"Okay, let's figure out our family fortune first." Wu Nanhai suggested at the first plenary meeting of the Agricultural Committee.
The Agricultural Committee originally had an account book, but in the more than fifty days since it came ashore, some changes have occurred in the numbers and categories, and some revisions have to be made.
In terms of seeds, they have 100 kilograms of hybrid rice seeds. This time-travel killer is actually not as magical as the legend says. It is essentially a "mule" of the plant world. It has many advantages but cannot be reproduced. Wu Nanhai brought these seeds.
The purpose is to have a big harvest in the first year and stabilize the food reserves. With food, everything is possible.
50 kilograms each of other various rice seeds, 1,000 kilograms in total, including Guangguichao, Shuanggui and other high-yielding and lodging-resistant rice seeds that are adapted to the local soil and water and were widely planted in Lingao in the 1960s and 1970s.
As a high-yield sweet potato that will be promoted in the future, 100 kilograms of sweet potatoes should have been planted in Hainan in 1628. These are high-quality seed potatoes. Potatoes are also brought with 100 kilograms. The water and soil conditions in Lingao are not suitable for planting potatoes, but this
The crops grown can be used as vegetables as well as food and feed, and there is great potential to expand them to the mainland in the future. There are also 20 kilograms of kudzu vines and 20 kilograms of high-quality alfalfa seeds.
100 kilograms each of corn, wheat, and barley seeds, and 10 kilograms each of various beans: soybeans, mung beans, adzuki beans, black beans, etc.
Vegetable seeds: green peppers, tomatoes, cabbage, green vegetables, carrots, pumpkins, cucumbers, onions, various onions, garlic, etc., 1 kg each.
Spices were easily available in Southeast Asia through maritime trade at that time, so I only brought red pepper and Zanthoxylum bungeanum seeds, 10 varieties, totaling 10 kilograms.
Before boarding the ship, he also bought several 1kg bags of seeds suitable for fruits grown in Hainan locally.
Finally, he has not forgotten his little hobby of tobacco. 10 kilograms of tobacco seeds will give him a monopoly in the tobacco growing industry in the future. Wu Nanhai has already planned to produce his own cigarettes once tobacco is grown.
All seeds are officially packaged and should have a shelf life of 2 years. Some varieties are not suitable for local planting and are prepared for areas further north, so I purchased vacuum packaging that can be stored for 7-8 years.
"These are the seeds." Ye Yuming introduced, "There are also some seedlings that need to be transplanted to the nursery as soon as possible."
There are also many seedlings brought: 50 coconut saplings, 50 rubber saplings, 20 coffee saplings, 20 cocoa saplings, 20 coca saplings, 50 quinine plants, 5 poppy plants, and some timber trees and fast-growing trees.
and fruit tree saplings, sugar cane, and banana stems. These plants are very useful to them, but they are very difficult to manage and plant. Wu Nanhai remembers that the teacher majoring in hot work said in class that in Yunnan back then
The educated youth farm specializes in cultivating quinine seedlings, and the germination rate is as low as less than 5%. Quinine seeds are said to be price-quality gold. Quinine is a special medicine for malaria. Without it, the time-travelers would go north to Taiwan and south to colonize Southeast Asia.
Everything will be ruined. So in addition to the seedlings, I also brought some seeds as backup.
In terms of livestock and poultry, there are currently 6 pigs, including two pairs of Landrace pigs and a pair of Northeastern pigs. Landrace pigs are lean pigs introduced from Denmark and are used as male parents for crossbreeding; Northeastern pigs are native to the Northeast region.
This breed is resistant to rough feeding, has many litters, and is used as a female parent for crossbreeding. Moreover, this kind of pig has a particularly high fat deposition rate, making it easy to obtain animal fat. Now they have four more local piglets.
On the horse draft list of the Agriculture Committee, they only brought a pair of Tieling draft horses, which were relatively rare draft horses in ancient China. The two racehorses Nick brought were originally not within their management scope, but "Landian" died
After the baby was born, the sad Nick put "Alanchi" under the Agriculture Committee. At first, Wu Nanhai was not happy because the boss was unhappy because he was annoyed by Nick's various care requirements: why should he be fed five times a day?
You know, you have to give it warm water...until Yang Guogui said that this old racehorse still has some value - it's a mare.
"If it were a stallion, it would have been castrated when training for racing began at the age of two or three, and it would be useless now." Yang Guogui was quite satisfied with the horse.
"How big is it?"
"About thirteen or fourteen years old," Yang Guoguo flipped through his notebook, "I haven't checked their teeth yet. Horses can live to be thirty years old. This horse is no longer good as a racehorse, but it can be used as a broodmare.
one time."
The three captured local horses were identified by Yang Guigui as all Yunnan horses. They were about seven or eight years old, and two of them were geldings. These three horses could be used for direct use.
"It's best to get some more horses." Wu Nanhai looked at the various small agricultural machinery unloaded in the yard that had not been sorted out. They had small walking tractors, as well as large and medium-sized tractors currently occupied by the engineering department, but for a long time
It seems that we still need some draft animals that can be used for traction. We must enter the era of mules and horses as soon as possible before the various resources of mechanization are exhausted, not only to meet our own needs, but also to meet the needs of farmers who adopt new farming methods.
"There are too many places where horses are needed, but Hainan is not a suitable place to raise horses." Yang Guogui shook his head, "The climate is a bit hot, and the rainy season is too humid. Horses are super delicate."
"How about some mules?" Ye Yuming suggested, "Don't we have a pair of donkeys?"
"Please, I'm not going to help the donkey right now..."
"Helping the donkey?" Ye Yuming looked confused, and even Wu Nanhai, a standard good man who was usually very serious, laughed lustfully:
"That's right, there's also pushing the butt!" Wu Nanhai recalled that when he was in the animal husbandry class, the teacher taught horses to match their breeds. This class would make even the girls born in the 1980s blush with embarrassment.
"What? Have you played before?" Yang Baobao asked Wu Nanhai with a smile.
"No, I have just taken this class and watched pornographic videos for horses several times."
"Let's put the matter of breeding mules on hold for now. The breeding period of horses doesn't start until March. Moreover, these animals are very nervous. They have been tortured too much recently. Let them have a good rest first to regain their weight and adapt.
Let’s talk about the environment.”
In addition to these big guys, there are also inconspicuous but very useful small animals: 2 pairs of rabbits (one pair each for fur and meat), 4 roosters of different varieties (half meat and half eggs) and 20
Hens, 2 pairs of ducks, 2 pairs of turkeys, 10 homing pigeons - also Nick's personal property. Finally, there is a tabby cat brought by an unknown girl. It seems to have been forgotten now, and it is still wearing a beautiful bow around its neck.
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In addition to these living creatures, there are also animals in some cellular states: a liquid nitrogen storage tank containing goats, sheep, well-bred beef cattle, and dairy cows. This tank is still stored in the cold storage on the ship. However, they do not have the technology to produce liquid nitrogen.
, a suitable local parent must be found as soon as possible.
After taking inventory of their property, the new farmers in the 21st century leveled the land and built simple poultry sheds. They used bamboo to form dense fences around the sand-padded free-range farms and planted loofahs, lentils and gourds to feed chickens and ducks.
It provides shade and can harvest vegetables, killing two birds with one stone.
However, these chickens, ducks and poultry look obviously sluggish and have low appetite after a long journey. There is indeed a problem in disturbing these animals all the time. I hope that the vast world and fresh air here can help them recover as soon as possible. Brothers are still waiting.
Eat eggs.
Wu Nanhai set up a grape trellis in the corridor of the yard, planted fruit trees in the open space on both sides, and planted several ridges of orchards under the trees, where he planted various herbs and medicinal materials.
"You are going to turn over the whole yard!" Huang Dashan came over pushing his two-wheeled cart. He had just been transferred to the Agriculture Committee through the manpower team. On the cart was his luggage.
"Haha, in a while, the flowers and fruits will be fragrant here." Wu Nanhai looked proudly at the messy shelves tied with bamboo poles and ropes. He glanced at the newcomer wearing thick glasses:
"Who are you?"
"I am Huang Dashan, and this is my transfer order." Huang Dashan took out a small piece of paper from his pocket.
"Welcome, welcome!" Wu Nanhai remembered that this person had applied to come to the Agricultural Committee several times. The reason for the application was that he was good at cultivating edible fungi and had brought many strains and culture media. "Are you engaged in fungus cultivation?
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"No," Huang Dashan smiled harmlessly, "I am an experimenter in a biochemical laboratory, and my specialty is the cultivation of live animal bacteria/viruses. However, cultivating mushroom strains is purely a side job to subsidize income."
"Then let's treat the side job as a main job." Wu Nanhai was very satisfied with the newcomer's strength, "Do you think where is the right place for your mushroom shed?"
"We have cultivated it under the fruit trees. Under the grape trellis is the most suitable place." Huang Dashan looked around and said, "First plant the easy-to-live mushrooms. This is a good species and has a large yield. There is no need to build a shed. There will be more in the future.
If the conditions are met, we can build a few more dedicated cultivation sheds. I have brought a lot of bacterial strains. But I have to give me a room for a laboratory, and I can bring some common equipment for biochemical laboratories." He then added,
"It's best to have a relatively independent house, far away from other creatures..."
"Huh?" Wu Nanhai didn't understand what he meant, but nodded anyway.
Yang Guogui was assigned a room as a veterinary room and a bedroom. He had been working tirelessly to hide it in his tent and carry it in a simple room. The large and small boxes he had worked so hard to carry along the way finally had a safe place.
The place contains a complete set of animal medical equipment and information books. Wu Nanhai plans to set aside a room specifically to store the agricultural books, planting manuals and various teaching video CDs he brought as a specialized agricultural technology library.