I collect gold fingers in the heavens

Chapter 78 Improved Pasture
Now that he is proficient in the work, it is easier to take care of the planted fruit trees, and Wu Siyuan feels that he has much more time.

In the 60s, there were no mobile phones, no computers, no games, and no means of entertainment. Playing a movie was a rare event that happened only a few times a year.

Wu Siyuan, who felt a little bored, could only keep finding things for himself to do!
This time, he focused on the grass on the grassland.

Grass for the horses!

When it comes to grass, let's talk about the pasture first.

Chilechuan Ranch is not an ordinary ranch, it is a horse farm, and it is also a military horse farm.

It has a political background.

So in the movie, under the protection of the herdsmen, Xu Lingjun was safe and sound, because no one dared to attack the horse farm casually.

Why did a racecourse have such a deterrent effect in that era?
Because in the 60s, the central government at that time proposed the transformation of the entire army into mules.

Although the first mechanic appeared in the country in the 50s, the international military trend is also developing toward mechanization.

However, the foundation of New China is weak, the road system has not yet been completed, and the road traffic situation is very complicated. In many cases, tanks and artillery have to be dragged away by mules and horses. The implementation of mules and horses is currently the most suitable way for the Chinese army at that time.

Against this background, the entire army began to build a military horse farm and livestock breeding, and the Chilechuan Ranch was established under such circumstances.

At that time, the society generally did not have enough to eat, but the herdsmen in Chilechuan Ranch still had sufficient food supply.

The town and county where the ranch is located stipulates that the monthly amount of cooking oil is three taels, and the amount of meat is half a catty, and the quality of the meat cannot be guaranteed.

But the herdsmen in Chilechuan Ranch are different. Their monthly supply of cooking oil is one catty or two taels. As for meat, how can each production team not slaughter two pigs a month?

Therefore, there is a reason why so many people fled to Chilechuan Ranch later.

Of course, enjoying such good treatment, the herdsmen of the Chilechuan Ranch have a heavy political task. There are regulations on how many horses to provide each year!
And it is stipulated by death!
That's why, in the movie, the herdsmen of Chilechuan Ranch are so emboldened to ignore those people and take Xu Lingjun up the mountain to graze with the reason that the grass production is not enough and the horses will lose weight if they don't have enough to eat!

It’s hard to go up the mountain to herd herds. I go there for ten days and can’t go home for a month, but it’s better than being dragged and suffering!

The herdsmen are also willing to endure this hardship with Xu Lingjun!

Xu Lingjun was so moved!

But then again, the excuses used by the herdsmen - insufficient forage production is indeed a reality!

Leymus chinensis is commonly planted in the grassland on the Chilechuan Ranch.

Leymus chinensis, also known as Alkaline Grass, is one of the important construction species in the eastern meadow grassland and arid grassland of the Eurasian continental steppe region. It grows well in cold and dry areas. It turns green early in spring and turns yellow late in autumn. Provide more green fodder within a certain period of time.

In terms of nutritional value, there is a saying in the folk saying: "Leymus chinensis is oily, and it will get fat even if it is not fed", which shows its good reputation.

Leymus chinensis is made into hay, the crude protein content is about 10%, the content of minerals and carotene is rich, and the grass has a fragrant smell, good palatability, and it can be stored well if prepared well.

However, it should also be noted that the nutritional value of Leymus chinensis decreases with the age of the grass.From the perspective of the nutritional value of Leymus chinensis, the crude protein content of the aboveground part of Leymus chinensis at the tillering and jointing stages is at the highest peak, generally reaching 14%, and cutting at this time can maximize the nutritional value!

Leymus chinensis is a perennial forage grass, and it is currently the main pasture grass for horses in my country.It has a well-developed root system, fast propagation and spread, and is resistant to cold and drought but not waterlogging. It is a high-quality pasture grass, and the yield of hay per mu can reach 200-300 kg.

Compared with other pasture species that can easily produce several thousand catties per mu or tens of thousands of catties in later generations, the yield per mu of Leymus chinensis is really not enough.

Of course, this yield is also a new variety that was born after the tireless research and improvement of agricultural laboratories in later generations.

The cost of raising horses is very high, even higher than the cost of raising cattle.

在这个年代，黄花苜蓿亩产鲜草150-250公斤，干后30-75公斤；栽种亩产鲜草600公斤，干后120-180公斤。

It takes 10 acres of alfalfa to feed a horse, not counting the thick fodder black beans, sorghum, bran, bean cakes and the like, the cost will only be higher!
Land will not increase.

However, the output per unit of land can be increased.

If the output is increased, won't the cost of breeding drop?
Under the same area, wouldn't the number of horses that can be bred be greatly increased?

Of course, Wu Siyuan does not have the scientific research ability to study new varieties of high-yield plants, let alone he does not have it, and given the current national conditions, he may not have it.

But technology is not enough, magic comes in!
Wu Siyuan has golden fingers!
His [Shennongjiao Space] has the ability to optimize seeds at the second level, which can increase planting by [-]%, that is, increase the yield by [-]%.

With a large base of planting, the large grasslands of tens of thousands of acres, tens of thousands of acres, and hundreds of thousands of acres will increase by [-]%, which is [-] kilograms, hundreds of thousands of kilograms, and millions of kilograms of additional yield.

How much can this output reduce the cost of breeding!

With such a calculation in Wu Siyuan's mind, he came up with the idea of ​​doing something.

Just do it!

The first thing he has to do is to optimize the seeds, which is a time-consuming job!
He collected a batch of Leymus chinensis seeds from the pasture outside, and planted them under the orchard in [Shennongjiao Space].

[Shennongjiao Space] There are no weeds and insects in it, and without the permission of the owner, when entering the space, it will be blocked or decomposed.

So plant Leymus chinensis in the space without worrying about the problem of weeds.

Generally speaking, Leymus chinensis seedlings are thin and grow slowly, and permanent roots take 10 to 15 days after emergence, but in the [Shennongjiao Space], it only took a week.

In less than a month, tillers will start to produce rhizomes.

The growth of Leymus chinensis in the space is really gratifying, just like the flowers in the greenhouse, carefree, it didn't take long for it to grow to 30 centimeters.

In the outside world, Leymus chinensis is suitable for grazing when it grows to 30 degrees.

But in [Shennongjiao Space], there are no herbivorous animals to disturb them.

They continue to grow without worry.

After another two months, Leymus chinensis began to head.

At this time, the texture of Leymus chinensis is rough and its palatability is reduced. If it is from the outside world, grazing should be reduced.

From booting to early flowering, it is the period when the root nutrient accumulation is more, and it is also a period suitable for cutting and drying.

Of course, there is no such step in [Shennongjiao Space].

Wu Siyuan waited patiently for them to blossom and bear fruit.

Generally, the yield per mu of Leymus chinensis seeds is between 10kg-25kg, but [Shennongjiao Space] has no herbivores and insects, and their yield is 36% higher, and the space itself is beneficial to plants. The effect is 36%, so Wu Siyuan's final output is [-] kg, [-] kg per mu.

Wu Siyuan planted about ten acres in [Shennongjiao Space], and harvested a total of 540 kilograms of Leymus chinensis seeds.

Generally, 3-4 kg per mu is enough.

Wu Siyuan's 540 kg can sow up to 180 mu of land.

This is a high-quality seed that can plant [-]% of the benefits.

(End of this chapter)