Nobexi Binamu Village, Setili Township. Cotton branches were blooming, and cotton pickers were shuttled back and forth for mechanized harvesting. It is understood that a cotton picker can harvest more than 260 acres of cotton per day on average, and Chen Peiwu’s cotton can be harvested in four or five days.
“I have planted 1,200 acres of cotton this year. I have started picking in the past two days. The cotton picking machine is very efficient. It is expected that the output will reach 500 tons and the net income should be around 3 million yuan.” Looking at the packaging, the orderly arrangement cotton bag, Chen Peiwu smiled happily.
“Our village has a cotton planting area of 20,000 acres this year, and the machine-picked cotton coverage rate has reached 90%.” According to Liang Wanchun, secretary of the village party branch, “As of now, there are 6 cotton picking machines in operation. About November 30 The cotton picking ends around the same day.”
This year, based on the high-efficiency water-saving farmland construction project, the village has further increased investment in modern machinery such as cotton pickers, which not only improves cotton harvesting efficiency and cottonqualityGreatly improved, and also reduced the cost of cotton production.
“I also bought a cotton picking machine myself, with a daily picking capacity of about 130 tons, which can save a lot of labor. Next year I plan to expand the cotton planting area, ride on the technology express, and increase family income.” Chen Peiwu said about next year Plans have been made for cotton planting.
In recent years, Yingisha County has continuously promoted the process of agricultural mechanization, reducing labor costs and improving agricultural production efficiency. It is understood that in 2022, the county’s cotton planting area will be more than 270,000 acres, and the machine-picked cotton area will reach 160,000 acres. The output is expected to reach more than 100,000 tons, and a total of 23 cotton picking machines will be put into harvesting work. So far, more than 220,000 acres have been harvested, and the harvest will be completed in mid-December. </p
