The two old men watched the harvester moving back and forth in the fields. The wheat fields were quickly harvested, and bags of wheat were piled on the cement road.
Soon, another four-wheeled carriage arrived, and bags of wheat were loaded onto the carriage and transported back to Longtou Town. The whole process was very fast.
From the perspective of two old men who have been farming all their lives, this is not farming at all. It is simply enjoyment, and it can even be said that they don’t even need to sweat much.
The only tiring part is when transporting the wheat. This transportation involves four-wheeled carriages. On this smooth cement road, it doesn't require much effort at all.
Think about the time when you worked hard to harvest wheat, and you had to carry the wheat back after harvesting. It was impossible to say that there was a carriage for you to use.
Horse-drawn carriages are something that even landlords and wealthy families may not have. It is an ox-cart that can hold up to the sky, but the road is very difficult to walk. Where is it like Longtou Town, where spacious cement roads extend in all directions, and four-wheeled carriages can be seen everywhere.
Very convenient.
Not only can you pull goods, but people can also sit on it lazily, eliminating the hardship of walking.
"I'm old, I'm old, I'm really old."
The two of them couldn't help but shake their heads while watching.
Times are changing too fast.
It was faster than both of them imagined.
They could not imagine that one day they would be able to farm like this, with such ease.
Looking at the vast fields in front of us, we immediately understood why there were not many people here in Longtou Town, but they could cultivate such huge fields.
All they rely on are all kinds of machinery. If we rely on traditional farming methods, no matter how diligent we are, we may not be able to cultivate a few acres of land even if we die in the fields.
The two old men watched and walked.
In the vast fields, steam harvesters with black smoke and whining sounds can be seen everywhere, and four-wheeled carriages loaded with grain can be seen on the road transporting the carts of grain back to the leader.
town.
The golden wheat waves were swaying with the wind, and the wheat fields were harvested quickly. A large number of birds descended from the sky to look for food in the wheat fields.
The two old men also looked carefully at the wheat field, and suddenly couldn't help but feel a pity.
"Although this machine harvests wheat very quickly and easily, it also wastes a lot of wheat. Look, look, you can see fallen wheat ears and wheat everywhere in the field. There are so many
What a pity, what a good wheat!”
Uncle Li picked up a bunch of wheat ears from the field and said with regret.
Looking at the busy people in the fields, it seems that no one wants to pick wheat ears at all.
Think about when I was farming in the past, it was absolutely impossible to pull down the ears of wheat in the field. All the ears had to be picked up. The fallen ears of wheat may be life-saving food for the family, even the fallen wheat grains.
All have to be picked up.
Look at this vast field now. After the harvest, we still don’t know how much grain is left in the field. No one picks it up. Let it stay in the field, which makes it easier for the hordes of little ones to eat.
bird.
"We are all busy harvesting wheat. Where can we find time to pick this wheat?"
Uncle Wang also shook his head slightly, and then looked at the busy figure, the vast fields, and a large number of wheat fields waiting to be harvested. He really didn't have time to pick up the fallen wheat.
As the two walked, they watched the wheat fields being harvested. Unknowingly, they were a little far away from Longtou Town and arrived at the breeding area of Longtou Town.
There are large tracts of shed areas here, and large tracts of pastures. At the same time, the fields nearby are no longer wheat, but replaced by various green and lush pastures.
I saw that in these fields where pasture was planted, people were constantly harvesting the pasture, and then pulling it back one by one in four-wheeled carriages.
Here at the ranch, you can see steam machines roaring and billowing black smoke.
The two old men walked over curiously and took a look. It turned out to be a crusher. Bundles of forage were put in, and they were quickly crushed into piles, and then loaded into a special funnel-shaped four-wheeled carriage.
Driving a four-wheeled carriage to the pasture, as soon as the valve was opened, a steady stream of forage was added to the wooden trough, and the cattle and sheep that were raised came to grab food.
The four-wheeled carriage kept moving forward, and the grass continued to flow out and added to the wooden trough. A whole row passed by, and in a pasture, hundreds of cattle and thousands of sheep were fed like this.
"this……"
The two old men were once again shocked by the scene they saw in front of them.
Cattle and sheep are also available here in my hometown in Henan.
Some wealthy families also raise cattle and sheep, but whether they are cattle or sheep, they need to be pastured, and it is impossible to say that they are raised in captivity.
However, the pastures in front of us are not too large in scale, but they raise a large number of cattle, sheep, and even a large number of horses.
This whole-body farming method is simply beyond imagination.
Grow pasture and then use the pasture to raise cattle and sheep.
Looking at the appearance of these cattle and sheep, each of them is fat and strong, and they seem to be better than the cattle and sheep herding sheep.
"No wonder the people in this river area are so wealthy!"
Uncle Li understood immediately.
First of all, people in the Hezhong area own a large amount of fields. Every household has thousands of acres of fields. Such huge fields, coupled with mechanized farming methods, produce a lot of food.
Apart from anything else, the grain produced by every household can be sold for a large sum of money. Even though the price of grain is very cheap now, but the quantity is large, it is still a good income.
Next is animal husbandry.
Because there is high-quality land and a large amount of pasture, it is very suitable for the development of animal husbandry.
The key is that the animal husbandry here is different from the nomadic tribes on the grassland. Here is a fixed model, specializing in planting high-quality forage, selecting high-quality varieties for raising, and coupled with the good breeding methods promoted by the government, this animal husbandry
The output is extremely amazing, far beyond what those nomadic tribes can compare with.
Another point is that there is a lot of grain production here, there is endless food to eat, and the price is cheap, so naturally a large amount can be used to feed livestock.
Looking up, you can see not only pastures where cattle, sheep and horses are raised, but also a series of pig farms that specialize in raising pigs. You can hear a lot of pig noises before you even walk over.
Looking at some of the surrounding hills, you can also see a lot of chickens, a large area, a large area of chickens, the whole mountain has been left bare, not only the insects have been eaten up, but also the grass roots.
None are left.
Look at the people raising the chickens. It’s heartbreaking to see a bag after bag of wheat being scattered to feed the chickens.
In the eyes of the older generation, food is an extremely precious thing.
Especially old people who have experienced great famines and disasters regard food as more precious than their own lives.
Basically, it is impossible to feed poultry such as chickens, ducks, and geese directly with grain. The best way is to feed them bran and the like, and then let them find bugs to eat on their own.
What's better here is that a bag or a bag of wheat is sprinkled over to feed the chickens, and even more attention should be paid to the nutritional mix, as well as a large amount of corn kernels.
A bag or a bag of corn kernels was scattered out as if it were free of charge. In the blink of an eye, it was eaten clean by the chickens. After feeding these, they were even fed with crushed grass.
These chickens seemed to never have enough to eat. After eating the wheat, they ate corn kernels, and after eating the corn kernels, they could still eat grass. Each one of them squawked as they ate.
"What a waste of food!"
Uncle Li said with great distress.
Thinking about those days, all of my brothers could have survived if they had only a bag of grain.
Look now, this fine grain is used to feed livestock.
Look at this large breeding area.
There are a lot of wheat, corn, beans, rice, sorghum, sweet potatoes, etc., all kinds of grains, and a lot of them are used to feed these livestock.
This way, at the expense of grain, the livestock produced are not only large in quantity, but also of good quality and with high yields.
This is why Uncle Li lamented why people in the Hezhong area are so wealthy.
Even if the grain output is large, the livestock industry is also developing quite well. Although grain is not valuable, cattle, sheep, horses, and pigs are still valuable.
Especially now that the train is open, it can be transported continuously to the Daming Pass. There is no need to worry about sales, and the price is guaranteed. People in the Ming Dynasty eat much more meat than before, and naturally there will be a steady stream of wealth.
On the other hand, the hometown of Henan is far behind the Hezhong area in terms of agriculture. Not only is there not a large amount of mechanized farming, but the breeding industry is also far inferior to the Hezhong area. We provide you with the fastest Daming Zhenhaiwang
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