Yang Zeshan asked, "Is it because the farming method is wrong?"
Hu Yongqiang, the branch secretary, sighed, "We've studied it all, and it's all the same way of sowing seeds. A few years ago, we even asked the people from Team 7 to help plant an acre."
Team leader Guo Daxiang quickly expressed his determination.
"We're almost turning the land over. But our crops just won't grow, and the yield per acre is only half of what other production teams produce."
What a waste of so many fields.
Yang Zeshan didn't understand either: "Then what's going on? Not fertile enough?"
"Our situation with chemical fertilizers is similar to that of other production teams. Using chemical fertilizers is indeed better, but it's still not comparable to other production teams."
Yu Weimin squatted down, grabbed a handful of soil, and studied it carefully. Compared to other soils, the color was a little whitish.
Not only do the crops grow poorly on this land, but even the weeds don't grow well.
This is not a farming problem, it is clearly a soil problem!
If he was not mistaken, this large area of land should be slightly saline-alkali land.
There are a lot of saline-alkali lands in the country, and people living in these saline-alkali areas are suffering terribly.
Because the quality of such soil is very poor, the alkalinity and salt content are much higher than normal land.
These substances will affect the plants' ability to absorb water and nutrients, which is very detrimental to the growth of crops.
If seeds are scattered on the ground, the yield may even decrease the more you plant them.
For slightly saline-alkali land like this, the soil can be improved by applying specific fertilizers or by planting salt-alkali-tolerant plants.
When I thought about it this way, a plan came to my mind.
They could start by planting salt- and alkali-tolerant plants. As for specific fertilizers, they would wait for her daughter, Shaoyang, Gu Lihui, and Tao Yun to come up with a plan, and then try to get the Yangnan Provincial Chemical Research Institute to help produce them.
They are familiar with the institute's director Yan Jingwei and other leaders.
We have a good relationship!
This shouldn't be difficult to do.
Yu Weimin said, "Village Chief Tang, the problem with your collective land is probably not a problem with your planting. It may be a problem with the soil."
Tang Jianzhong didn't understand: "This soil is already on the ground, what's the problem?"
Yu Weimin: "Perhaps this area is all saline-alkali land. As you all know, there are quite a few talented people among the relocated households. Wait for me to call a few agricultural experts from the First Production Team to come and take a look."
Hu Yongqiang also said: "Salt-alkali land? But we can't change the soil, right?"
Yu Weimin soothed him, "Don't worry, we can only find a solution once we have identified the problem."
Yu You had no idea that Yu Weimin had plotted against her and a few other agronomists. She was trying to get Xiao Ai to tell her something.
"Xiao Ai, Xiao Ai, we are your masters. Do you have to do whatever we tell you to do?"
Xiao Ai...this host always wants to trick it, what should I do?
"As long as it doesn't violate the laws and regulations, Xiao Ai will do her best to satisfy you," he said weakly.
Yu You: "Okay, can you help look after the kids? Can you watch the fire in the kitchen? Just stand there for a while."
Little Love...
When Yu You brought Shaoyang, Gu Lihui and Tao Yun to the Sixth Production Team for investigation.
Yu Weimin took his men to the seventh and eighth production teams as quickly as possible.
Teams 7 and 8 were the production teams with the most normal landforms, each with one or two puddles and collective fields of yellow loam.
It’s simply because there are too many people and too little land, and the grain tax we pay is not enough to eat.
In this way, as long as we replace high-yield seeds and develop some pillar industries, we can increase our income.
After inspecting all the places, Yu Weimin organized a meeting.
The participants included Yu Weimin, Yang Zeshan, Feng Bin, Yu You, Shao Yang, Gu Lihui and Tao Yun.
Yu Weimin asked, "Youyou, how's your research going?"
Yu You: "It's confirmed. They are all slightly saline-alkali land. The four of us discussed growing food crops like sorghum and sunflower seeds, as well as some salt- and alkali-tolerant medicinal herbs like wolfberry, angustifolia, and ramie."
Shaoyang, Gu Lihui and Tao Yun also nodded, and the four of them agreed.
Yu Weimin: "Okay, then let's review the situation of the eight production teams under the commune. Director Feng, please take notes."
Feng Bin immediately took out the notebook.
To be honest, these days he and Yang Zeshan were taken around by Yu Weimin, as if they had never worked properly in this position in the previous years.
Now, if you ask him to tell you the basic situation of each production team, he can do it without even looking at the information.
Yu Weimin said, "Team One, now with 600 people. In addition to collective farmland, we have 400 mu of terraced fields and an undeveloped orchard. We are self-sufficient and have a surplus of food."
"Team Two, six hundred people. In addition to collective farmland, there are ten ponds. We're currently focusing on cold-water fish farming. We don't have enough food, so we need to trade fish for food."
"In Team 3, half of the collective farmland is sandy. In previous years, it was all used to grow winter wheat and corn. The yield from these crops on sandy land is poor, so there's not enough food."
Yang Zeshan asked, "What kind of crops are suitable for the sandy land?"
Yu Weimin: "Sandy soil has poor water and fertilizer storage capacity, so it's more suitable for drought-tolerant crops and root crops, such as cotton, soybeans, peanuts, and potatoes."
"This year's allocation plan: Team Two will plant all 600 acres of sandy land on soybeans, and Team One will plant all corn, in addition to winter wheat!"
"Team Two planted 200 mu of soybeans on sandy land, and Team One planted 200 mu of corn."
Feng Bin immediately wrote it down. This was equivalent to Team Three planting some soybeans for Team One, and Team One planting some corn for Team Three.
That’s great, this way both sides can be productive!
Yu Weimin continued, "Teams 4 and 5 will plant winter wheat and high-yield corn in all their collective fields. The mushrooms grown in the forest can also be sold or exchanged for small amounts of food with other production teams."
Yang Zeshan: "Actually, if Teams 4 and 5 plant high-yield seeds, they can basically guarantee food and clothing. These mushrooms are their additional income."
Yu Weimin: "That's right. As for Team Seven, besides changing the seeds, we'll assign them the task of raising pigs."
Feng Bin: "How do you arrange it?"
Yu Weimin explained: "The village provides piglets and pig feed. Every household can take them home to raise them and then return them to the team. We pay by the weight of the pigs."
Feng Bin: "Can we still raise it like this?"
Yu Weimin: "Of course we can. This is an era of state-owned and collective economies. We are a collective economy, right? What's wrong with that in terms of policy?"
Feng Bin...it seems to be true.
Yang Zeshan: "What about Team 8? Their basic situation is similar to Team 7."
Yu Weimin: "Team Eight has two large pits. In addition to replacing the collective fields with high-yield seeds, they are also assigned the task of raising chickens and ducks."
"These chickens and ducks don't need to be distributed among households. We'll build chicken and duck houses together, the team will provide the feed, and people will take turns to look after them."
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