Chapter 87 New Farming Methods
The negotiations for seed distribution in Lizi Village ended. The village chiefs dispersed, and soon someone came to report the results to Frederick.
Frederick shook his head helplessly and meowed. It was really conceivable that quotas were allocated based on football matches between villages.
But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this was not bad, much better than cutting each other with a knife, so he approved it.
In this way, the first and longest-running cup in the history of world football, the "Wheat Harvest Cup", kicked off in the summer of 1025.
After an interlude, Frederick asked Matthias: "What do you think the maximum wheat yield can be?"
Matthias was eating ice cream and said: "I heard that the Kingdom of Gaul once appeared The high yield of two thousand kilograms per hectare has only happened once."
"The climate, land and wheat varieties in their northern plain are good, and the yield is around 1,100 kilograms all year round. Unfortunately, those wheats are not suitable for us. "
"I have made an estimate. If the fertilizer is particularly sufficient and the wheat seeds are continuously optimized, it can be as high as 6,000 kilograms."
Frederick nodded slightly, he vaguely remembered. , the highest wheat yield recorded in my hometown under the influence of chemical fertilizers is 9 tons per hectare.
"Let's do it step by step." He said, "First try to stabilize it at around two thousand kilograms."
Matthias continued: "The Elizabeth potatoes are ready to be harvested. I estimate that one hectare can produce almost six About a thousand kilograms.”
“But it has a lot of water, and the dry weight is only 20%, but it’s not bad.”
“I have done post-strengthening on a few trees, and the yield is higher. It’s almost twice as high.”
Frederick’s eyes lit up when he heard this, which was a good thing, but he said a little worriedly: “I’m afraid the land is not fertile enough.”
The chemical fertilizers haven’t been ordered yet, and soil fertilizers are not enough.
“It is indeed a problem.” Matthias nodded and said, “But there is good news.”
“I conducted experiments to strengthen the nodule microorganisms on the roots of vetch and peas. , their root nodules increased many times!"
"Really?" Frederick was overjoyed. Although it is not as good as chemical fertilizers, it is still a good method.
Matthias said proudly: "I did a comparison experiment."
"I prepared ten large water tanks, and the soil in them was killed by pressure cookers and manuai."
"The sown vetch and pea seeds were washed with soapy water before planting. , make sure there are no microorganisms on it."
"The seeds are planted directly in the first water tank, the seeds in the second water tank are mixed with ordinary root nodule powder, and the seeds in the third to fifth water tanks are mixed. The seeds in the tank were mixed with root nodule powder enhanced by magic of different strengths."
"In the end, the milkvetch and peas in the first tank had no root nodules on their roots and grew very thin. The ones in the water tank are the same as those in the ordinary ones. In the last three water tanks, the roots are more numerous.”
“But there are also some problems. The leaves of the peas with the most root nodules are too lush and should bloom. It hasn’t bloomed yet.”
"The milkvetch is better and grows more luxuriantly, but the flowering period is delayed by half a month."
After thinking about it for a while, Frederick understood that this was due to excessive nitrogen fertilizer provided by rhizobia.
He said: "This technology should be mainly used on milkvetch. At the same time, you can try to add fertilizer after the snow melts to promote flowering." "Just use slightly strengthened ones on beans. They will The main thing is to grow beans.”
“I think so too,” said Mathias, “Principal, I suggest changing the current crop rotation method.”
Frederick did not answer directly and asked: "Tell me what to do?"
Matthias put down the empty ice cream bowl, poured himself and the principal a cup of tea, and took the time to organize his thoughts and ideas. Organize your language.
“This is my plan.” He said, “Divide the land into the main field and the auxiliary field. The auxiliary field is used to grow vegetables and can also be used to build greenhouses. The main field is the field where the main crops are grown.”
“In the main field, wheat was planted in the autumn of the first year, and sweet radish was planted after the harvest. In the second year, sweet radish was harvested and milkvetch was planted. In the third year, milkvetch was harvested at the end of March, and then the land was plowed and fertilized. Spring wheat is planted in the first month of the month, oats are planted after the wheat is harvested at the end of July, soybeans are planted after the oats are harvested in the fourth year, milkvetch can be planted after the soybeans are harvested in September, Elizabeth potatoes are planted in the fifth year, and milkvetch is planted after the harvest. One season of soybeans is planted in the spring of six years, and wheat is planted in the autumn as in the first year. "In this six-year cycle, there are two crops of wheat and one season of Elizabeth potatoes for staple food, two crops of soybeans for oil crops, and one season for livestock feed. Oats, three-season milkvetch and one-season sweet radish. If sweet radish can be used to make sugar, it is a one-season sugar crop. ”
As Frederick listened, he laid out the order of the crops on a plate with snacks.
When Mathias finished speaking, he said with a smile: "You actually dare to use oats as feed. Many people still rely on them to survive."
"Three seasons of staple food in six years , which is better than the three-year-old staple food, which is good.”
“The soybean meal left after the soybeans are pressed for oil is a good livestock feed, and it is no problem to mix it with bread.”
“With soybean meal and feed crops, we can raise more livestock and get more compost on the farmland, which is good.”
"Okay, you are responsible for arranging this."
Except for potatoes and spring wheat, the planting technology of other crops is already very mature. It is not a problem to adjust the planting order. Those two crops were not planted until a few years later. , this period of time is enough for breeding and familiarity.
There is another problem with the promotion of new farming methods. The land of Wesenland tenant farmers is divided into blocks according to the three-field system. Each household’s field is divided into three parts. This requires consideration of whether to divide it into three parts. Six parts are used to ensure that various crops are harvested every year, or all the land is concentrated to improve efficiency.
Frederick thought for a long time and decided to focus on stability. Dividing it into six parts and implementing it gradually can increase the fault tolerance rate and give farmers enough time to accept it.
Then he asked: "There is nothing particular about growing vegetables in the side field, right? I want to start growing flax, especially oil-bearing flax."
Wesenling didn't grow flax in the past and could buy it cheaply, but now that printing ink requires linseed oil, it's better to grow some.
Matthias nodded and replied: "It's no problem, it's not a difficult problem."
Frederick held his chin in thought and said: "Now I have money here, You He Monofro discussed introducing high-yielding crops and livestock from various places."
In the end, he said with a smile: "There will be so much feed in the future, we can't let it be eaten by ourselves."
Matthias also laughed, his smile full of pride.
He studied magic with the intention of learning martial arts and being an emperor, but he accidentally studied a side subject. He thought that he would spend his whole life as a scholar, but he didn't expect that now there were twists and turns. If one path didn't work, he would take another one. In the end, he obtained Unprecedented success.
(End of this chapter)