Rebirth 90: I rely on farming to cultivate a master scholar

Chapter 290 Breeding is not easy
"We are a family of six, and we are responsible for two small sheepfolds. Basically, the number of small-tailed Han sheep is controlled between 300 and 500 every year.

In the past, the family raised more than 50 prairie red cattle. Unfortunately, there was rinderpest the year before last, and more than 10 cattle died.In the end, I had no choice but to replace the remaining cattle and other herdsmen with horses, those over there. "

Hearing this, Cao Chunyuan frowned.

The livestock she raises are all raised in the phoenix space, where not only is there ample aura, but also a variety of excellent vegetables, fruits, and pastures for the livestock to eat.

All the livestock are living very well, and there has been no such thing as plague.

Hearing the herdsman mention this matter, Cao Chunyuan remembered that normal breeding farms would indeed encounter such uncertainties.

She nodded with a heavy expression, and said, "It's a pity to lose more than 10 prairie red cattle. This kind of situation should not be common, right?"

The uncle waved his hand and said: "What is common and uncommon? Animals are just like people. They are born, old, sick, and die. They all get sick. You can't tell when something will happen.

Not to mention the red cattle in the prairie, the sheep in the family also have problems, and various diseases such as sheep plague are also inevitable.As far as the animals in my family are concerned, I spend hundreds or even thousands of yuan every month on medicines and injections for them. "

what?
Cao Chunyuan opened her mouth wide and looked at Uncle Herdsman in disbelief.

In her opinion, it is not a big deal for livestock to get sick, but it is not normal for livestock to get sick continuously.She even wondered whether the livestock in the herdsman's family had genetic defects, or whether these problems occurred because of improper breeding by the herdsmen.

"Uncle, your sheep are always sick like this, haven't you considered whether there is something wrong with them?"

The uncle shook his head and said, "Who's livestock don't get sick? Isn't this a common thing?"

Just as Cao Chunyuan was about to speak, Yang Guochun's voice suddenly came from behind him, "What's the matter, the discussion between you guys was pretty intense."

Cao Chunyuan turned her head to look at Yang Guochun behind her, and asked suspiciously: "Ju Yang, do the livestock on your side often get sick?"

Yang Guochun raised his eyebrows, thinking that this is nonsense, the biggest economic loss for farmers is the disease of livestock.

Livestock like cattle and sheep have a certain loss rate after birth, and not every lamb or calf can grow up smoothly.

After these livestock grow up a bit, they will face various plagues and other infectious diseases, especially during the period from February to April in Yangchun, when the incidence and mortality of cattle account for 2% of the year.

For an old farmer like Yang Guochun, it is not uncommon for livestock to get sick or even die.

What he didn't understand was that Cao Chunyuan had tens of thousands of livestock in her hands. Could it be that the survival rate of those livestock in her hands was not [-]%?

"Mr. Cao, livestock such as cattle and sheep have a certain mortality rate. Herdsmen are well aware of these things. The more experienced herders are, the more they know how to raise them better, and the loss rate of livestock will be lower. .”

Hearing this, Cao Chunyuan's heart became even heavier.

She was not very interested in the breeding industry at first, but after hearing that there are still so many problems in raising cattle and sheep, she is even less interested in the breeding industry.

Fortunately, she only needs to negotiate the site and reach a cooperation with the local herdsmen, and leave other matters to her subordinates to handle.

Cao Chunyuan smiled slightly and said, "Ju Yang, I am going to build a scientific grassland and ranch in Yangmushazi Township. What do you think?"

Yang Guochun frowned slightly, and said: "You mean the kind that is going to be built abroad, a large factory building, where livestock are kept in the factory every day, and many workers clean it every day?"

Cao Chunyuan shook her head, pointed to the simple sheep pen of the herdsman's house and said, "Ju Yang, look at this kind of sheep pen, it doesn't even have a roof, can the livestock not be cold in winter?
Although livestock such as cattle and sheep are thicker than us humans, we provide them with some better living environments. I believe they can live better, and maybe increase their survival rate and reduce illness!
What I want is to separate the pastures from the shantytowns, let these livestock graze freely on the pastures during the day, and drive them to the shantytowns to rest at night. "

The plan Cao Chunyuan mentioned is actually no different from that of the herdsmen in Fengning County.It's just that the pastures of the herdsmen are smaller, and the conditions of the sheep pens and cattle pens are relatively simple, not as high as Cao Chunyuan's imagined pastures.

But fundamentally speaking, Cao Chunyuan and herdsmen have the same breeding philosophy, but Cao Chunyuan is more willing to invest.

Yang Guochun nodded and said, "Mr. Cao, your idea is fine, but if you do this, the cost you need to invest will be greatly increased.

Not only do you need to invest more money in the construction of the ranch, but you also need to hire more workers to take care of the ranch, and the cost of investment will increase a lot.

In addition, there is another point to remind you that the traffic here is not very good.You also saw that the sheep pens and cattle pens of the herdsmen were built with loess and mud.

If you want to build a reinforced concrete ranch, you may have to order materials from outside, and you have to consider transportation issues. "

Cao Chunyuan smiled and waved her hands, and said: "You have relatively little contact with me, and you don't know my habits. I always like high-quality goods. For example, the fruits and crops under my banner are all high-quality goods within their respective ranges.

It is the same for me to start a breeding farm. It doesn't matter if I spend more money, I want to raise better livestock.

As for the transportation, there is no need to worry. I have my own transportation team, so I just leave these matters to them to consider. "

Hearing this, Yang Guochun nodded. He heard that Cao Chunyuan was a rich boss, but he didn't know exactly how rich Cao Chunyuan was.

After communicating with Cao Chunyuan, he understood that Cao Chunyuan belongs to the type who does not seek the best, but seeks the most expensive.When she started a business, she didn't consider the ratio of investment and return at all.

Cao Chunyuan's willingness to increase investment is a good thing for him, so he has no reason to stop Cao Chunyuan.

"Hehe, Mr. Cao, a big boss like you is really rich. If I could have known you earlier, maybe Fengning County would have built a scientific breeding ranch long ago, so I have to wait until today!"

Cao Chunyuan didn't want to be polite with Yang Guochun, so she didn't continue to discuss this topic with him, but consulted more important land information.

"Ju Yang, I see that although Dazhangzi Township is vast and sparsely populated, the vicinity of the Chaohe River seems to be occupied by herdsmen. There are still more suitable places for me to build a pasture?"

It seemed that Cao Chunyuan would ask this question long ago, and Yang Guochun quickly gave the answer.

"Mr. Cao, the grassland area of ​​Fengning County is 736 million mu. You have just seen how big a small piece of land is! Don't say that you are planning to build a large pasture, you are planning to build 10 or 8, and I can do it right away. Arrange a place for you."

"Haha~"

After Yang Guochun's explanation, Cao Chunyuan also realized that it was indeed as Yang Guochun said.Fengning County is so big, there are too many places suitable for building ranches, she is purely unfounded.

"Ju Yang, I've seen enough here. I want to go to the Chao River to have a look. I haven't seen what the source of the Chao River looks like."

"No problem, let's go there now, not to brag about you, the water source of our Chaohe River is one of the top water sources in China, even if you build a mineral water plant here, it will be fine."

Listening to Yang Guochun's boasting, Cao Chunyuan smiled and shook her head. She felt that Yang Guochun was a little inferior. As far as Yang Guochun's social skills and his eloquence were concerned, he was no worse than Song Min'an at all!

(End of this chapter)