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Chapter 176 Doctor Jin, Those Lands in Your House Seem to Grow Better
Except for the few pumpkins that Baoziniang brought back on the road, the remaining dozen or so all had pumpkin seeds.

Now she has to admire Baoziniang's foresight, but fortunately, she didn't listen to her to fry and eat at that time, otherwise there would not be so much food now.

Everyone was excited and embarrassed when they heard that there were so many pumpkins.

Doctor Jin and the Bao family have made great contributions to them!
"That's not good, those pumpkins are your seeds, how can we have them?"

"Yes."

Jin Yan shook his head and reminded everyone, "Speaking of which, the pumpkins in this acre of land should actually belong to Sister Song. At that time, Sister Song took pains to bring them back. If I thank them, I have to thank them."

When Bao Cai heard that his daughter-in-law was actually famous in the neighborhood committee, he immediately said generously, "Don't feel embarrassed, everyone, the pumpkins on these two acres of land were also planted by everyone. If you didn't help with watering, they would have died in the ground. It is also planted in the common land, which is for everyone.”

Because the common land in the village is taken care of by everyone, every household can contribute as much as they can, and those who can contribute money will contribute money. Anyway, if they don’t eat or drink, they have to take good care of the crops in the land.

Everyone immediately thanked the cabbage and said no more excuses.

The members of the Presbyterian Church couldn't sit still immediately, "The Bao family has made a contribution to our village, and this must be recorded well!"

"Of course, not only do we have to write it down, but we also have to tell everyone!"

As soon as the cabbage was heard, there was a sense of excitement about becoming a celebrity, and it was all thanks to my wife if I didn't want it, but I couldn't shirk it, so I had to let everyone go.

"The pumpkins in this acre of land can be harvested at about three thousand catties, and the two mu of land can be harvested at about five or six thousand catties. Moreover, the pumpkin leaves can also be picked and eaten as stir-fried vegetables. It shouldn't be a problem for everyone to eat for a few months. Other grains have been planted in the field, and we have seeds in our hands, so it will be easier to survive this year and next year."

Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help sighing.

They used to dig in the fields, so why didn't they feel that the grain output was so high?

It seems that everyone started from scratch and has not really starved to death.

In a trance, people even have the illusion that this day is not sad at all.

But as long as you go out to Qingyun Peak to take a look, you can find that the outside is still the same as before.

So, this is all thanks to Dr. Jin. If he hadn't led them to work together, how could they live a good life now?

Many people thought about it carefully in their hearts, and they were both moved and grateful.

Suddenly, I discovered that Jin Yan was taking care of the cassava and pumpkin fields, and she had been arranging them from beginning to end.

Tao Lizhi immediately realized the problem, "Doctor Jin, I have always had a question. You have been taking care of our several acres of land all the time. Why is the grain output so high?"

Someone in the Presbyterian Church also asked, "Yeah, we have been farming for so many years, and we have never seen such a good-looking field, not only these two pieces of land, but the few pieces of land in your family, Doctor Jin, seem to be very good. Even better, I've wanted to ask a long time ago, but I haven't had a chance to say it."

Although there is still a shortage of water everywhere, everyone is more willing to irrigate more water, so the crops are growing fairly well.

However, compared to Doctor Jin's few plots, theirs are completely different.

Jin Yan immediately explained the whole story, "Actually, I have been studying the issue of grain production. At the beginning, I observed that everyone's farming methods are very simple and labor-intensive, and cannot be intensively cultivated.

Then there is the issue of seed production. We keep our own seeds, and self-retained seeds will degrade year by year, and the harvest is not as good as every year.

The second is that there is no fertilizer and medicine. The land in Baili County is not very good. Apart from daily care and no fertilization, the crops in the field must not grow well. If you don't spray medicine, the crops are prone to insects.

The last point is water conservancy. Right now, our village only relies on the small spring to satisfy so much water. Although it is a little bit reluctant, everyone is willing to use it to irrigate the land. "

Agriculture in ancient times depended on the sky for food. The common people didn't know that there was so much knowledge in farming, so it was naturally a miserable life.

Just this simple four-point question, each one is fatal.

In addition, the seeds in their hands were either kept for many years or wild, and the yield was even more worrying.

Therefore, Jinyan spent a lot of time improving the seeds, improving all those seeds into high-quality seeds, which can also increase production from the source.

She immediately pulled out a blackboard, "Actually, today I also want to talk to you about land issues. I found that everyone seems to not know how to fertilize, how to rotate crops, and how to rest."

Baocai looked at her puzzled, "This land is fertilized, and I understand crop rotation, but the land still needs to rest?"

The others also looked at each other, "Yeah, we never knew that the land would rest, and it's not people."

Jin Yan shook his head immediately, and suddenly asked them, "The land also needs to rest, and it is cultivated non-stop all year round. After so many years, have you not noticed that the yield is getting lower and lower?"

"This……"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, they were all ordinary people, so they naturally knew the things in the field clearly.

It was because she was right, so everyone didn't know what to say.

"This land is like a cow at home. You let it work all the time, but you don't give it grass or rest. The cow will die from exhaustion, so the land also needs to rest."

Immediately, someone said, "But if we leave the land unused, we don't have food, do we?"

Jin Yan immediately gave him encouragement and clapped his hands to applaud him, "This comrade's question is very good, so I made the following points on how to use the land for a long time, one is fertilization, and the other is crop rotation."

The man was so encouraged by her, he was a little embarrassed, he was already a person with half a foot in the coffin, and he was not as capable as Dr. Jin.

"Retting is to use straw, grass, etc. as waste fertilizers and then add human and livestock manure to accumulate and decompose. Using it in the field can supplement the nutrients in the field and at the same time make the crops grow better."

"And if one crop is planted on the same land for many years, or a kind of multiple cropping, it will lead to a decrease in production, and it is prone to diseases, soil nutrient imbalance, soil ecological deterioration, etc., so I have to rotate crops.

The benefits of crop rotation are many. First, it can use the nutrients in the soil in a balanced manner. This is the same as you eat. You only eat one dish. If you eat too much, you will feel sick, but you will not feel sick if you eat a little of the same dish.

Second, it can increase biodiversity and improve the physical and chemical characteristics of the soil. Third, it can avoid and reduce the damage of some pests and weeds held by continuous cropping. Fourth, reasonable crop rotation can make those plants with strong parasitic, single host species or migration Diseases and insects with small abilities die in large numbers. "

The more she said, the more excited everyone's eyes became. Fu Congling also wrote with a pen in his hand, and his expression was also shocked.

What an important step in the history of agriculture, if true!
(End of this chapter)