After the Beginning of Summer, as the temperature rises, cotton fields across Xinjiang gradually turn green. “Most of the 7,000 acres of cotton planted by my family have grown 6-7 leaves and are about to enter the budding stage of 7-8 leaves.” Xiao Jiale, a major cotton grower in Hutubi County, told reporters.
According to Xiao Jiale, since he started preparing for broadcast in mid-April, he has hardly slept at all. He gets up at 6 o’clock in the morning almost every day and has to be busy until late at night before going home to rest. Sometimes he only has 4 hours a day. hours of sleep. The reasons are: First, in order to catch up with the farming season, it takes more time to plant cotton in time. The second is the adoption of new cotton planting and field management technologies. For example, drip irrigation must be started after cotton seeds are sown, which requires increased labor input. Third, there are heavy winds and rainfall in Xinjiang this spring, which makes field management more difficult and requires manual maintenance at any time.
The reporter learned that his 7,000 acres of cotton are growing well, which has a lot to do with early sowing and almost no replanting. Xiao Jiale believes that the weather conditions in Xinjiang this year are not particularly conducive to early cotton growth, so he has advanced the cotton sowing period. After the cotton was sown, dozens of people were arranged to work in the cotton fields every day in response to the increase in windy weather. On the one hand, the soil sealing operation of the mulch film is carried out in advance to increase the soil sealing range and the amount of soil compaction; on the other hand, when the mulch film is only lifted 1-2 meters by strong wind, manual treatment is carried out to ensure the normal growth of cotton seedlings and reduce damage to cotton seedlings. , and at the same time, it can also avoid large-scale seedling transplantation.
“When the daily labor volume is at its highest, my family employs 70-80 workers, and at least there are 20-30 workers. Under normal circumstances, the labor cost alone for the 7,000 acres of cotton fields is about 100,000 yuan more.” Xiao Jiale told reporters that watching the green cotton seedlings grow taller day by day, no matter how hard and tiring it is, he still feels happy. Where there is input, there will be output. Compared with the cotton fields replanted by surrounding cotton farmers, it is optimistically estimated that the yield of his cotton field will be about 40 kilograms higher this year.
Yan Youfa, chairman of Xinjiang Yanshi Dehai Agricultural Science and Technology Co., Ltd., told reporters that at present, Xinjiang’s new cotton season is gradually entering the “watering” stage. At this time, it is very important to strengthen field management, which is related to the number of cotton bolls in the early stage. If the cotton stalks are strong and the buds are large at this time, the yield can definitely be guaranteed. It is understood that after entering the seedling management period, cotton farmers will carry out management operations such as pest control, soil sealing, and weed removal among cotton fields.
It is also understood that due to the sharp increase in chemical fertilizers and land contract fees compared with last year, the cost of cotton planting in Xinjiang has increased significantly this year. Cotton farmers are full of expectations for the purchase price of seed cotton this year. The purchase price of 8-9 yuan/kg of seed cotton is within the reach of some cotton farmers. Acceptable price.
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